Comedian Lisa Lampanelli just headlined BROADWAY HOLIDAY, a festive evening of singing, signing and celebration produced by Other Voices. The evening benefited Other Voices' winter workshop with the students of PS347 The American Sign Language and English Lower School. The special evening featured cast members from SPRING AWAKENING, BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING GRACE, CABARET and more singing and signing holiday classics and leading a holiday sing/sign-along. The benefit was held at 42West located at 514 West 42nd Street on Thursday, December 17th, 2015. Scroll down for photos!
Lampanelli joined George Abud (The Visit), Gisela Adisa (Beautiful), Stanley Bahorek (Amazing Grace) Miquel Banket (Amazing Grace), Toby Blackwell (Rent), Josh Castille (Spring Awakening), Paul Lincoln (Cabaret), Erin Mackey (Amazing Grace), Alexandria Wailes (Spring Awakening) and Evan Alexander Smith (Amazing Grace) on stage. The MC of the evening iwas Jon Wolfe Nelson (The L Word).
Dedicated to the creation of bold, innovative and adventurous work that highlights the advantages of difference and celebrates diversity through the examination of themes of otherness, whether it is culture, language, gender, ability or race, Other Voices believes that innovation happens when diversity is embraced.
In February, Other Voices will lead a series of storytelling workshops with students in grades 1-3 from PS347to create an original piece scheduled to be performed on the High Line on April 23rd. In addition they will create and publish an illustrated book filled with the students' stories.
For more information visit, www.othervoicesholiday.eventbrite.com.
Lisa Lampanelli and Jon Wolfe Nelson
Lisa Lampanelli and Jon Wolfe Nelson
Other Voices at 42West
Josh Castille and Chrissy Pardo
Other Voices at 42West
Other Voices at 42West
Josh Castille and Evan Alexander Smith
Jon Wolfe Nelson and Dylan Geil
Rheaume Crenshaw and Candace Broecker
Darren Fudenske
Paul Lincoln, George Abud and Bill Moody
Lisa Lampanelli and Jon Wolfe Nelson
Other Voices at 42West
Lisa Lampanelli and Jacob Langfelder
Jill Bernard and Jacob Langfelder
Toby Blackwell and Gisela Adisa
Andrew Keenan Bolger and friends
Eugenia Copeland, Dylan Geil, Miquel Bank, Rheaume Crenshaw, Lisa Lampanelli and Rachael Ferrera
Erin Mackey and Elizabeth Ward Land
Evan Alexander Smith and Miquel Banket
Kim Weild, Lisa Lampanelli and Jill Bernard
Jill Bernard
Eugenia Copeland and Kim Wield
Dan & Chrissy Pardo
Steven Grant Douglas and Cali Moore
Alexandria Wailes Stanley Bahorek and Candace Broecker
Alexandria Wailes and Lisa Lampanelli
Aaron Pierce
Cast of AMAZING GRACE
Jon Wolfe Nelson and Lisa Lampanelli
Gisela Adisa and Lisa Lampanelli
Jacob Langfelder, Jill Bernard, Bryan Campione, Kim Wield and Jon Wolfe Nelson
Aaron & Jessica Pierce and company
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