LIVING FOR TODAY just presented a benefit concert entitled LFT: R&H, last night at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette St). The concert was produced and directed by David Alpert (IF/THEN, The Trip to Bountiful, The Best Man) with music direction by Jason Wetzel (After Midnight). Check out photos from the peformances below!
This year's lineup included: Nick Adams (Priscilla, Wicked) Eric Anderson (Soul Doctor, South Pacific); Erin Davie (Grey Gardens, Side Show); Paige Davis (Chicago, "Trading Spaces"); Carmen Ruby Floyd (After Midnight); Jessica Grové(Thoroughly Modern Millie, A Little Night Music); Autumn Hurlbert (Legally Blonde); Matthew Hydzik (Side Show, West Side Story); Tony LePage (Rock of Ages); Tam Mutu (Doctor Zhivago); Emily Padgett (Side Show, Rock of Ages); Ryann Redmond (IF/THEN, Bring it On); Jessica Rush (Jersey Boys, Gypsy); Alysha Umphress (On the Town, American Idiot) Cody Williams (On the Town, Cinderella) and more to be announced.
LIVING FOR TODAY raises money for Gilana's Fund, which provides funding for educational programming promoting acceptance and understanding of our communities, each other, and ourselves. The annual concert series was created in 2008 just a year after the loss of Gilana at the age of 26, by her brother David, a director in NYC. After three years at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, the concert moved downtown to the historic Joe's Pub, and to date has help raise nearly $50,000. The concert also serves as the platform to announce the annual recipients of Gilana's Fund.
More information can be found at www.gilanasfund.com/lft.
Photo Credit: Kevin Thomas Garcia
Alysha Umphress and Cody Williams
Alysha Umphress and Cody Williams
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