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Photo Coverage: 'THE LEADING MEN IV' Benefit Concert at Birdland

By: May. 13, 2009
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"The Leading Men IV,' a benefit concert for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, was held Monday, May 11, at 7pm at Birdland, 315 W. 44th St. As part of the long-running Broadway at Birdland series, it featured top singers from Broadway and cabaret. John Tartaglia (Avenue Q, Shrek The Musical) once again hosted, and Emmy-nominated writer, host and comic Seth Rudetsky returned as musical director, along with director Alan Muraoka (NAATCO's Falsettoland).

"The Leading Men IV" concert series is produced by Wayman Wong, who edits entertainment for the New York Daily News. He originated and wrote 'The Leading Men" column for Playbill from 2003-2006. Since 2005, the "Leading Men' concerts have raised thousands of dollars for Broadway Cares, and alumni from the three previous soldout shows include: Matt Cavenaugh, Cheyenne Jackson, Aaron Lazar, Matthew Morrison, Hugh Panaro, Daniel Reichard, Jai Rodriguez and Christopher Sieber.

Monday night's concert also set a record as the highest-grossing 'Leading Men' benefit ever (over $2,000 more than last year). It raised $10,100 in ticket sales and another $1,000 in autographed posters and contributions.

Song List:

Tony Yazbeck: "Marry Me a Little" ("Company") by Stephen Sondheim

Michael Kadin Craig: "More" by Michael Patrick Walker

Nicholas Rodriguez: "Just in Time" ("Bells Are Ringing") by Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jule Styne

Tom Andersen: "Let It Be Me" by Gilbert Becaud, MAnn Curtis and Pierre Delanoe

Graham Phillips: "Giants in the Sky" ("Into the Woods") by Stephen Sondheim

Jim Caruso: "A Song for My Friends" by Glen Kelly

Nick Adams: "Come to Me, Bend to Me" ("Brigadoon") by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe

Jack Donahue: "But Not for Me" ("Girl Crazy") by George and Ira Gershwin

Paolo Montalban: "Close Upon the Hour" ("The King of Hearts") by Peter Link and Jacob Brackman

Tom Postilio
and Mickey Conlon: "Me and My Shadow" by Billy Rose, Al Jolson and Dave Dreyer

Jonathan Groff: "The Sound of Music" medley by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers

Zak Resnick: "The Streets of Dublin" ("A Man of No Importance") by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty

Cody Green: "The Best Is Yet to Come" by Carolyn Leigh and Cy Coleman

Kevin Earley: "This Nearly Was Mine" ("South Pacific") by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers

Seth Rudetsky: "Deconstructing Broadway: Leading Ladies' Songs vs. Leading Men's"

James Barbour: "If I Can't Love Her" ("Beauty and the Beast") by Tim Rice and Alan Menken

Norm Lewis: "Moon River" by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini

The Broadway at Birdland series is presented by Jim Caruso's Cast Party, an open mic/variety show, which follows each concert.

Photos by Linda Lenzi

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John Tartaglia (Host)

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Jonathan Groff

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Nick Adams

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Tony Yazbeck

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Michael Kadin Craig

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Jim Caruso

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Zak Resnick

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Cody Green

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Jack Donahue

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Paolo Montalban

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James Barbour

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Kevin Earley

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Nicholas Rodriguez

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Graham Phillips

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Tom Postilio

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Tom Andersen

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Norm Lewis

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Wayman Wong (Producer)

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John Tartaglia, Jonathan Groff and Nick Adams

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Michael Kadin Craig, Jim Caruso and Zak Resnick

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Cody Green and Tony Yazbeck

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Cody Green and Wayman Wong

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Cody Green and Tom Andersen

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James Barbour and Paolo Montalban

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Tom Andersen and Jack Donahue

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Tom Andersen and Wayman Wong

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Graham Phillips and Nicholas Rodriguez

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Frank Conway and Alan Muraoka

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Tom Andersen, Graham Phillips, Nick Adams and John Tartaglia

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Cody Green and Nick Adams

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Tom Andersen, Jonathan Groff, Cody Green and John Tartaglia

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Tom Andersen, Tom Postilio and Jack Donahue

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Jonathan Groff and Paolo Montalban

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Jonathan Groff, Yolanda Culler and Nick Adams

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John Tartaglia and Nick Adams

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John Tartaglia, Jonathan Groff, Nick Adams and Cody Green

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John Tartaglia, Jonathan Groff, Nick Adams and Paolo Montalban

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John Tartaglia, Jonathan Groff, Nick Adams, Alix Caps (Stage Manager) and Paolo Montalban

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Norm Lewis, Nick Adams, Cody Green and Paolo Montalban

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Mickey Conlon and Tom Postilio

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Graham Phillips and Wayman Wong

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Norm Lewis and Zak Resnick

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Norm Lewis and Jonathan Groff

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Zak Resnick, Nick Adams and Michael Kadin Craig

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Kevin Earley and James Barbour

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Graham Phillips and Ariana Grande

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John Tartaglia, Seth Rudetsky (Musical Director) and Alan Muraoka (Director)

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James Barbour and Wayman Wong

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Nick Adams and Tony Yazbeck

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Henry Hodges, Ariana Grande, Graham Phillips

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Henry Hodges, Ariana Grande, Graham Phillips and John Tartaglia

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Nick Adams and Michael Kadin Craig

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Henry Hodges, Seth Rudetsky and Jonathan Groff

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Daniel Seth (Assistant Stage Manager) and Michael Kadin Craig

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Henry Hodges and Jonathan Groff

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Daniel Seth and Cody Green

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Tom Postilio, Tom Andersen and Mickey Conlon

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Seth Rudetsky, Tom Postilio, Jonathan Groff and Mickey Conlon

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Alan Muraoka and Paolo Montalban

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Zak Resnick and James Barbour



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