On December 9th, contemporary composers Lyons and Pakchar celebrated the release of their debut album #Love (Live) in concert at Rockwood Music Hall. Click below for photos from the concert!
Performers at the concert included Brandon Victor Dixon (Motown), Jarrod Spector (Beautiful: The Carole KingMusical), Amber Iman (Soul Doctor), Ashley Blanchet (Annie), Carly Hughes (Ghost the Musical), Alison Cusano (A Night with Janis Joplin), Mykal Kilgore (Hair),Christine Dwyer (Wicked), E. Clayton Cornelious(Wonderland), Rashidra Scott (Sister Act), Aaron LaVigne (Spider-Man Turn off the Dark), Marty Thomas (Xanadu), Douglas Lyons (The Book of Mormon), Katie Thompson (Off-Broadway's Giant), Alexa Green (Wicked LA), Bradley Greer (Altar Boyz Tour) andTalia Thiesfield (Off-Broadway's Marie Christine).
Lyons and Pakchar began collaborating while touring with The Book of Mormon. Lyons, who handles lyrics and music, is a Broadway actor who currently appears in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and has performed in Rent and Dreamgirls. Pakchar, a guitarist and composer who has played for the Broadway productions of Wicked, Book of Mormon and Newsies, provides orchestration and additional music. The two are developing a musical entitled '79, inspired by the score of "#Love (Live)."
Download the album here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-live/id766817894.
Photo Credit: Shani Hadjian Photography
Bradley Greer
Alison Cusano, Rashidra Scott, E. Clayton Cornelious, Talia Thiesfield
Douglas Lyons and Christine Dwyer
Brandon Victor Dixon
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