Some of Broadway's most celebrate talent lent their voices to the THE BROADWAY DREAMS FOUNDATION'S Second Annual Holiday Benefit Concert at New World Stages last night, November 22. The evening of entertainment benefits the national non-profit organization that brings young talent closer to their Broadway Dreams though intensive week-long Broadway training programs across the country. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage below.
The evening featured performances by Titus Burgess (The Little Mermaid), Tony Award nominee
Kerry Butler (Broadway's upcoming Catch Me if You Can),
Christian Campbell ("Big Love"),
Paige Davis ("Trading Spaces" & Broadway's Boeing, Boeing), Tony Award winner
Jarrod Emick (Leap of Faith),
Deidre Goodwin (A Chorus Line),
Tyler Hanes (Sweet Charity),
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A Little Night Music),
Donnie Kehr (Billy Elliot),
James Kinney (Sweet Charity),
Shannon Lewis (Sweet Charity),
America Olivo (Spider-Man), Tanner Pflueger (Billy Elliot),
Billy Porter (Angels in America), BDF alum
Ryann Redmond (Bring it On),
Matthew Risch (Pal Joey),
Nicholas Rodriguez ("One Life to Live"),
Matt Trent (Billy Elliot),
Amanda Watkins (Sweet Charity), BDF Artistic Director
Paul Canaan (Legally Blonde) along with the
George Street Playhouse cast of [title of show]:
Seth Rudetsky,
Tyler Maynard,
Susan Mosher and
Lauren Kennedy and members of the Broadway company of Spring Awakening including
Alexandra Socha,
Alice Lee,
Andrew Durand,
Gabe Violett,
Matt Doyle,
Phoebe Strole,
Remy Zaken, Robi Hager and BDF alum
Blake Daniel.
The Broadway Dreams Foundation is a national, non-profit performing arts training program that teaches America's youth how to kick start their career through unique performance workshops taught across the country by Broadway's brightest stars. Attendees of BDF's week-long performing arts intensives receive first-rate training in acting, dance and vocal performance by savvy Broadway veterans who share their invaluable insider knowledge on the skills needed to make it in show business. At week's end, the students perform alongside their Broadway idols in a one-night-only concert event open to the public and have the opportunity to audition for top Broadway casting directors. For more information, visit
www.mybroadwaydreams.com.
Kerry Butler
Kerry Butler
Ted Louis Levy
Ted Louis Levy
Billy Porter & students
Billy Porter
Paige Davis & students
Paige Davis
Christian Campbell
Christian Campbell
Donnie Kehr & students
Titus Burgess & students
Ginna Le Vine & Tyler Hanes
Tyler Hanes
Nicholas Rodriguez
Tanner Pflueger & Jarrod Emick & students
Ryann Redmond
Phoebe Strole, Alexandra Soch, Blake Daniel, Robi Hager & Remy Zaken
Phoebe Strole, Alexandra Soch, Blake Daniel, Robi Hager, Remy Zaken, Andrew Durand, Gabe Violett, Alice Lee
Titus Burgess & student
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
Deidre Goodwin, Tyler Hanes and Shannon Lewis
Deidre Goodwin, Tyler Hanes and Shannon Lewis
Susan Mosher, Seth Rudetsky, Tyler Maynard and Lauren Kennedy
Lauren Kennedy, Tyler Maynard, Seth Rudetsky & Susan Mosher
Jeremy Schonfeld
Jeremy Schonfeld & students
Blake Daniel & Ginna Le Vine
Nicholas Rodriguez
Kerry Butler
Jarrod Emick
Paul Canaan & students
Matt Risch & Paul Canaan
America Olivo & Christian Campbell
Christian Campbell
Donnie Kehr
Tyler Maynard, Lauren Kennedy & Susan Mosher
Lauren Kennedy & daughter
Ryann Redmond
Jeremy Schonfeld & family
Tyler Maynard & Tyler Hanes
Billy Porter
Tyler Hanes
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
Leenya Rideout & Dave Barrus
Alice Lee, Gabe Violett, Andrew Durand, Blake Daniel, Alexandra Socha, Remy Zaken, Phoebe Strole & Robi Hager
James Kinney
Matt Trent
Matt Trent & Tanner Pflueger
Shannon Lewis
Deidre Goodwin
Tanner Pflueger