Ugly Betty Star Newton Joins Broadway Loves the 80's Lineup

Jamie McGonnigal and Joe's Pub present Broadway Loves the 80's Vol. 3, a concert featuring your favorite Broadway stars singing their favorite hits of the awesomest decade ever!

Directed by McGonnigal and Xanadu's Marty Thomas, with Music Direction by Ben Cohn, "Broadway Loves the 80's Vol. 3" will take place on Sunday, August 10 at 9:30PM at Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, NY. The totally rad host of the past two concerts, Mo Rocca (Spelling Bee, VH1's I Love the 80s) will return for this 3rd incarnation.

Added to the roster for the nearly sold-out event are Nick Adams (A Chorus Line), Adinah Alexander (Wicked), Chris Dilley (Kinsey Six), Mandy Gonzalez (In The Heights), Kyle Dean Massey (Xanadu), Jen Foote (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), Kennita Miller (Xanadu), Becki Newton (Ugly Betty), Alysha Umphress, Casey Clark and Natalie Weiss, who will be joining previously announ ced cast members Jenn Colella (High Fidelity), Nikki Renee Daniels (Les Miserables), Eden Espinosa (Rent, Wicked), Anthony Rapp (Rent), Kate Shindle (Legally Blonde) and Ugly Betty's Michael Urie

The Broadway Loves the 80s band will feature Ben Cohn on keys, Dan Weiner on drums, Michael Blanco on bass and Mike Aarons on guitar.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit The Flood 2008 Fund of The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation for flood relief and recovery donations. One-hundred percent of financial donations to the fund will support Linn County in its recovery from the June 2008 flood. The first priority of the fund is to allocate grants to nonprofit organizations to provide families and individuals basic assistance to reestablish stable living after the June 2008 flood.

The first two editions of the event quickly sold-out and the crowd was on their feet, rockin' out to the totally awesome sounds of the wicked best decade ever! In addition to the totally rad tunes, the event will also feature several raffles and give-aways, so don't miss out!

As the concert is almost sold-out, a very limited number of VIP seats have been made available for $150. This includes a great seat in addition to a poster autographed by the complete cast! These seats are only available by emailing horizonsongs@aol.com

Seats for "Broadway Loves the 80's Vol. 3" are $25. For Tickets, call 212-967-7555 or visit www.joespub.com; or in person at The Public Theater Box Office from 1pm to 6pm20and at Joe's Pub from 6pm to 10pm (both located at 425 Lafayette St.). For table reservations call 212-539-8778. Purchase of tickets does NOT guarantee a table reservation; you must call to reserve seats. Seating, as well as standing-room, is available only on a first-come, first-served basis for all shows without a dinner reservation. Two drink or $12 food minimum per person is standard.