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On Monday, March 23, Anika Larsen, the 2014 Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner currently starring on Broadway in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, introduced her debut solo CD SING YOU TO SLEEP with a special concert as part of the "Broadway at Birdland" series. Scroll down for photos from the concert!
The collection of dreamy ballads and standards -- recently released on Yellow Sound Label -- was hailed as "a charming, deliciously soothing album" by BroadwayWorld. The songs are drawn from contemporary pop ("Fields of Gold" by Sting), legendary singer/songwriters ("Make You Feel My Love" from Bob Dylan), musical theater ("Summertime" from Porgy & Bess) and animated classics (An American Tail's "Somewhere Out There," with lyrics by Anika's BEAUTIFUL character Cynthia Weil).
Special guests for the evening were her BEAUTIFUL co-stars Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller and Tony Award nominee Jarrod Spector, as well as Kenita Miller, Anika's husband, trumpet player Freddie Maxwell, and her adorable 5 year-old nephew. Dan Watt served as executive producer for the concert.
Photos by Kevin Alvey
Anika Larsen and Kenita Miller
Anika Larsen
Anika Larsen
Anika Larsen and Kenita Miller
Anika Larsen, Kenita Miller and Freddie Maxwell
Anika Larsen and Kenita Miller
Anika Larsen and Jarrod Spector
Anika Larsen and Jarrod Spector
Anika Larsen and Jessie Mueller
Anika Larsen and Jessie Mueller
Jarrod Spector and Jessie Mueller
Anika Larsen, Jarrod Spector and the band
Anika Larsen and her 5-year-old nephew
Anika Larsen and Freddie Maxwell
Anika Larsen and Freddie Maxwell
Anika Larsen and company
Jessie Mueller, Jarrod Spector and Anika Larsen
Jessie Mueller, Jarrod Spector and Anika Larsen
Anika Larsen
Anika Larsen and her nephew
Eve Plumb and Anika Larsen
Eve Plumb, Jarrod Spector and Anika Larsen
Seth Rudetsky and Jarrod Spector
Freddie Maxwell and Anika Larsen
Kenita Miller, Jessie Mueller and Jarrod Spector
Ben Vereen and Anika Larsen
Gianni Valenti, Jessie Mueller and company
Michael Croiter, Ben Vereen, Anika Larsen and Dan Watt
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