Lisa Helmi Johanson & Lucia Spina Join David Levinson's Bringing Voices To Light Benefit at Laurie Beechman, 6/13

Bringing Voices to Light A Benefit Concert to Support Global Internet Access will be presented at the Laurie Beechman Theatre on Monday, June 13th at 7PM.

Joining previously announced participants Alex Brightman, Adam Halpin, Nadine Malouf, Megan Reinking, and A.J. Shively are Avenue Q's Lisa Helmi Johanson and South Pacific's Lucia Spina.
The evening will feature the original music and lyrics of David Levinson (Les Enfants de Paris, Bàthory, NYMF Next Link Finalist 2009 ) along with some of Broadway's rising talents to sing on behalf of human rights and global digital access. Band members include Jeff Washburn, Jae Ko, Ricardo Rodriguez and Patrick Carmichael.

Levinson was inspired to put the evening together after watching the fall of Hosni Mubarek in Egypt this past February. He witnessed how Mubarek shut down the internet to stop protestors from banding together through social media. Performers include Alex Brightman (Wicked), Adam Halpin (Glory Days), Nadine Malouf, Megan Reinking (People in the Picture, Hair, Boardwalk Empire), and A.J. Shively (La Cage Aux Folles). Suellen Vance is executive producer (The Last Word).

The evening's net proceeds will be given to Access (www.accessnow.org). Access is building a global movement for digital freedom. Access envisions a world where citizens can be active participants in their present and future by freely seeking, receiving and imparting information digitally.

"Those who are able to talk or sing about any topic here are using their voices in support of those who have been silenced behind the firewall. It's a powerful act of solidarity," said Brett Solomon, Executive Director of Access.

Tickets at the door will be $35, $65 and $105. Save $5 by buying tickets in advance online at Smarttix.com: http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=BRI36

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is located at 407 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues.

Photo Credit: Monica Simoes

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