Block & Owens Join Burnham's CD Release Concert 10/7

Stephanie J. Block and Destan Owens will be joining David Burnham as special guest stars for his CD Launch Celebration concert, Sunday October 7 at 9:30PM, at Manhattan's Metropolitan Room for one performance only.

Longtime friends and co-workers, Stephanie J. Block and David will sing a duet from Wicked, the show in which she toured as Elphaba (2006 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress).  Stephanie joins the Broadway cast of the show as Elphaba on October 9.

Both Stephanie and David were involved in the creation of Wicked – originating the roles of Elphaba and Fiyero in the pre-Broadway Los Angeles workshops.

In addition, Stephanie has starred on Broadway in the title role of The Pirate Queen, as Liza Minnelli in The Boy from Oz, and has won awards around the country in such shows as Funny Girl, Crazy for You, Oliver! and Bells are Ringing.  She recently starred in pre-Broadway workshops of Bye Bye Birdie for the Roundabout and Nine to Five, the Dolly-Parton composed musical based on the successful film.

Destan Owens, who duets with Burnham on David's solo CD, has appeared on Broadway in Rent, Chicago (Billy Flynn), and Smokey Joe's Cafe.  He has toured in Three Mo Tenors, The Who's Tommy, and as Billy Flynn in the first national tour of Chicago.  He also appeared in Michael Jackson's musical Sisterella and Debbie Allen's Souls Possessed.  Destan can currently be seen on "30 Rock" and in the just-released Beatles-inspired film Across the Universe.

David Burnham is returning to New York after a year of touring as Fabrizio in the national tour of The Light in the Piazza (Washington DC 2007 Helen Hayes Best Actor Award, Los Angeles Best Actor Garland Award).  He also played the role over 60 times on Broadway in the original Lincoln Center cast.

His other leading roles have included Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Godspell, Assassins, Pirates of Penzance, Children of Eden, and many others.

Directed by Ken Sawyer and with Christopher Denny as musical director, Burnham's "CD Release Celebration" concert will highlight selections from his new solo CD "David Burnham" on the LML Music label as well as other contemporary theater music and standards.

The Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, is between 5th and 6th Avenues. There is a $20 cover charge and a two drink minimum. For reservations call 212-206-0440, for information visit www.metropolitanroom.com or

www.davidburnham.com.