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Sting, Brian Yorkey & Steven Lutvak to Join Broadway Inspirational Voices for 2014 Outreach Program at Ronald McDonald House
By: Tyler Peterson Dec. 17, 2014
Broadway Inspirational Voices (BIV) is set for a special one-night-only presentation of their 2014 "Stories In The Key Of Me" outreach program to the seriously ill children and families at Ronald McDonald House New York on Thursday December 18th, 5pm. Joining the roster of Broadway composers/songwriters this year is 16-time Grammy award winner STING and Pulitzer Prize award recipient Brian Yorkey. STING is currently performing in his acclaimed new Broadway musical,"The Last Ship" at the Neil Simon Theatre for which he composed the music and lyrics and Brian Yorkey and John Logan penned the book.
Ronald McDonald House New York's "Stories in the Key of Me" is an annual program where BIV matches a Broadway composing team and songwriters with patients battling pediatric cancer and their caregivers. Over a three-week period, the composer/lyricist team meets regularly with the child and family. On the fourth week,a private performance is held at the Ronald McDonald House New York for all the children and families, introducing the original works, which are performed by members of BIV and the Broadway Community.
"In our world there are only a few strands of human activity that can change the world in and of themselves. One is music and its ability to transform, inspire and call us all to a higher level of existence. Another, are the souls of our children open, inquiring, full of hope. The BIV Outreach Program embodies both of these - it inspires our children, in song, to continue to hope and to change the world. " -Elizabeth Fletcher BIV Board Member; Senior Fellow, NYU Wagner; Managing Director, Fletcher Consulting
Broadway Inspirational Voices (BIV) was founded by Michael McElroy in 1994 as the Broadway Gospel Choir and in 1999 reincarnated to its current name. In 2010 BIV became a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization who's mission consists of providing HOPE to INSPIRE and TRANSFORM youth in need through music and the arts. In addition to numerous concerts, the group has performed on The David Letterman Show, "The Rosie O'Donnell Christmas Special," Broadway Sings Elton John, multiple Tony Awards Telecast and NBC's SMASH and America's Got Talent. The Broadway Inspirational Voices first album Great Joy: A Gospel Christmas was released on Sh-K-Boom Records in 2003 and received a Grammy Award nomination. The choir is presently working on recording their second holiday Christmas CD, "Great Joy II: Around the World ". Find out more and ways to DONATE at www.broadwayinspirationalvoices.org , Facebook, and twitter at handle @BIVoices.
Ronald McDonald House New York provides temporary housing for pediatric cancer patients and their families in a strong, supportive and caring environment which encourages and nurtures the development of child-to-child and parent-to-parent support systems. Ronald McDonald House New York Is the largest facility of its type in the world. The House can accommodate 84 families, and it is filled to capacity almost every night. The House's location in Manhattan, in close proximity to 19 major medical and cancer treatment centers, draws children and families from across the country and the world, as well as from the metropolitan New York City area. Since its founding, more than 30,000 families have stayed at Ronald McDonald House New York. For more information, visit www.rmh-newyork.org.
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