Summer Broadway Festival Returns This July At Town Hall

The Town Hall continues to present acclaimed Broadway concerts this July with its 2nd ANNUAL SUMMER BROADWAY FESTIVAL created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for the Town Hall.  Presented on three Monday nights at 8PM are A NIGHT AT THE OPERETTA on July 14th, BROADWAY'S RISING STARS on July 21st and ALL SINGIN' ALL DANCIN' on July 28th.  The evenings will feature music and dance coupled with witty insider tidbits, all performed by Broadway's finest. Tickets are $25 - $50, and are available from TicketMaster, (212) 307-4100, or in person at The Town Hall Box Office, 123 West 43rd Street, New York, NY, (212) 840-2824, www.the-townhall-nyc.org.

A NIGHT AT THE OPERETTA on July 14th features the sounds of Broadway music one rarely gets to hear anymore – Operetta - including music by Sigmund Romberg, Rudolph Friml and Victor Herbert.  A NIGHT AT THE OPERETTA stars two-time Tony nominee Christine Andreas (On Your Toes, Oklahoma!); Metropolitan Opera Star John Easterlin; Alexander Gemignani (Sunday in The Park With George, Sweeney Todd, Les Miserables); Jason Graae (2007 LA Drama Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre); Lisa Howard (Drama Desk Nominee for...Spelling Bee); award-winning vocalist Milla Ilieva (Hidden Voices); two-time Tony nominee Marc Kudisch (Assassins, Thoroughly Modern Millie), Drama Desk nominee Ray Jaramillo McLeod (Wonderful Town); William Michals (Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserables and understudy for Emile de Becque in South Pacific); Karen Murphy (The Visit, All Shook Up) and Jennifer Hope Wills (Christine in The Phantom of the Opera), and more! The show is under the direction of Dan Foster with musical direction by Fred Barton.

BROADWAY'S RISING STARS on July 21st is directed by Tony Nominee Emily Skinner and Nightlife Award  winner Scott Coulter. Designed to launch the careers of the next generation of Broadway stars, the show features the most outstanding young talents from performing arts schools in New York and across the country. The future stars of the great White Way were chosen during auditions throughout the spring.

The third concert on July 28th marks the return of ALL SINGIN' ALL DANCIN', an exciting evening of song and dance. The show features Broadway show tunes sporting brand new choreography exclusively created by Joshua Rhodes and danced by today's great Broadway hoofers, including KendRick Jones,Megan Sikora,Melinda Sullivan, Lisa Gadja,Lorin Latarro, and more!  Directed by Scott Siegel, they will be joined by some of today's great Broadway singers (some also dance!)  performing great Broadway classics. They include Michael Arden (The Times They Are A Changin', bare); Allie Mauzey (Cry Baby) ; Liz McCartney (South Pacific, Taboo); Carol Woods (Chicago, One Mo' Time) and more!
 
Siegel, who also created Broadway by the Year and the Broadway Cabaret Festival for Town Hall, said, "The level of talent that has signed on for these three summer concerts is a testament to Town Hall's top notch Broadway level entertainment. Some of the stars that have signed on are Broadway by the Year stalwarts like Marc Kudisch,Alexander Gemignani, and Jason Graae. Others are brand new to our shows, such as Michael Arden Alli Mauzey,Jennifer Hope Wills, and Carol Woods. We are thrilled to have them, just as our audiences will be thrilled to see them on The Town Hall stage." 

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