Project Broadway Returns to Symphony Space with a Jerry Herman Retrospective, Rebecca Luker, Merideth Kaye Clark, and Noah Racey

A Jerry Herman Retrospective: From Hello, Dolly! to La Cage aux Folles

This one-night only concert celebrates one of Broadway's most beloved artists -- the multi-Tony Award winning composer and lyricist Jerry Herman. Come revel in the rich melodies and exuberant lyrics of his most famous songs, from such classic musicals as Mame, Hello, Dolly!, La Cage aux Folles, Mack & Mabel, and Dear World.This concert will feature the talents of Clyde Alves (On the Town, Wicked), Kate Baldwin (Hello, Dolly!, Finian's Rainbow), Lilli Cooper (SpongeBob SquarePants, Spring Awakening), Ben Davis (Violet, A Little Night Music), Aisha de Haas (Caroline, or Change, The Trip to Bountiful, Rent), Clifton Duncan (The Play That Goes Wrong), Robyn Hurder (Chicago, Nice Work If You Can Get It), Jeff Kready (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Billy Elliot), and Nancy Opel (Beautiful, Honeymoon in Vegas), with music direction by Daniel Green.

Monday, May 7 at 8pm

Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, NYC

TICKETS: $40; $34 Symphony Space Members; $25 Thirty & Under with ID

The Rebecca Luker Songbook

This unique concert features three-time Tony Award-nominee Rebecca Luker (Fun Home, Mary Poppins, The Music Man), one of Broadway's most revered and versatile stars, in a dazzling collection of world-premiere songs written especially for her by such esteemed composers as Jeff Blumenkrantz, John Bucchino, Sam Davis, Stephen Flaherty, Peter Foley, Jenny Giering, Mike Heitzman and Ilene Reid, Stephen Hoffman, Caleb Hoyer, Henry Krieger, Steve Marzullo, Georgia Stitt, and Joseph Thalken. The evening will be music directed by Joseph Thalken. There will be a talkback with the artists following the performance.

Thursday, May 10 at 7:30pm

Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, NYC

TICKETS: $30; $26 Symphony Space Members; $20 Thirty & Under with ID

Merideth Kaye Clark: At the Intersection of Broadway and Blue

Join singer, songwriter, and actress Merideth Kaye Clark for a spellbinding evening, as she juxtaposes an extraordinary rendition of Joni Mitchell's masterpiece, Blue, with a beautifully curated song list of Broadway's most intimate songs.

Merideth Kaye Clark performed as Elphaba in the First National Tour of Wicked. She has played definitive leading theatrical roles nationwide, such as Eva Pero?n in Evita and Nancy in Oliver!, and has originated roles in two off-Broadway musicals. Clark is a sought-after concert artist described as "plain astonishing" (Broadway World) with "powerhouse pipes (The Seattle Times)." She is a multi-instrumentalist and plays anything with strings, most notably the guitar, dulcimer and viola. Her solo album Young Stellar Object garnered critical praise from New York Theater reviewers, and the studio recording of her BLUE concert was successfully funded on Kickstarter in only four days.

Friday, May 11 at 7:30pm

Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, NYC

TICKETS: $30; $26 Symphony Space Members; $20 Thirty & Under with ID

The Noah Racey Project

Noah Racey returns to Project Broadway for a wildly entertaining, autobiographical evening of song, dance, and spoken word. Racey writes and co-choreographs with collaborators Dick Scanlan (director), Lorin Latarro (co-choreographer), Michael Rafter (music supervisor), Ross Patterson (music director), and Jason Yudoff (percussion).

As an actor, Noah's Broadway credits include Curtains, Never Gonna Dance, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Follies. Television credits include Boardwalk Empire, Person of Interest, and Are We There Yet?

As a director and choreographer, Noah's Broadway credits include The Terms of My Surrender (Movement Director) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Associate Choreographer, Tony Award for Best Choreography). Noah has also choreographed for the 5th Avenue Theatre (Cinderella, Guys and Dolls), Seattle's ACT (Grey Gardens), Goodspeed Opera House (Show Boat, Annie Get Your Gun - both won the Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Choreography), and Asolo Repertory Theatre (Show Boat).

Monday, May 14 at 7:30pm

Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, NYC

TICKETS: $30; $26 Symphony Space Members; $20 Thirty & Under with ID

ABOUT Symphony Space

Symphony Space traces its beginnings to a winter's day in 1978 when our two visionary co-founders, Isaiah Sheffer and Allan Miller, threw open the doors of a dilapidated theater for a free marathon concert, Wall to Wall Bach. Wall to Wall, Symphony Space's annual gift to the city, has since become one of our signature events. Today, Symphony Space presents more than 600 events each season, including literature in performance, music, film, theater, dance, and performance in HD. Our original programming focuses on bringing art, artists, and audiences together in an intimate setting, creating a sense of mutual access that is unique to Symphony Space. Some of our best known programs include Selected Shorts, a reading of short stories by stars of stage and screen, and one of the most popular series on public radio; and our music series, which this season alone is bringing everyone from Sweet Honey In The Rock to The Hot Sardines, Wye Oak, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo to our stages. Symphony Space's original comedy debate series, Uptown Showdown, has been called "New York's best comedy series" by New York Magazine, and our Thalia Book Club series brings authors ranging from George Saunders to Trevor Noah to Jennifer Egan to Symphony Space to discuss their writing, with celebrated actors reading excerpts from their works.

For more information, visit symphonyspace.org. Symphony Space is located at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street. Box office hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 1 pm - 6 pm, open one hour prior to performances and events. Tickets can also be purchased through symphonyspace.org, or by calling 212-864-5400.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride / WM Photos

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