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Photo Flash: Spice Up Your Life! Inside BROADWAY LOVES THE SPICE GIRLS at 54 Below

By: Jan. 15, 2014
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After a sold-out run at the Canal Room, 'The TRL Generation' brought its wildly successful 'Broadway Loves the Spice Girls' concert uptown to 54 Below on January 13th. The 'Girl Power'-filled song and dance extravaganza was musically directed by Benjamin Rauhala, directed by Kyle Fox, and produced by Shoshana Feinstein. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the star-studded concert below!

The star-studded cast included Ashley Kate Adams (La Cage aux Folles), Darren Bluestone (Avenue Q), Stefanie Brown (Wicked), Caitlyn Caughell (Newsies), Kennedy Caughell (American Idiot), Natalie Daradich (Wicked), Ariana DeBose (Motown), Hannah Elless (Somewhere In Time), Russell Fischer (Jersey Boys), Jason Gotay (Spider-Man), Jenna Leigh Green (Wicked,'Sabrina the Teenage Witch), Ariana Groover (Bare), Sabrina Harper (Pippin), Liana Hunt (Newsies), Emma Hunton (Witness Uganda), Elizabeth Judd (Spider-Man), Janet Krupin (If/Then), Steffanie Leigh (Mary Poppins), Alice Lee (Bare, Spring Awakening), Kara Lindsay (Newsies), Synthia Link (Bullets Over Broadway), Julia Mattison (Godspell), Gabrielle McClinton (Pippin), Lesley McKinnell (Wicked), Emily McNamara (Gettin' The Band Back Together), Nic Rouleau (The Book of Mormon), Tess Soltau (Far From Heaven), Billy Tighe (Pippin), Stephanie Torns (Wicked), Stephanie Umoh (Ragtime), and Barrett Wilbert Weed (Bare).

In their brief, but wildly successful career, the Spice Girls sold a staggering 88 million albums worldwide, becoming the best-selling female group of all time. "Baby," "Scary," "Ginger," "Posh," and "Sporty" became household names. "Broadway Loves the Spice Girls" features exciting new vocal arrangements of their biggest hits, including "Wannabe," "Spice Up Your Life," "Stop," "2 Become 1," as well as classic numbers from the cult-hit film "Spice World," highlights from the girls' solo careers, and more. This is one night no pop music fan should miss!

The band featured David Cinquegrana on guitar, Shannon Ford on drums, Gene Rauhala and John Perko on trumpet, Eric Schedin on trombone, Andrew Halchak on woodwinds, and music director Benjamin Rauhala on keyboards. Back-up vocals were provided by Lacey Angerosa, Michael Gioia, and Jillian Soares. Orchestrations and vocal arrangements are by Benjamin Rauhala, with brass arrangements by Eric Schedin.

Photo Credit: Michael Hull

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Tess Soltau, Sabrina Harper, Gabrielle McClinton, Steffanie Leigh, and Synthia Link perform 'Spice Up Your Life'

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Tess Soltau, Sabrina Harper, Gabrielle McClinton, Steffanie Leigh, and Synthia Link perform 'Spice Up Your Life'

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Steffanie Leigh, Synthia Link, and trumpet Gene Rauhala

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Gabrielle McClinton sings 'Spice Up Your Life'?

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Tess Soltau, Sabrina Harper, Gabrielle McClinton, Steffanie Leigh, and Synthia Link perform 'Spice Up Your Life'? and 'Saturday Night Divas'

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Janet Krupin, Julia Mattison, Ariana DeBose, Hannah Elless, and Kennedy Caughell perform 'Too Much'?

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Janet Krupin, Julia Mattison, Ariana DeBose, Hannah Elless, and Kennedy Caughell perform 'Who Do You Think You Are'

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Janet Krupin, Julia Mattison, Ariana DeBose, Hannah Elless, and Kennedy Caughell perform 'Who Do You Think You Are'

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Janet Krupin, Julia Mattison, Ariana DeBose, Hannah Elless, and Kennedy Caughell perform 'Who Do You Think You Are'

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Lesley McKinnell, Natalie Daradich, Stephanie Torns, Jenna Leigh Green, and Stefanie Brown perform 'Do Itâ'

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Janet Krupin sings 'Who Do You Think You Are'

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Lesley McKinnell, Natalie Daradich, Stephanie Torns, Jenna Leigh Green, and Stefanie Brown perform '2 Become 1'

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Hannah Elless sings 'Who Do You Think You Are'

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Nic Rouleau, Billy Tighe, Russell Fischer, Jason Gotay, and Darren Bluestone perform 'Say You'll Be There'

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Nic Rouleau, Billy Tighe, Russell Fischer, Jason Gotay, and Darren Bluestone perform 'Say You'll Be There'

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Nic Rouleau sings 'Mama'?

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Jason Gotay sings 'Mama'

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Billy Tighe sings 'Mama'?

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Emily McNamara, Lacey Angerosa, Jillian Soares, and Michael Gioia perform the Solo Spice Medley?

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Kennedy Caughell and Caitlyn Caughell perform 'Viva Forever'

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Ariana DeBose performs 'The Lady Is A Vamp'

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Emily McNamara performs the a medley of songs from the Spice Girls' solo albums

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Liana Hunt, Stephanie Umoh, Kara Lindsay, Ashley Kate Adams, and Caitlyn Caughell perform 'Stop'

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Liana Hunt, Stephanie Umoh, Kara Lindsay, Ashley Kate Adams, and Caitlyn Caughell perform 'Stopâ'

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Ashley Kate Adams sings 'Stop'

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Liana Hunt, Stephanie Umoh, Kara Lindsay, Ashley Kate Adams, and Caitlyn Caughell perform 'Stop'?

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Stephanie Umoh sings 'Goodbye'

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Elizabeth Judd sings 'Holler'?

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Liana Hunt sings 'Goodbye'

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Alice Lee sings 'Holler'

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Ariana Groover sings 'Holler'

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Barrett Wilbert Weed sings 'Holler'

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Emma Hunton sings 'Holler'

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Ariana Groover, Alice Lee, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Elizabeth Judd, and Emma Hunton perform 'Wannabe'? for a sold out house at 54 Below

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Ariana Groover, Alice Lee, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Elizabeth Judd, and Emma Hunton perform 'Holler'

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Ariana Groover, Alice Lee, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Elizabeth Judd, and Emma Hunton perform 'Wannabe'

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Ariana Groover, Alice Lee, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Elizabeth Judd, and Emma Hunton perform 'Wannabe'?

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Ari Groover, Elizabeth Judd, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Alice Lee, and Emma Hunton

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Jenna Leigh Green, Stephanie Torns, Natalie Daradich, Lesley McKinnell, and Stefanie Brown

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Ari Groover, Alice Lee, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Elizabeth Judd, Emma Hunton, and music director Benjamin Rauhala rehearse “Wannabe� backstage.

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Music director Benjamin Rauhala

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Jillian Soares, Michael Gioia, and Lacey Angerosa

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Sabrina Harper, Tess Soltau, Gabrielle McClinton, Steffanie Leigh, and Synthia Link

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Liana Hunt, Ashley Kate Adams, Caitlyn Caughell, Stephanie Umoh, and Kara Lindsay

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Liana Hunt, Ashley Kate Adams, Caitlyn Caughell, Stephanie Umoh, Kara Lindsay, music director Benjamin Rauhala, and producer Shoshana Feinstein

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Janet Krupin, Julia Mattison, Ariana DeBose, Hannah Elless, and Kennedy Caughell

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Kennedy Caughell and Caitlyn Caughell

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Darren Bluestone, Billy Tighe, Russell Fischer, Jason Gotay, and Nic Rouleau

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Darren Bluestone, producer Shoshana Feinstein, Billy Tighe, Russell Fischer, Jason Gotay, Janet Krupin, and Nic Roleau

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Darren Bluestone, Billy Tighe, Russell Fischer, Jason Gotay, Nic Rouleau, and music director Benjamin Rauhala




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