Karen Ziemba, Liz Callaway & More Set for BROADWAY CLOSE UP This Fall at Merkin Concert Hall

Kaufman Center's Broadway Close Up takes you behind the scenes of musicals old and new with eye-opening interviews and inspiring performances by some of Broadway's greatest talents.

The Fall 2013 performances kick off with the annual Bound for Broadway show hosted by Liz Callaway and continues with Tony-nominated composer-lyricist Amanda Green, an evening with the fascinating women from the musicals of Cy Coleman, and an enchanting exploration of duets, trios, quartets and ensemble numbers in a concert that will feature songs from a virtual Who's Who of Broadway writers, including Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein and Irving Berlin among many others.

Bound for Broadway with Liz Callaway- Monday, October 07

For more than a decade, Bound for Broadway has been giving audiences a sneak peek at the best new shows being developed for the Great White Way. Broadway Close Up audiences were some of the first to hear songs and stories from shows like Next to Normal, Avenue Q and The Drowsy Chaperone. This year, Tony nominee and Emmy Award winner Liz Callaway will interview the writers of five new shows including My Life is a Musical by Lucile Lortel Award nominee Adam Overett; Nine Wives by the award-winning author Dan Elish and Drama Desk Award nominee Douglas J. Cohen; and Drive by Andy Monroe, composer of the acclaimed musical adaptation of Dan Savage's The Kid.

A Party with Amanda Green- Monday, October 28

With Music Director Matt Gallagher. So far Tony-nominated composer-lyricist Amanda Green has been represented on Broadway three times with High Fidelity and two of last season's shows, the exuberant Bring it On: The Musical and the pioneering Hands on a Hardbody. She also happens to be the daughter of legendary lyricist Adolph Green and actress Phyllis Newman. Find out what it's like to be a young composer-lyricist on Broadway today, and how Amanda's generation is changing the musical. She will perform some of her songs and discuss her collaborations with Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio, Pulitzer Prize winners Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife) and Tom Kitt (Next to Normal). Plus, find out what Amanda is up to next! - See more at: http://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/a-party-with-amanda-green#sthash.jbSBPUhO.dpuf

Cy Coleman, Ladies Man with Karen Ziemba- Monday, November 18

Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba will head the cast when we celebrate the fascinating women from the musicals of Sweet Charity composer Cy Coleman and his first lyricists, Carolyn Leigh and Dorothy Fields. The cast will bring to life highlights from Coleman's impressive career, such as "Hey, Look Me Over" and "Nobody Does It Like Me."

Sing for your Supper with Heidi Blickenstaff- Monday, December 09

Solo numbers are swell, but Broadway really sings when its characters combine their voices in multi-part songs employing harmony and counterpoint. This buoyant celebration of ensemble singing on Broadway, performed by a cast of seven extraordinary singers and hosted by Sean Hartley, will offer an insightful history of the American musical theater through duets, trios, quartets, etc. Highlights will include Irving Berlin's "You're Just In Love," Frank Loesser's "Standing on the Corner" and the "Tonight Quintet" from Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's West Side Story as well as songs by Rodgers & Hart, Frank Loesser and William Finn. Featuring Mary Michael Patterson (Anything Goes), Lewis Cleale (The Book of Mormon), Alan Greene (Sister Act), Erin Mackey (Wicked), Heidi Blickenstaff ([title of show]) and Matthew Scott (Sondheim On Sondheim). Directed by Noah Racey.

For $500, you'll get one ticket to all four concerts plus a variety of insider perks including invitations to exclusive post-performance parties with the cast and recognition in the series program. Plus, your charitable donation ($290 of which is tax deductible) helps make Broadway Close Up possible! To become an Angel, please call the Box Office at 212 501 3330.