On Monday, February 26, producers Derek Collard and Gary Maffei will present "My First Time," an all-star Broadway concert to benefit Quality Services for the Autistic Community (QSAC). Directed by Igor Goldin ("A Ritual of Faith") with musical direction by David Andrews Rogers, the concert will take place at New World Stages (340 West 50th St.) at 7 p.m.
The show will feature performances by Hunter BellHunter Bell and Susan BlackwelSusan Blackwell [title of show], Jeff Blumenkrantz (A Class Act), Heath Calvert (Good Vibrations), Matt Cavenaugh (Grey Gardens), Rick Crom (The Goodbye Girl), Jeffry Denman (The Producers), Ed Dixon (Les Miserables), Eamon Foley (Assassins), Hunter Foster (The Producers), Anita Gillette (Moonstruck, Cabaret), Ann Harada (Avenue Q), Terri Klausner (Evita), Garrett Long (Seussical), Megan Reinking (Lestat, Dracula), Asa Somers (Grey Gardens), John Tartaglia (Avenue Q), Mary TestaMary Testa (42nd Street) and CW11 News Anchor Jim Watkins, with a special performance by the Center Stage Players from the Center Stage Theatre Company, Westport, CT.The concert features a variety of first-hand stories and songs from the performers' own "first" experiences, such as the first show they were in, their first professional stage success or the first show or star that inspired them to follow their hearts to Broadway.Photo of John Tartaglia by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.
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