Strole, Wolfe, Brightman, Daniel & More Added to 29 Concert at Joe's Pub 11/8

Next Monday, November 8, 2010 at 10pm, a cast of Broadway performers will gather at Joe's Pub to sing songs from '29,' a pop-rock song cycle with music and lyrics by award-winning composer Gaby Alter and book and additional lyrics by Tommy Newman.

Just added to the cast of '29' in concert are Alex Brightman (Wicked), Blake Daniel (Spring Awakening), Phoebe Strole (Spring Awakening), Betsy Wolfe (Everyday Rapture), Ryan Duncan (Shrek, Altar Boyz), Piper Goodeve (Anne of Green Gables), Hannah Whitney (winner of NYMF'S Next Broadway Sensation 2010) and Nick Cartell (Frankenstein). They join the previously announced Curtis Holbrook (West Side Story, Xanadu), Lindsay Mendez (Everyday Rapture, Grease), Patti Murin (Xanadu), Farah Alvin (Nine, Grease), Jason "Sweettooth" Williams (Things to Ruin, Bloodsong of Love), Molly Hager, Lauren Marcus and Jared Weiss.

'29' is a high-octane pop-rock song cycle in which characters face defining moments of adulthood: from finding jobs and roommates, to an unexpected pregnancy, a parent's illness and falling in and out of love. As they head out of their twenties, the characters look back at a decade of change and loss, and reach to connect with each other and their real selves. Featuring the popular song "Orphan Thanksgiving," '29' recalls the sounds of Billy Joel, Ben Folds and James Taylor and carries a tone of bittersweet optimism, with moments ranging from playful and funny to touching and uplifting.

Alter and Newman have also collaborated with Gordon Greenberg and Mark Allen on the full-length musical Band Geeks, which was seen in May at the Goodspeed Opera House. Gaby Alter's musical scores have won the 1998 San Francisco Theater Critics' Circle Award and the 2004 New York Fringe Festival Songwriting Award. His song "Union Square" was nominated for a 2010 MAC award. He has written music for PBS Kids Television, radio, film and video games, and the musical Reality! with Itamar Moses (Cape Cod Theater Project, 2008). Tommy Newman is an award winning composer, lyricist and bookwriter. In addition to Band Geeks and 29, he has also collaborated on Tinyard Hill, presented by NAMT 2007 and Theatreworks Silicon Valley, We the People and The Wizard of Oz, both presented by TheatreworksUSA. He is currently developing several new projects, including The Book of Love with Gordon Greenberg.

The '29' band will feature Alter on piano, with Alec Berlin (Guitar), Danny Stone (Bass), Allison Seidner (Cello) and Jeremy Yaddaw (Drums). Jeremy Dobrish will direct the concert, which is being produced by jokr productions (Joey Oliva & Katie Riegel).

Tickets for the concert are $20 and are available now online at joespub.com (http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,5446).

Photo Credit: Monica Simoes

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