An array of Broadway legends, as well as a host of
up-and-coming players, will come together for a gender- bending concert
featuring show tune favorites on Monday, February 4, 2008. "Broadway Backwards 3"
(BB3) will showcase a diverse cast of male singers performing songs
traditionally performed by female singers, and vice versa, with all
proceeds benefiting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT)
Community Center in New York City.
The star-studded cast of BB3 includes
Neil Patrick Harris (TV's "How I Met Your
Mother,"
Assassins,
Cabaret); Tony Award Winner
Gary Beach (
The Producers); Tony Award Nominees
Charles Busch (
Die Mommie Die), Nancy
Dussault (TV's "Too Close For Comfort,"
Into
the Woods) and
Malcolm Gets (
Amour);
Cheyenne Jackson (
Xanadu,
All Shook Up);
Tituss Burgess (
The Little Mermaid,
Jersey Boys);
David Burtka (
Gypsy);
Tastiskank (Broadway duo of
Kate Reinders and
Sarah Litzsinger); and a bevy of
other performers.
For two years, the theatre community has demonstrated its support for the Center
with this one-night-only, star-studded Broadway benefit concert. The evening
features classic show tunes with a twist‹in past years
Andrea Burns delivered a
tender rendition of "Maria" from
West
Side Story and Tony-Award nominee
Michael McElroy sang "One Night Only"
from
Dreamgirls.
Matt Cavenaugh and
Cheyenne Jackson¹s performance of "We Kiss in a Shadow" was named Best Dynamic
Duet of 2006 by Playbill.
For the third installment of Broadway Backwards, the Center is thrilled to be
heading to Times Square and the Great White Way, as
the event is presented at the Roundabout Theatre Company¹s American Airlines
Theatre. Co-Creator and Director
Robert Bartley returns to direct the show, and
joining us as Musical Director once again is
Mark Janas. The Center also welcomes
John Kander and
Terrence McNally as event co-chairs.
"Broadway Backwards 3" benefiting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center is Monday, February 4,
2008 at 8-10PM at American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street, New York)
Tickets start at $125, with a very limited number of $75 tickets.
There is also a limited number of $1,500 and $5,000 tickets available, which
give attendees preferred seating in the Orchestra and an invitation to the
exclusive after party, in addition to membership in the Center¹s Leadership and
President's Circle. For those interested in purchasing these special tickets,
please contact our Major Donor Officer, Jeffrey Klein, at jklein@gaycenter.org.
Tickets will be on sale exclusively through TheatreMania.com starting January
2, 2008. Service charges apply. For more information and an updated list of
performers, visit
www.gaycenter.org.
Neil Patrick Harris, Kate Reinders and David Burtka will be just some of the entertainers at "Broadway Backwards 3" (photo by Craig Brockman, 2006)
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