Brandon Sturiale to Play Penthouse 1 Tonight

To celebrate the release of his solo piano album "Light of a New Day", New York theatre musician Brandon Sturiale will be giving a free concert at 7pm Tuesday night, Dec. 9th, in Penthouse 1 at Shetler Studios, 244 W. 54th St. in Manhattan.

Sturiale was the original keyboardist for "The Marvelous Wonderettes" Off-Broadway, as well as the national tour of "Gypsy", and most recently, Riverside Theatre's production of "The Bikinis" in Vero Beach, Florida.

The concert will focus mainly on songs from the album, which are written for solo piano and range from uplifting and joyous to reflective and somber. The album received 5 out of 5 stars on mainlypiano.com.

In addition to the songs for solo piano, Sturiale will also welcome guest singers Stacie Bono (Avenue Q), Clint Carter (The Legend of Julie Taymor), and David Andrew Anderson (The Hinterlands), to sing vocal songs he composed.

The performance is completely free, and CDs will be on sale for $10 each. Refreshments will be served, and the evening should last about 45 minutes. For more information, please visit www.brandonsturiale.com.