Mayo Center Stages BROADWAY SHOWSTOPPERS Tonight

Celebrate some of the most memorable musical moments from Broadway, featuring stars of some of Broadway's biggest hit musicals, when Mayo Performing Arts Center presents Broadway Showstoppers! tonight, April 12, 2014 at 8 pm. Tickets are $29-49.

Slated to perform are Tony nominee Carolee Carmello (Parade, Mamma Mia, Kiss Me Kate, Scandalous), Mandy Gonzalez (Wicked, In The Heights), Telly Leung (Godspell, Wicked, Glee), Robert Creighton (Little Me, Mystery Of Edwin Drood, Anything Goes) and Kissy Simmons (The Lion King).

The performers will sing solos and in combinations, featuring music from the shows they starred in, as well as other Broadway favorites.

Carolee Carmello starred on Broadway in Scandalous (2013 Tony Nomination: Best Actress in a Leading Role), Sister Act, The Addams Family, Mamma Mia, Parade (Tony Nomination), Urintown, Kiss Me Kate, Chess, Falsettos, The Scarlet Pimpernel and many others. Television audiences know Carolee from "Remember W.E.N.N.", "Frasier", "Law & Order" and many others. Her recordings include "Scandalous," "Jekyll & Hyde", "Parade", "Elegies", "Hello Again" and many more.

Mandy Gonzalez is one of the most powerful and versatile voices in musical theatre. She was last seen starring as Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked (Broadway.com award for Best Replacement). She has appeared as Princess Amneris in the Elton John and Tim Rice musical Aida. She also starred in the Broadway show Lennon where she portrayed John Lennon as well as other characters. Mandy made her Broadway debut in Jim Steinman's Dance of the Vampires starring opposite Michael Crawford. She is best known for playing the role of Nina Rosario in the Tony Award winning musical In The Heights, a role she created Off-Broadway at 37 Arts (Drama Desk Award for Best Ensemble). Mandy was featured in the televised documentary In The Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams which follows the shows journey to Broadway and beyond.

Telly Leung is a favorite to Broadway audiences. He has starred in the recent hit Godspell, RENT, Wicked, Pacific Overtures and Flower Drum Song. Television Fans know Telly as Wes, a friend of Blaine's and a member of the "Dalton Academy Warblers" in Fox's hit show Glee. Most recently, he starred alongside George Takei & Lea Salonga in the world premiere of the Broadway-bound musical, Allegiance, at the Old Globe Theater. In concert, he has performed to sold-out houses all over the world including concerts at London's Hippodrome, Carnegie Hall, NYC's 54 below, The Kennedy Center, The Hollywood Bowl, The Magic Castle, The Laurie Beechman Theater, The Coterie at the Lowes Hotel in Hollywood and San Diego's Diversionary Theater. His first solo CD, I'll Cover You, is available on The Yellow Sound Label.

New Jersey's Robert Creighton has starred in many Broadway shows including Mystery of Edwin Drood, Anything Goes and Chicago. This past February, he starred in City center's Encore series "Little Me" to great acclaim. Paper Mill Playhouse was home to Robert, as he was featured in many shows there: Oliver!, Peter Pan, Guys & Dolls, Funny Girl and more. TV audiences will recognize Robert from roles on Elementary (CBS), Law & Order (NBC) and Life on Mars (ABC).

Kissy Simmons is an American actress best known for playing Nala in the Broadway production of The Lion King.

Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey.

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