Photo Flash: Betsy Wolfe, Margo Seibert, Shaina Taub and More Take Part in WOMEN OF NOTE at NYMF
The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) presented the Women of Note concert series, celebrating female, queer and trans artists who are changing the landscape of musical theatre, on Monday, August 1 at The Duke on 42nd Street. Featuring dynamic sounds and incredible performers, this one-night-only concert event showcased even more artists than last year in two back-to-back performances. BroadwayWorld has photos from the show below!
The Women of Note lineup for the first concert included Lynn Ahrens, Carmel Dean & Kate Hamill, Eisa Davis, Tina DeVarn, Kate Douglas, Sarah Taylor Ellis & Meghan Brown, Amanda Green, Marcy Heisler & Zina Goldrich, Anna Jacobs, Lauren Pritchard, Zoe Sarnak, Lucy Simon, Jennifer Stafford, Georgia Stitt, and Kathleen Wrinn.
The lineup for the second concert featured Aya Abdelaziz, Jill Abramovitz, Rebekah Allen, Barbara Anselmi, Maggie-Kate Coleman & Erato Kremmyda, Elizabeth A. Davis, Ty Defoe & Tidtaya Sinutoke, Kait Kerrigan, Lauren Marcus, Grace McLean, Jean Rohe, Rona Siddiqui, Shaina Taub, Jeanine Tesori, and Katie Thompson.
The Women of Note concert series was directed by Karen Azenberg, with Rachel Abrams serving as line producer and Jess Glover as musical director, and was made possible in part by the generous support of the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment and Grove Entertainment.
Dan Markley serves as NYMF Executive Director & Producer. Curation of the 2016 Festival is led by Rachel Sussman, who joins NYMF this year as Director of Programming & Artist Services. A Grand Jury panel of industry experts helped to determine the musical lineup of the Festival.
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Photo Credit: Russell Rowland
Tina deVaron
Tina deVaron
Melody Rodriguez
Margo Seibert and Brandon Contreras
Margo Seibert and Brandon Contreras
Luke Zimmerman
Luke Zimmerman
Lorinda Lisitza and Lauren Marcus
Lorinda Lisitza and Lauren Marcus
Lora Lee Gayer and Zoe Sarnak
Lora Lee Gayer and Zoe Sarnak
Kathleen Wrinn
Kathleen Wrinn
Kathleen Wrinn
Kathleen Wrinn
Jean Rohe
Courtney Bassett, Maggie-Kate Coleman and Molly Pope
Celeste Rose and Jenny Rose Baker
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