Murney, Testa, Callaway, Etc. Join Broadway Cabaret Fest

Drama Desk nominees Julia Murney and Nancy Anderson are the latest additions for the Jerome Kern Tribute concert, which marks the first night of Town Hall's 2nd Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival, while Tony nominees Liz Callaway and Mary Testa have been added to the roster for the Festival's final concert, "Broadway Originals!"  The 3-day-long festival, which celebrates the best in cabaret and musical theater history, takes place October 20-22.

On Friday, October 20 at 8:00 PM, the festival kicks off with "Music in the Air: A Tribute to Jerome Kern."  Slated to perform: Tony nominee Stephen Bogardus, Tony nominee Rebecca Luker, Drama Desk nominees Julia Murney, Nancy Anderson, Leslie Kritzer and Michael Winther, Broadway stars Jack Noseworthy, Noah Racey and Nancy Lemenager and an assortment of leading artists from the stages of Broadway and cabaret, will pay tribute to the composer that wrote over 1,000 songs and 100 complete scores, including Showboat, Sweet Adeline, Roberta, Music is in the Air, Leave It to Jane and more.

On Saturday, October 21 at 8:00 PM, two of Broadway's leading ladies – and the Tony-nominated stars of Side Show – Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley get together for "Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley Sing Broadway." The duo will sing a wide range of musical theatre songs, from contemporary and classic shows from the Great White Way.  After playing the conjoined Hilton sisters in Side Show, Emily and Alice recorded two CDs of duets.  The concert will mark their first "joint" appearance on a New York stage in some years.

On Sunday, October 22 at 3:00 PM "Broadway Originals" closes the weekend with the performances – and the performers – that have lit up Broadway for half a century.  Tony nominee Liz Callaway (Baby), Jeb Brown (Ring of Fire), Tony nominee Mary Testa (On The Town), Tony nominee Veanne Cox (Company), two-time Tony winner Helen Gallagher (Pal Joey, No No Nanette), Tony winner Debbie Gravitte (Jerome Robbins' Broadway), Christiane Noll (Jekyll & Hyde), Noah Racey and Nancy Lemenager (Never Gonna Dance) join an array of theatre stars will assemble with the express purpose of singing the songs that they performed in original Broadway productions.

Full casts for the Jerome Kern Tribute and "Broadway Originals" will be announced in the fall.

The Broadway Cabaret Festival is made possible, in part, by a generous gift from The Booth Ferris Foundation.

Tickets available now at $50 per show at TicketMaster, 212-307-4100 or online. For more info or to subscribe to all three concerts, call 212-840-2824, or visit www.the-townhall-nyc.org.