Upright Cabaret's always sold-out audience was greeted a special treat on Monday, September 24th when producers Chris Isaacson and Shane Scheel along with music director Trapper Felides welcomed Stephen Oremus and friends to Eat on Sunset. Fresh off conducting Rufus Wainright's Judy Garland concert at the Hollywood Bowl the night before, Stephen stopped by the encore performance of Upright's Hollywood Nights as a guest music director. The traditional gang was also joined by music directors Brian Perri (Wicked) and Andrew Graham (Avenue Q) and members of the casts of both shows.
The evening kicked off with a performance of "Louder than Words" from Tick, Tick…Boom by Trey Ellett, Wilson Cruz, and Jeanine Meyers; immediately followed by Julie Reiber reprising "Fools Fall in Love" which she sang under Stephen's baton in All Shook Up. Avenue Q's Kelly Sawyer and Christian Anderson came over from the Ahmanson on their day off to camp up a performance of Xanadu's "Suddenly" before Carla Renata (currently playing Gary Coleman) ripped up "He's No Good" which she sang in Broadway's The Life. Angela Ai (Q's Christmas Eve) also graced us with an original backed up by members of the Q band (drummer and guitar player). Then it got a little Wicked with performances by Kristoffer Cusick, Upright virgin Adam Lambert, and Jenna Leigh Green. Eden Espinosa was also on hand for the first time since an impromptu performance of "The Wizard and I" at the Christmas 2005 show, with a stirring rendition of "Over the Rainbow," holding true to the inevitable "Wizard of Oz" theme.
Jeanine Meyers, Trey Ellett, and Wilson Cruz
Kelly Sawyer and Christian Anderson
Angela Ai with band
Brian Perri and Kristoffer Cusick
Michael Sherwood, Brent Kyle and Audra Mae
Nikki Renee Daniels
Nikki Renee Daniels
Shane Scheel, Stephen Oremus, Chris Isaacson, and Trapper Felides
Stephen Oremus and Roslyn Kind
Eden Espinosa, Chris Isaacson, Julie Reiber, Trapper Felides
Brian Perri, Eden Espinosa, Chris Isaacson, Kathy Deitch, Shane Scheel, Adam Lambert
Stephen Oremus, Kristoffer Cusick, and Patrick Cole
Jeff Marx, Chris Isaacson, Julie Reiber, Trapper Felides, Shane Scheel and Adam Lambert
Chris Isaacson, Amanda Avila, and Michael Drolet
(clockwise) Tim Bagley, Trapper Felides, Nathan Lee Graham, Chris Isaacson, Shane Scheel, and Kathy Deitch
Trapper Felides and Jerry Sternbach
Chris Isaacson and Jenna Leigh Green
Shane Scheel and Becky Baeling
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