Musicals Tonight! will continue its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its current edition of At This Performance…, this Monday, April 23rd at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, (above the Promenade Theatre- Broadway at 76th Street), 3rd Floor at 8 PM. Hosted by series Artistic Director and Casting Director Stephen DeAngelis and featuring Musical Director/Accompanist Eugene Gwozdz, At This Performance… allows performers to showcase their versatility and share anecdotes about their experiences.
According to press notes, slated performers include "Matt Farnsworth (Understudy for the roles of Aaron Fox and Daryl Grady in Curtains), Gaelen Gilliland (Understudy for the roles of Paulette Bonafonte and Vivienne Kensington in Legally Blonde), Ann Morrison (Understudy for the role of Lotte Lenya in the Broadway production of LoveMusik), Eliseo Roman (Understudy for the role of Kevin in In the Heights), Jonathan Root (Understudy for the roles of Rod, Princeton, Nicky, Trekkie Monster, Bear and Brian in Avenue Q), Catherine Walker (Understudy for the role of Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins), Jon Patrick Walker (Understudy for the role of Rob in High Fidelity) and Noah Weisberg (Understudy for the role of Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde)." The evening will also feature the debut of a new song "Understudy Blues," with music by Brian Cimmet and lyrics by Amanda Yesnowitz, the first individual lyricist to receive the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award.Videos