GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and JOE's PUB will present a free virtual celebration of the new album The Liz Swados Project on Tuesday, NOVEMBER 24 at 8:00 PM Eastern. The event will feature several of the performers who appear on the album, offering singular musical performances and personal insights into Swados' work.
Highlights include the world premiere of a special new music video produced, directed and starring Sophia Anne Caruso, in addition to new studio videos from Damon Daunno, Amber Gray, Stephanie Hsu, Grace McLean, Alicia Olatuja, Ali Stroker, and Taylor Mac. The evening will feature a special appearance by Swados collaborator Utkarsh Ambudkar (Freestyle Love Supreme, Pitch Perfect) and rare footage of Swados herself on the Joe's Pub stage. The album is currently available on all platforms. Hailed as "a stunning new anthology album" by American Theatre Magazine, The Liz Swados Project - a newly-recorded tribute to the visionary artist - features an epic family of performers, composers and lyricists, who have been influenced and inspired by Swados as a performer, composer, lyricist, teacher, and trailblazer. After the event, the program will be available on the venue's YouTube channel for two weeks. For more information on the Joe's Pub online event, please visit the venue's website HERE.
The Liz Swados Project features an all-star cast of luminaries from Broadway, downtown and beyond, including vocalists Starr Busby, Sophia Anne Caruso, Damon Daunno, Amber Gray, Stephanie Hsu, Jo Lampert, Alicia Olatuja, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Grace McLean, and Ali Stroker, in addition to songwriter/performers The Bengsons, Heather Christian, Michael R. Jackson, Taylor Mac, Dave Malloy, Shaina Taub, and the late Michael Friedman, among others. The CD booklet features Liz's personal illustrations, archival photos, selected lyrics, and special reminiscences from colleagues and friends. The album - featuring the world premiere recordings of 14 songs - is produced by Lauren Fitzgerald, Kris Kukul and Matt Stine, with Kurt Deutsch and Roz Lichter serving as executive producers. Kris Kukul, Ms. Swados' longtime music director, provides orchestrations and arrangements. Preston Martin serves as choir manager. To stream or download the album, or order the CD, visit ghostlightrecords.lnk.to/lizswadosproject.
A moving music video for the song "We Are Not Strangers," with a timely message for the nation, is performed by Heather Christian and features several of the album's performers participating from home.
Videos
A Christmas Carol
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Rejects Anonymous
Caveat (12/30 - 12/30) COMEDY | ||
Piano Panties: A Cheeky Cabaret Show
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Ice Queen
The 92nd Street Y, New York (2/8 - 2/23) | ||
Le tour de France
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center (2/26 - 2/26) | ||
Sallie Bieterman Plays Herself
Don't Tell Mama (1/16 - 1/17) | ||
5BMF Presents TOOMAI STRING QUINTET
Bronx Music Hall (4/27 - 4/27) | ||
Bill Posley's The Day I Accidentally Went to War
SoHo Playhouse (1/15 - 1/26) | ||
Comedy and Confusion: The Globe's Brilliant Rendition of The Comedy of Errors
Comedy and Confusion: The Globe's Brilliant Rendition of The Comedy of Errors (10/21 - 10/21)
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