Lisa Vroman to Return to The Green Room 42 With INGENUE… INGE-NOT-SO-NEW

THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present the return of internationally acclaimed soprano Lisa Vroman in “Ingénue... Ingé-not-so-new!” on Sunday, March 31 at 7:00 PM. Vroman, celebrated as one of the greatest crossover sopranos of this generation, is best known for starring on Broadway, Los Angeles and San Francisco as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera. Her career spans decades and includes 64 different theatrical productions, 29 opera/operetta roles, and hundreds of concert appearances around the world. The show, featuring music director Shane Schag on piano, includes songs and stories of her life on the stage.
 
The following evening, April 1, Ms. Vroman will be honored at the 39th Annual Bistro Awards, which will take place at New York’s Gotham Comedy Club.
 
Lisa Vroman has established herself as one of America’s most versatile voices from Broadway to classics, on stage and in concert. Her Broadway debut was in Aspects of Love and she was the first to play both Fantine and Cosette in Les Misérables. She has starred in major productions as Marian Paroo in The Music Man, Lili Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate, Birdie in Regina, Josephine in HMS Pinafore, Anna in The Seven Deadly Sins, Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, Laurey in Oklahoma!, Anna Leonowens in The King and I, Mary Turner in Of Thee I Sing, and Rosabella in The Most Happy Fella. Lisa appeared on PBS as Johanna in the Emmy Award-winning production of Sweeney Todd and was featured in the London Royal Gala, “Hey! Mr. Producer.” She has played, sang and danced opposite Dick Van Dyke as Mary Poppins at the Hollywood Bowl Disney’s 75th, and played the role of Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s play Master Class.
 
Lisa is a frequent guest with symphonies including San Francisco, Nashville, Philadelphia, Dallas, St. Louis, Atlanta, Hong Kong, BBC Concert Orchestra, Boston Pops, Philly Pops, and the New York Pops. She is a graduate of the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam (BM), Carnegie-Mellon University (MFA), and is a George London Competition winner. She has acted as a judge in both the Lotte Lenya Competition for the Kurt Weill Foundation and UCLA’s Walter Jurmann Competition. Recent concerts include with the famed Gewandhaus Orchester in Leipzig, and appearing with The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus celebrating their 40th anniversary in the premiere of Unbreakable by Andrew Lippa. www.lisavroman.com
 
Lisa Vroman will perform “On Ingénue... Ingé-not-so-new!” on Sunday, March 31 at 7:00 PM at The Green Room 42 (570 Tenth Avenue at 42nd Street, on the 4th Floor of Yotel). The cover charge ranges from $20-$50. A livestream option is available to both shows for $20 each. For tickets, please visit www.TheGreenRoom42.com. 

 
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2024 CALENDAR AT
THE GREEN ROOM 42
 

Sunday, March 10 at 7:00 PM

Brian J. Nash
“Sunday Night Music Club”
For 19.5 years (including 108 pandemic livestreams), pianist and singer Brian J. Nash performed every Sunday night in New York City, and now he’s bringing some of his favorite moments from those (literally) thousands of hours to the stage with a full band in a brand-new solo show. From broken-down or ridiculous arrangements of pop tunes, his legendary Nash-ups, or one-man musicals, Brian brings his trademark athletic piano-playing to everything from Sondheim to Tori Amos to ‘80s pop.
     

Friday, March 15 at 7:00 PM

John Hill
“Wellness Check”
Directed by Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur
Broadway and SiriusXM star John Hill brings his hot solo show back by popular demand. Hills set list of original comedy pop songs continues to grow from fan favorites like the ballad of his homophobic chihuahua, being stalked by a sexual predator at Six Flags, demonic possession, gay fashion victims,  and shocking tales of hot mic moments with celebrities like Jerry Seinfeld and Iyanla Vanzant - to new songs about domestic air travel, love, and the demon baby that lives next door who terrorizes him at night.
 

Sunday, March 24 at 9:30 PM

Reeve Carney
“Singing the Divas”
For this special performance, the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter, actor and recent star of Broadway's Hadestown will take a break from his usual set of original music to perform a cabaret evening of musical theater classics traditionally performed by legendary Broadway divas. He is best known for his portrayal of Dorian Gray on Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful,” Riff Raff in Fox’s Rocky Horror Picture Show Reimagining, as well as originating the role of Peter Parker in Julie Taymor/U2’s Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Featuring selections from his 5-time Independent Music Award-winning album, Youth Is Wasted, as well a few surprises from the Broadway canon and the Great American Songbook, Reeve delivers a one-man-show cabaret that feels more like an invitation-only after-party than a traditional concert performance.
 

Thursdays, March 28, June 6, September 26 and December 5 at 7:00 PM

“LEOLA’S LADY LAND LOUNGE”
Written & performed by Will Nolan
Your favorite BroadwayWorld Award-winning senior citizen-redneck-lesbian welcomes NYC’s greatest talent to Leola's Lady Land Lounge, the monthly live talk show. Singers, dancers, actors and artists of all kinds join Leola inside the rainbow-cladded walls of her Lady Land Lounge. It's one part variety show, one part chat show, and oodles of laughs. Plus, there’s gonna be snacks and prizes. And sometimes prizes that are snacks!
 

Monday, April 8 at 7:00 PM

Allan Nicholls
“Chasing the Thrill”
Allan Nicholls tells his Broadway story in song, performing songs from Hair, Inner City Mother Goose, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band with entirely new arrangements. With the “Not Your Parents’ Pit Band,” featuring acclaimed music director Ben Covello on keyboards, Nate Repasz on drums and vocals, Gene Steficek on bass and vocals, and Eitan Prouser on guitar, Allan performs songs from his years on Broadway – from his first Hair performance through the closing night of Sgt. Pepper’s. “The show offers musical nostalgia with a new twist on the songs and a very personal take on the stories happening behind the stage,” says Nicholls, who is the only actor to have played both the lead roles of Claude and Berger in Hair.
 

Tuesday, April 30 at 7:00 PM

Jennifer Roberts
“She Loves Sheldon! – Sheldon Harnick’s 100th Birthday Celebration”
Directed by Lance Roberts, the show will feature hits from Harnick’s greatest and most popular shows, including Fiddler on the Roof and She Loves Me. Jennifer Roberts also promises several hidden gems of rarely/if ever heard songs by the three-time Tony Award winner, with spectacular arrangements by Tedd Firth in varied styles, jazz-infused, a little blues and more. “Mr. Harnick supplied three of the songs himself, that were either never in print or out of print,” Jennifer noted, while a friend of the lyricist provided a rarely-heard number from Harnick’s “Hidden Treasures” album. Jennifer, whose regional credits include Sarah Brown, opposite Broadway leading man Tom Wopat in Guys and Dolls, is known for her heartfelt, entertaining and exhilarating shows that highlight her wide vocal range. Jon Weber serves as music director with Steve Doyle on bass.
 

Thursdays, May 16 and June 20 at 7:00 PM

Sally Mayes
“Now and Then”
Sally Mayes is a gal on a mission.  She has been doing a very special retrospective series this season, and she’s not done yet!  The next two shows, “Now and Then: The Stories” and “Now and Then: The Great Big Huge Broadway,” are perhaps nearest and dearest to her heart. As she puts it, “Well, I have always been a storyteller, and I love that aspect of what I do the most. I also have a great affection for the opportunities I have been given both on and off Broadway and also in recording, and some of the best arrangements I have done over the years come from that love. I cannot wait to remind people of this stuff, and I am having so much fun!”
 

Photo credit: Patrick O'Neill

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