'Spring Awakening' Producer Presents NATEKid Concert

 Jennifer Maloney, one of the producers of the Broadway hit, Spring Awakening, presents the NYC premiere concert of NATEKid.  NATEKid, along with an ensemble of musicians, will be premiering a new genre of music, a fusion of hip-hop and jazz at NYC's legendary club The Cutting Room located at 19 W. 24th St. (between Broadway & 6th Avenue) on April 2, 2008 promptly at 7:30pm.   

NATEKid's talents include singing, acting, various types of dancing, playing piano, writing lyrics and melodies. As an actor, NATEKid has appeared on TV's Sex in the City, As the World Turns, All My Children, Off-Broadway in the The Firebugs and in the upcoming film, See You in September.  As a recording artist NATEKid has recently been commissioned to work on the upcoming Broadway Bares and a French pop single.  He's been played around the world on KSUN, KMUD, Dolphin Radio online, WOR, XM Satellite, NPR, 94.1 (Jazzxpress Radio) and throughout the US at 3,500 AMC Theaters (millions of plays.)

Director/Producer Jennifer Maloney says "NATEKid's unique vision introduces the young and exciting fans of hip-hop to the traditional standards of the jazz world.  With his versatile arrangements, witty lyrics and rich tone, he has found a way to fuse the two worlds seamlessly and has created a fresh, new sound that makes you think that these two styles of music are long, lost soul mates."

Maloney's Broadway producing credits include Spring Awakening, Legally Blonde the Musical, Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life, and the Off-Broadway hit I Love You Because.  Jennifer received a TONY award as one of the producers of Spring Awakening and the show received a total of eight TONY awards. Spring Awakening also won the NY Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, the Drama League Award for Best Musical, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.  Jennifer was nominated for two Drama Desk Awards for both Spring Awakening and Legally Blonde the Musical.  Jennifer was the Coordinating Producer of As the World Turns from 1999-2006, where her producing team won the 2001 and 2003 Emmy Award.  Jennifer produced the film See You In September, which is currently in post-production; the film stars Justin Kirk and Estella Warren and was directed by Tamara Tunie.

Brian Nash will serve as Music Director.  Brian has music directed over 40 shows, led orchestras for concert, stage, and recordings, orchestrated and arranged for theater pieces and rock bands, and produced several albums. Recently, Brian music directed, orchestrated, and co-produced SILENCE! The Musical, winner of the Outstanding Musical award for FringeNYC 2005.  Shea Sullivan, who was selected as one of 2008's DanceBreak Choreographers, will serve as the Choreography Consultant.  Shea was the longtime assistant to Tony-award winning choreographer Henry LeTang, and worked on the film Bojangles starring Gregory Hines.
 
For more information on NATEKid, including music samples, please visit: www.jafunk.com or www.myspace.com/natekidmusic. 

To purchase tickets please visit www.thecuttingroomnyc.com

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