Photo Coverage: Inside LIVING FOR TODAY's SHING-A-LING with the Original Urchins & More!
By: Kevin Thomas Garcia Oct. 29, 2014
The seventh annual Living for Today: "Shing-a-Ling: A Night with the Broadway Urchins" was held earlier this week at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette St). After bringing down the house at the sixth annual concert in January 2014 with a surprise appearance, the three 'urchins' from the Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors (Carla J. Hargrove, Trisha Jeffrey, DeQuina Moore) took to the stage in a concert of their very own, featuring hits from the radio, the stage, and of course from the musical that brought them together. The concert benefits Gilana's Fund, which celebrates and encourages educational programming promoting acceptance and understanding of our communities, each other, and ourselves. To date, the Fund has raised more than $40,000. Check out photos from inside the concert below!
The annual Living for Today concert series is produced and directed by David Alpert (If/Then, The Trip to Bountiful, The Best Man) with musical direction by Jason Wetzel (After Midnight) and has welcomed such stars as Idina Menzel,Vanessa Williams, Candice Bergen, Alice Ripley, Tituss Burgess, LaChanze, Tony Yazbeck, Lena Hall, Aaron Lazar,Jim Walton, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, and many more.
Gilana's Fund was established through the Community Foundation for Muskegon County (MI) in 2007, created shortly after the passing of Gilana Alpert at the age of 26. The fund, which has raised more than $40,000, celebrates and encourages educational programming promoting acceptance and understanding of our communities, each other, and ourselves. Now in its seventh year, Living for Today (LFT) was created in 2008 by Gilana's brother David, a New York City-based director, as a way to raise money for his sister's Fund. The first three sold-out concerts were held at theLaurie Beechman Theater in Midtown Manhattan, and for its fourth year, LFT moved downtown to the historic Joe's Pub.
Photo Credit: Kevin Thomas Garcia
David Alpert and Jim Dale
Marc Kimelman and David Alpert
Tracy McDowell and Rich Martino
David Alpert and Michael Wilson
Trisha Jeffrey, Dequina Moore and Carla J. Hargrove
Trisha Jeffrey, David Alpert, DeQunia Moore and Carla J. Hargrove
Carla J. Hargrove, Dequina Moore and Trisha Jeffrey
Carla J. Hargrove, Dequina Moore and Trisha Jeffrey
Carla J. Hargrove, Dequina Moore and Trisha Jeffrey
Dequina Moore, David Alpert and Trisha Jeffrey
David Alpert and Jim Dale
David Alpert and Jim Dale
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