Andrew Kober and Danielle Wade Host BARELY LEGAL Tonight at (le) Poisson Rouge

By: Aug. 05, 2013
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Tonight, August 5th at 8pm, Sam Carner and Derek Gregor's Barely Legal Showtune Extravaganza V will play (le) Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street). This marks the fifth installment of the four-­?time sold-­?out concert series by the Richard Rodgers Award winning composers.

The evening's roster has just been updated to include twenty performers from previous installments. Performers include, from Summer 2012: Aja Goes, Connor Russell, John Battagliese, Juan Ortiz, Nora Navarro, Ross Yoder and Tyler McKenzie.

From Summer 2011: Holland Mariah Grossman (Broadway's Rebecca), Blair Goldberg (MCC's Carrie, Sister Act national tour), Charlotte Maltby and Tyler Lenhart. From Spring 2011: Alaina Mills. From 2010: Bethany Jeffery, Celia Hottenstein, Dan Gershaw, James Crichton, Jordan Stanley, Justin Magnusson, Luke Hoback and Maggie Glassman.

As with the previous two editions, Barely Legal Showtune Extravaganza V was cast by online submissions from college students around the country. A panel of four judges, including Casting Directors Michael Cassara and Jason Najjoum, Concert Director Marlo Hunter, and Concert Producer Alina Gutiérrez, chose this year's eight winners from over 100 entries. Carner and Gregor were not involved in the judging process.

The winners of this year's casting contest are: Keith Allen (University of Michigan '14), Woody Buck (University of Michigan '15), Jordon Bolden (Carnegie Mellon '17), Danny Harris Kornfeld (Syracuse University '14), MoMo Lamping (University of Arizona '15), Solea Pfeiffer (University of Michigan '15), Emily Rogers (Pace University '15) Chauncey Trask (Central Washington University '13).

The evening will be hosted by Andrew Kober and Danielle Wade. Andrew Kober made his Broadway debut in the 2009 Tony Award winning revival of Hair after originating the roles of Father and Margaret Mead in the Shakespeare in the Park production. He also played the roles in the West End revival in 2010. He has also appeared on television in "Boardwalk Empire," "Pan Am" and "House of Cards."

Danielle Wade, a Barely Legal IV alum, won the role of Dorothy in the current Toronto production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new stage adaptation of The Wizard of Oz on Canada's "Over The Rainbow" television reality talent competition. Beginning in September, she will reprise the role in the first North American tour, beginning at The Smith Center in Las Vegas.

The evening is under the direction of Marlo Hunter, director and choreographer of Carner and Gregor's Richard Rodger's Award-­?winning musical Unlock'd at The Duke on 42nd Street for Prospect Theater Company. Musical direction will be provided by Emily Whitaker (Princeton '15). Barely Legal is presented by Alina Gutiérrez.

Doors will open for the Barely Legal Showtune Extravaganza V at 7pm. Tickets are $20 with a two-­? drink minimum for table seating, and no-­?drink minimum for standing room. Tickets can be purchased by visiting: https://www.ticketprophet.com/events/9232/orders/new.

Photo Credit: Monica Simoes



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