Red Lotus Productions Holds Benefit Concert On 5/24

Red Lotus Productions presents Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway, a concert to benefit World Hunger Year staged at Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, New York on Saturday, May 24th. Founded in 1975, WHY is a leader in the fight against hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world. WHY is convinced that solutions to hunger and poverty can be found at the grassroots level. WHY advances long-term solutions to hunger and poverty by supporting community-based organizations that empower individuals and build self-reliance, i.e., offering job training, education and after school programs; increasing access to housing and healthcare; providing microcredit and entrepreneurial opportunities; teaching people to grow their own food; and assisting small farmers. WHY connects these organizations to funders, media and legislators. At WHY, we envision a world without hunger and poverty. If we can shift the prevailing viewpoint on why hunger and poverty exist, then we can influence the policymakers and put an end to this human tragedy. WHY is a not-for-profit registered 501(c)(3) organization founded by radio talk show host and present Executive Director Bill Ayres and the late singer-songwriter Harry Chapin. www.WorldHungerYear.org.

The Tarrytown Music Hall is located at 13 Main Street in Tarrytown, New York. Red Lotus Productions is a non-profit organization founded to produce and promote fundraising and awareness raising events for other charity organizations at no cost to them, based out of Purchase, NY. You can find more information about RLP and this event at RedLotusProductions.org 100 Years of Broadway recreates the biggest moments from the biggest shows of the century, featuring the actual stars of shows such as "The Phantom of the Opera," "Les Miserables," "CATS," "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Jekyll & Hyde." These amazing performers light up the stage with songs from the hit shows in which they starred, as well as other notable Broadway shows. Berg presents brilliantly revived arrangements of Broadway classics, as well as fantastic numbers from Broadway's newest hit shows. The show features a dazzling cast of six Broadway stars accompanied by an all-star New York band.

The lineup includes Ray Mcleod; Ray has worked in shows with such stars as Michael Crawford (Dance of the Vampires), Placido Domingo (Metropolitan and Los Angeles Operas), and Will Smith (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air). However, his daughters only know him from his work with Disney on the soundtracks: Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Pocahontas. Carter Calvert; Previously Ms. Calvert was seen in the World Premiere of Forbidden Vegas in a role she originated. Credits include the Broadway, Original Cast Album and touring productions of It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues. Off-Broadway she appeared in Forbidden Broadway and "The Thing About Men," and played  Grizabella in the national tour of "Cats."