Espinosa will be profiled on CNN's NewsNight with Aaron Brown on May 25th
By: BWW News Desk May. 23, 2005
Brooklyn: The Musical's Eden Espinosa will be featured on CNN's
NewsNight with Aaron Brown on Wednesday, May 25th at 10:00 - 11:00 PM.
Her story as an actress and musician will be told on "On the Rise," which profiles young up-and-comers in their chosen field.Espinosa was nominated for a 2005 Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance for her title role in Brooklyn. Other Broadway credits include Wicked (for which she was the stand-by for Elphaba). Regionally, she has appeared in Triumph of Love, and can be heard on the concept album of Bright Lights, Big City, on The Maury Yeston Songbook and on John McDaniel Live at Joe's Pub.Brooklyn is produced by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri
McPherson, directed by Tony Award nominee Jeff Calhoun, with
Music Supervision, Arrangements and Orchestrations by Grammy and Emmy-award winner John McDaniel.
Brooklyn: the Musical is a whimsical urban fairy tale that tells of a Parisian street singer who goes to her namesake city in search of her father; she finds fame as a pop star along the way. The show features both a pop-soul score and book by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson, played its first preview at the Plymouth (now the Gerald Schoenfeld) Theatre on September 23rd, 2004 before officially opening on October 21st. Jeff Calhoun directed, while Eden Espinosa, Ramona Keller, Cleavant Derricks, Kevin Anderson and Karen Olivo starred. To date, the musical has played just over 300 performances.
Brooklyn: The Musical LIVE!, a one-of-a-kind live recording of the
original cast album from the brand new Broadway musical, is available
at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, on the website
at www.BrooklynTheMusical.com and nationally at retail stores and Amazon.com.Performances are on Tuesday at 7:00 PM, Wednesday-Saturday at 8:00 PM, matinees
on Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM, and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets, which range from $25 to $95, are
available in person at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre box office (236
West 45th Street), online at Telecharge.com/Brooklyn or by phone at (212) 239-6200; outside metro New York (800) 432-7250. Visit www.brooklynthemusical.com. Also, check local listings for more information on NewsNight with Aaron Brown.
Brooklyn: the Musical is a whimsical urban fairy tale that tells of a Parisian street singer who goes to her namesake city in search of her father; she finds fame as a pop star along the way. The show features both a pop-soul score and book by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson, played its first preview at the Plymouth (now the Gerald Schoenfeld) Theatre on September 23rd, 2004 before officially opening on October 21st. Jeff Calhoun directed, while Eden Espinosa, Ramona Keller, Cleavant Derricks, Kevin Anderson and Karen Olivo starred. To date, the musical has played just over 300 performances.
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