Photo Coverage: Inside BROADWAY BY THE YEAR's Season Opener with Karen Ziemba, Tonya Pinkins & More!
By: Genevieve Rafter Keddy Feb. 25, 2015
Author/critic Scott Siegel created BROADWAY BY THE YEAR for Town Hall, which he writes and hosts. Siegel takes audiences of all ages on a musical tour of the Great White Way, offering an entertaining verbal account of Broadway's history. Each evening celebrates the songs from Broadway shows of a selected year, sung by a cast of talented cabaret and Broadway performers.
On February 23, BROADWAY BY THE YEAR presented musicals from 1916-1940, welcoming an all-star cast including Karen Ziemba, Tonya Pinkins and more. Check out photos below!
This marvelous program not only highlights favorite show-stopping numbers, it also features lesser-known gems. Years previously featured in the series include 1933, 1940, 1943, 1951, 1957 and 1964 and featured such stars as Liz Callaway,Heather MacRae, Davis Gaines, Sally Mayes, Bryan Batt, Chip Zien, Sharon McNight, Mark Coffin and others.
The critically acclaimed Broadway by the Year series fifteenth season will bring 100 years of Broadway history in four incredible evenings. Each show will cover a quarter of a century of Broadway tunes from shows including A Chorus Line, Annie Get Your Gun, Babes in Arms, Brigadoon, Cabaret, Candide, Dreamgirls, Follies, Funny Girl, Girl Crazy, Gypsy, Guys & Dolls, Into the Woods, La Cage Aux Folles, Lady Be Good, Kiss Me Kate, and more!
Each evening will feature an all-star cast singing and dancing through the glorious history of the Great White Way. Series creator, writer, and host Scott Siegel will be joined on stage by Tony nominees and winners, in addition to surprise special guest stars throughout the season.
Photos by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
Scott Siegel (Creator, Writer and Host)
The Broadway By The Year Chorus-Jenna Dallacco, Kristin Dausch, Madeline Hamlet, Mary Lane Haskell, Meredith Lesley, Bridget Ori, Samantha Owens, Michael Romeo Ruocco, Housso Semon
Danny Gardner and The Broadway By The Year Chorus-Jenna Dallacco, Kristin Dausch, Madeline Hamlet, Mary Lane Haskell, Meredith Lesley, Bridget Ori, Samantha Owens, Michael Romeo Ruocco, Housso Semon
John Easterlin
John Easterlin
Aleka Emerson and Danny Gardner
Aleka Emerson and Danny Gardner
Ross Patterson (Musical Director)
Emily Skinner and William Michals
Emily Skinner and William Michals
The Broadway By The Year Chorus-Jenna Dallacco, Kristin Dausch, Madeline Hamlet, Mary Lane Haskell, Meredith Lesley, Bridget Ori, Samantha Owens, Michael Romeo Ruocco, Housso Semon
Chuck Cooper, John Bolton, William Michals, Josh Young and Lumiri Tubo
John Bolton, William Michals, Scott Siegel, Josh Young and Lumiri Tubo
John Bolton, William Michals, Scott Siegel, Josh Young and Lumiri Tubo
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