'Wicked' Stars Hit 'Broadway Unplugged at The Ford' 10/15

Co-stars of Stephen Schwartz's hit Broadway and Los Angeles companies of Wicked will perform in "Broadway Unplugged at The Ford" on Monday, October 15 at 8PM at the outdoor John Anson Ford Amphitheatre.

Wicked stars including Eden Espinosa, Kristoffer Cusick, Shoshana Bean, Jenna Leigh Green, Julie Reiber, Emily Rozek, Adam Lambert, Melissa Fahn and Linda Kerns, will join Broadway friends Sean McDermott, Jack Noseworthy, Chad Kimball and many more for the event. Los Angeles Ovation Award winner Gerald Sternbach serves as Musical Director. 

"Broadway Unplugged at The Ford" serves as a Benefit for the Valley Musical Theatre's programming and educational work program with the Los Angeles Unified School District to present the arts to their schools by bringing students to the theatre for a free performance of shows on the Valley Musical Theatre's schedule.

"This unique, acoustic, up-close and personal production will be presented at one of Los Angeles' oldest performing arts venues.  Nestled in the Hollywood Hills, The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre is set against a backdrop of cypresses and chaparral. It is relatively intimate: no patron is more than 96 feet away from the stage," state press notes.

Tickets are priced at $30, $50 and $100 and may be obtained from the Ford Box Office by calling 323)-461-3673 or online at www.fordtheatres.org. Special $100 tickets which includes a post show reception with the cast, producers and staff can be purchased by calling 818-768-7974.   

The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre is located at 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Los Angeles, CA 90068 – on the east side of the Hollywood Freeway, across from the Hollywood Bowl.

Photo: Eden Espinosa (2006) by Ben Strothman