Will Chase Joins Benefit for Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, 6/27

Broadway Sings Tori: a Benefit for RAINN, will celebrate and support the work of the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network. The event will take place on Monday June 27th at 8pm at New World Stages, and will feature songs written by 10-time Grammy nominee Tori Amos, who was the first spokesperson for RAINN.

Billy Elliot's Will Chase, Stephanie Gibson and Michael Buchanan (both of The Addams Family), Shanna Sharp, and Emily McNamara will join the cast of Broadway Sings Tori: a benefit for RAINN on Monday, June 27th.

Chases's other Broadway credits include starring roles in Rent, Aida, Lennon, High Fidelity, The Story of My Life, Miss Saigon and The Full Monty. Gibson made her Broadway debut covering the role of Lady of the Lake in the Tony-winning Spamalot. Most recently she appeared in the national touring production of A Chorus Line. Buchanan appeared in Cry-Baby and The Addams Family on Broadway. Sharp is a singer-songwriter who recently joined the pop group The Glamazons, and McNamara has starred Off-Broadway in The Awesome 80's Prom, My First Time, and My Big Gay Italian Wedding.

Previously announced performers include Tony nominees Christine Andreas (Oklahoma, La Cage Aux Folles) and Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Avenue Q) as well as Natalie Joy Johnson (Legally Blonde, Bare), Celina Carvajal (Toxic Avenger), Steven Cutts (Hairspray, Camp), Katie Thompson (Bloodties, Giant), and Molly Pope (Our Hit Parade).

The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE and the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline at rainn.org, and publicizes the hotlines' free, confidential services; educates the public about sexual violence; and leads national efforts to prevent sexual violence, improve services to victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice. For more information, visit www.rainn.org

Tickets range from $35 to $125; tickets priced $75 and above include a post-show reception featuring a 2-hour open bar.

To purchase tickets visit Telecharge.com or call 212/239-6200. New World Stages is located at 340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues.

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