Anything Goes. Oklahoma. Follies. La Cage Aux Folles. Those four musicals, plus many others, all got their start at Boston's important Colonial Theatre. Now, as the Colonial is in danger of shutting it doors, Feinstein's/54 Below celebrated the famed venue with an evening of songs and stories last night and BroadwayWorld was there.
54 Programming Director Jennifer Ashley Tepper was on hand to share trivia and anecdotes about the theatre that has been host to such legends like Cole Porter, Jerry Herman, and Stephen Sondheim. Theatre professionals who tread the boards at the Colonial over several decades all came together to pay tribute to this important house- and share why it must be made a landmark by the city of Boston!
Featuring: Clyde Alves (On the Town), George Lee Andrews (A Little Night Music), Ken Billington(Chicago), Jim Brochu (Zero Hour), Todd Buonopane (Cinderella), Rebecca Eichenberger (The Phantom of the Opera), Spence Ford (King of Hearts), Anita Gillette (Cabaret), Amanda Green(High Fidelity), Joe Iconis (Be More Chill), Andrew Leggieri (The Bandstand), Danny Lincoln (The Wizard of Oz), Rob Maitner (Urinetown), Lawrence Merritt (Dear World), Kathleen Monteleone (Hands on a Hardbody), Don Pippin (La Cage Aux Folles), Rebecca Spigelman (Hairspray), Kevin David Thomas (Les Miserables), Sasha Weiss (Jerry Springer: The Opera), Jason SweetTooth Williams (Once Upon A Mattress), and Penny Worth (Chicago).
And Featuring members of Lindsay Mendez and Ryan Scott Oliver's Actor's Therapy NYC:
Roger Dawley, Deidre Donohue, Allison Griffith, Megan Griffith, Michael Hajjar, Jeremy Konopka, Matthew Macfarland, Jennifer Reed, Erin Rice, Cori Stolbun, Sean Switzer, and Sean White.
Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff
54 Celebrates The Colonial Theatre
Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Host
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54 Celebrates The Colonial Theatre
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