Scott Alan Brings 'Just Me...And Them: The Songs Of Scott Alan' To Birdland 6/15

Jim Caruso's Cast Party presents Composer and Lyricist Scott Alan as part of the Broadway at Birdland Concert series, June 15th, for an intimate evening of his work.

The 7pm concert titled ‘Just Me ...and Them: The Songs of Scott Alan,' will feature Alan, with just a piano, performing song selections from his two CD's, Dreaming Wide Awake and Keys.

Special Guest joining Alan for an evening of his work will include The Story of My Life's Will Chase, 9 to 5's Megan Hilty, Hair's Caissie Levy and Rent's Tracie Thoms.

Coinciding with the concert will be the re-release of ‘Keys,' featuring two brand new songs, ‘Please Don't Let Me Go,' performed by Caissie Levy and ‘Nothing More,' performed by Alan. The Special Edition CD will also feature six karaoke tracks from ‘Keys,' incuding ‘West,' ‘And There it Is,' ‘Blessing,' ‘Behind These Walls,' ‘Again,' and ‘The Distance You Have Come.' The CD will be available exclusively at CDBaby.com June 15th. Alan will sign copies of the CD directly following the June 15th concert.

Scott Alan wrote the book, music and lyrics for the musical Detour in Los Angeles. Since returning to New York City five years ago, many of Broadway's elite have sung his music, including Liz Callaway, Shoshana Bean, Adriane Lenox, Stephanie J. Block (Who will feature Alan's ‘Never Neverland (Fly Away)' on her PS Classics debut CD, This Place I Know), Cheyenne Jackson, Eden Espinosa and more, all of which can be found featured on his debut CD Dreaming Wide Awake: The Music of Scott Alan now available on his website and iTunes. He has sold out concerts of his music in New York City at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre, The Laurie Beechman Theatre and Birdland and his forthcoming sold out concert in London's West End's The Duchess Theatre. In October 2008, Alan released the follow up CD, Keys, which features more of Broadway and West End elite singing his work, including Sutton Foster, Norm Lewis, Kerry Ellis, Randy Graff, Megan Hilty, Hadley Fraser, Julia Murney and many more. His current Theatre Projects include ‘Piece,' which was featured at the 2003 Palo Alto TheatreWorks festival, 2005 NAMT festival and 2006 Seattle Theatre Festival and ‘The Warmth of the Womb,' a new song cycle. His love for new talent helped conceive and produce the acclaimed monthly series, 'Monday Nights, New Voices' at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre, which is now heading into this fifth year. The series honors and celebrates new vocalists and new writers in the theatre community. Alan also produced and directed the Neo2 Benefit Concert at the York Theatre in 2006 featuring some of todays brightest up and coming composers and lyricists, sung by some of Broadways greatest performers. www.scottalan.net

Birdland is located at 315 w. 44th street between 8th and 9th avenues. General Seating is $25; Premium Seating is $40. To Make reservations, visit: https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/7163255 or call 212.581.3080.

Both Dreaming Wide Awake and Keys are available on iTunes and CDbaby.com

For more information on Alan, visit http://www.scottalan.net

 

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