Photo Coverage: Go Backstage at the LILLY AWARDS Cabaret with Amanda Green, Marsha Norman, Georgia Stitt & More!
By: Walter McBride Nov. 10, 2015
The Lilly Awards Broadway Cabaret, an evening of musical showstoppers written by women and performed by Broadway's best, benefits The Lilly Awards Foundation (MarSha Norman, President) whose mission is to promote gender parity at all levels of theatrical production, and develop and celebrate the work of women in the theater. Directed by Leigh Silverman, and with musical direction by Georgia Stitt, it was held last night at The Cutting Room.
From legendary Broadway women songwriters to the brightest new stars, the one-night only cabaret included show-stopping musical numbers from Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, Kinky Boots, Fun Home, The Color Purple, The Drowsy Chaperone, Runaways, Dr. Zhivago, It Shoulda Been You, and more.
The concert features the works of women songwriters Jill Abramowitz, Barbara Anselmi, Edie Brickell, Bridget Everett, Jenny Giering, Julie Gold, Micki Grant, Amanda Green, Carole King, Lisa Kron, Lisa Lambert, Cyndi Lauper, Amy Powers, Lauren Pritchard, Brenda Russell, Lucy Simon, Georgia Stitt, Elizabeth Swados, Shaina Taub, Jeanine Tesori, and Allee Willis.
Featured performers included Kate Baldwin (Big Fish, Giant, Finian's Rainbow), Kelli Barrett (Dr. Zhivago, Wicked), Edie Brickell (Grammy Award winner; Bright Star), Carmen Cusack (Bright Star), Bridget Everett (Rock Bottom, Inside Amy Schumer), Gina Ferrall (She Loves Me, Mamma Mia), Amanda Green (Hands on a Hardbody, Bring It On, The Musical), Julie Gold (Grammy Award-winner for "From a Distance"), Joshua Henry (The Scottsboro Boys, Violet), Joaquina Kalukango (The Color Purple, The Wild Party), Chilina Kennedy (Beautiful - The Carole King Musical), Lesli Margherita (Matilda, Dames At Sea), Kenita Miller (The Wild Party, The Color Purple), Tam Mutu (Dr. Zhivago, Les Misérablés), Billy Porter (Kinky Boots), Emily Skeggs (Fun Home), Shania Taub (Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812), and Sally Wilfert (Assassins) who will be joined by Young Broadway stars Grace Capeless (The Lion King), Bonale Fambrini (The King and I), Akira Golz (Matilda), Sydney Lucas (Fun Home), Jake Lucas (The King and I), and Alexandria Suarez (On Your Feet) who will perform a number together. (All subject to availability.)
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Bonale Fambrini, Akira Golz, Grace Capeless and Sydney Lucas and Jake Lucas
Jake Lucas, Akira Golz, Grace Capeless, Sydney Lucas and Bonale Fambrini
Mary Mitchell Campbell and Georgia Stitt
Mary Mitchell Campbell and Georgia Stitt
Amanda Green and Georgia Stitt
Amanda Green, Julia Jordan, MarSha Norman and Georgia Stitt
Amanda Green, Julia Jordan, MarSha Norman and Georgia Stitt
Jazmin Grace Grimaldi
Jazmin Grace Grimaldi
Jazmin Grace Grimaldi
Brenda Russell and Allee Willis
Brenda Russell and Allee Willis
Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell and Allee Willis
Grasan Kingsberry, Adrianna Hicks, Bre Jackson, Phoenix Best and Akron Watson
Grasan Kingsberry, Adrianna Hicks, Bre Jackson, Phoenix Best and Akron Watson
Georgia Stitt and Jason Robert Brown
Georgia Stitt and Jason Robert Brown
Barbara Anselmi and Jill Abramowitz
Barbara Anselmi and Jill Abramowitz
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