Reeve Carney, Katie Finneran & More Join 'We're Gonna Have to Ask You to Leave' Benefit at Birdland, 1/23
By: Kelsey Denette Jan. 02, 2012
We're Gonna Have to ask You to Leave...(a benefit concert to kick out cancer) to be presented at Birdland Jazz Club on January 23rd, 2012 at 7pm.
This benefit concert for the American Cancer Society will feature some of Broadway's best musical and theatrical talent in a evening dedicated to the heroic spirit of those who have conquered the disease, as well as a celebration of those who lost their battle.
The concert will boast an exciting line-up of Broadway performers, including Spider-man's Reeve Carney, Tony Winner Katie Finneran (Promises, Promises, Noises Off, I Hate My Teenage Daughter) and husband Darren Goldstein (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Damages), Tony nominee Dylan Baker (God of Carnage, Damages) and wife Becky Ann Baker (Good People, Assasins), Tony nominee Barbara Walsh (Company, Big), Carla Gugino (Road to Mecca, Desire Under the Elms),Tony nominee Alison Fraser (Gypsy, Secret Garden), Tony nominee and Obie winner Kathleen Chalfant (Rescue Me, Wit), Jay O. Sanders (Titus Andronicus, Law and Order: Criminal Intent), Patti Murin (Lysistrata Jones, Xanadu), Obie Winner Jonathan Hammond (Boys in the Band, Ragtime), Nick Blaemire (Godspell, Cry-Baby), Matthew Greer (Seminar, Spamalot national tour), Karen Walsh (Road to Mecca, Pygmalion), and more.
All proceeds go to benefit the American Cancer Society. www.cancer.org. Directed by Kris Kukul; music directed by Ray Fellman.
There will also be a special, surprise guest host.
Doors open at 6pm with a silent auction and raffle ticket sales for the first hour. The concert begins at 7pm and will include a brief live auction, as well.
$75.00 premium seats, $50.00 general seat for the concert. $10 food/drink minimum. Proceeds from tickets to the show, silent and live auctions, and raffle sales go to supporting the American Cancer Society. www.cancer.org
Tickets available by purchasing online through the Birdland website or at the box office (212-581-3080). Seating is limited. For more information about the benefit concert please visit www.kickcancerthebenefit.com.
Performers are subject to change without prior notice.
About the American Cancer Society
Together with our millions of supporters, the American Cancer Society (ACS) saves lives and creates a world with less cancer and more birthdays by helping people stay well, helping people get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back.
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