Photo Coverage: Applause for the Golden Boy - The Music of Charles Strouse
By: Ben Strothmann Mar. 29, 2006
The American Musicals Project hosted their annual benefit concert, "Applause for the Golden Boy: The Music of Charles Strouse," last night, March 27th at the New York Historical Society.Victoria Clark (The Light in the Piazza), Alexander Gemignani (Sweeney Todd), Daniel Reichard (Jersey Boys), Michael Gruber and other stars showcased Annie, Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and other works by Charles Strouse, who made a special appearance that evening.Proceeds for the event, directed by Scott Alan Evans, went to The American Musicals Project, a teacher-training program and Social Studies/English Language Arts curriculum that exposes 7th and 8th graders in over 400 schools to American musical theatre.For more information about The American Musicals Project, visit www.americanmusicals.org/benefit.html
Lillian Johnson, Coleman McCartan, Andrew Semadeni,
Patricia Ceballos, Michael Lanning, and Julie Lanning
Bill Beekman (Trustee), Byron Wien (Trustee), and Bunny Beekman (Producer)
Dr. Louise Mirrer (Pres. NYHS) and Joseph Berger (NY Times)
Beth Dater (Trustee) and Nancy Newcomb (Co-chair of the Board of Trustees)
Mary Ascheim (Board of American Musicals Project),
Robert Ascheim, Mariam and Truman Bidwell
Alan Levenstein (Chairman of The American Musicals Project) begins the evening
Grant Wenaus (Piano accompanist)
Michael Gruber, Nancy Anderson, Daniel Reichard,
Monique French, and Alexander Gemignani
Daniel Reichard
Victoria Clark
Daniel Reichard and Monique French
Michael Gruber and Nancy Anderson
Alexander Gemignani
Michael Gruber
Nancy Anderson
The man of the evening, Charles Strouse
Victoria Clark
Charles Strouse (center) joins Alexander Gemignani and Victoria Clark in song
Charles Strouse joins the company for the finale!
Nancy Anderson and Victoria Clark
Michael Gruber and Daniel Reichard
Rick Elise and Joey Dudding
Adrienne Cupper (Director of Education) and
Alan Levenstein (Chairman of The American Musicals Project)
Charles Strouse and Daniel Reichard
Lillian Johnson, Coleman McCartan, Andrew Semadeni,
Patricia Ceballos, Michael Lanning, and Julie Lanning
Bill Beekman (Trustee), Byron Wien (Trustee), and Bunny Beekman (Producer)
Dr. Louise Mirrer (Pres. NYHS) and Joseph Berger (NY Times)
Beth Dater (Trustee) and Nancy Newcomb (Co-chair of the Board of Trustees)
Mary Ascheim (Board of American Musicals Project),
Robert Ascheim, Mariam and Truman Bidwell
Alan Levenstein (Chairman of The American Musicals Project) begins the evening
Grant Wenaus (Piano accompanist)
Michael Gruber, Nancy Anderson, Daniel Reichard,
Monique French, and Alexander Gemignani
Daniel Reichard
Victoria Clark
Daniel Reichard and Monique French
Michael Gruber and Nancy Anderson
Alexander Gemignani
Michael Gruber
Nancy Anderson
The man of the evening, Charles Strouse
Victoria Clark
Charles Strouse (center) joins Alexander Gemignani and Victoria Clark in song
Charles Strouse joins the company for the finale!
Nancy Anderson and Victoria Clark
Michael Gruber and Daniel Reichard
Rick Elise and Joey Dudding
Adrienne Cupper (Director of Education) and
Alan Levenstein (Chairman of The American Musicals Project)
Charles Strouse and Daniel Reichard
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