FOURTEEN TONY-AWARD NOMINEES UNITE FOR BROADWAY BACKWARDS
Only one show in town features 14 Tony-Award nominations, including
three winners. An array of Broadway stars will come together for a
gender-bending concert on Monday, February 26th at 37 ARTS (450 West
37th Street, NYC - TicketMaster: 212-307-4100 -
http://www.ticketmaster.com/
). Broadway Backwards 2 (BB2) will showcase a line-up of male singers
performing songs traditionally performed by female singers, and vice
versa, with all proceeds going to support the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
& Transgender Community Center (
http://www.gaycenter.org/
) in New York City.
The show will feature such luminaries as Betty Buckley,
Rosie O'Donnell and Charles Busch, along with rising stars Constantine
Maroulis (TV's American Idol), Ana Gasteyer (Wicked) and Tituss
Burgess (Jersey Boys). In addition the star-studded cast of BB2
includes Richard Kind, Liz Callaway, and Len Cariou and Tony Roberts
(who will perform a duet of "Class" from Chicago). The concert was
originally conceived and is directed by Robert Bartley and hosted
by Seth Rudetsky. Musical Director is Mark Janas.
Tickets for BB2 are available through Ticketmaster
online or by phone at 212-307-4100. There are also a very limited
number of $1,000 to $5,000 VIP tickets available, which offer preferred
seating in the Orchestra and an invitation to the exclusive after
party, generously hosted by HK Restaurant and sponsored by Merrill
Lynch. For VIP tickets, contact Jeff Klein at 212-620-7310 or jklein@gaycenter.org.
Complete Cast Lineup: Ken Alan (A Chorus Line), Brad
Anderson (A Chorus Line), Gary Beach (Tony-Award winner for The
Producers), Betty Buckley (Tony-Award winner for Cats), Tituss Burgess
(Jersey Boys), Charles Busch (Tony-Award nominee for The Tale of
the Allergist's Wife), Liz Callaway (Tony-Award nominee for Baby),
Len Cariou (Tony-Award winner for Sweeney Todd), Paul Castree (Movin'
Out), Ana Gasteyer (Wicked), Nina Hennessey (Dreamgirls), Megan
Jacoby (HBO's All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise), Richard Kind (The
Producers), Anika Larsen (Rent), Constantine Maroulis (TV's American
Idol), Michael McElroy (Tony-Award nominee for Big River), Rosie
O'Donnell (TV's The View), Kate Pazakis (Newsical), Kate Reinders
(Wicked), Tony Roberts (The Tale of the Allergist's Wife), Colin
Sheehan, Jason Michael Snow (Hairspray), Tony Yazbeck (A Chorus
Line).
Sponsors for the event are: Bud Light, Go CARD, Go
NYC Magazine, HK Restaurant, HX Magazine, In the Heights, Merrill
Lynch, Playbill, Rain Live Audio Productions, Steinway & Sons, and
W Hotels New York.
Established in 1983, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &
Transgender Community Center is the nation's leading and most comprehensive
LGBT community center. Through diverse health and wellness services,
cultural activities and advocacy initiatives, the Center inspires
LGBT New Yorkers at every stage of life to celebrate who they are,
empower who they want to be and transform their world.
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