WHEN EVERYTHING WAS POSSIBLE Remastered Recording, Featuring Kurt Peterson & Victoria Mallory, Set for Release

By: Feb. 13, 2015
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This spring Kurt Peterson and Stephenie Skyllas will release a digitally mastered, archival recording of "When Everything Was Possible - A Concert (with comments)" as memorial tribute to Victoria Mallory. Recorded live at New York City Center on April 29, 2012, "When Everything Was Possible" was a memorable evening of song and story featuring Kurt Peterson and Victoria Mallory, in what would be her final public stage performance. Mallory, one of the brightest lights of Broadway's Golden Era, tragically passed away from pancreatic cancer on August 30, 2014. An online fundraising campaign has been established through Fractured Atlas to assist the producers with the release of the album and accompanying booklet that will memorialize the legendary performer and share a message of history and hope with a whole new generation of young artists. A portion of proceeds from the album's sale will go to Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. To make a tax-deductible contribution, please visit Fractured Atlas: www.fracturedatlas.org/donate/11823

Original cast members of Follies, Dear World, A Little Night Music, and Lincoln Center's West Side Story, Victoria Mallory and Kurt Peterson were welcomed back to the New York stage with tremendous enthusiasm in "When Everything Was Possible - A Concert (with comments)." Featuring new orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, music direction by Michael Rafter, direction by Larry Moss, musical staging by Joshua Bergasse, historical projections by Telegraphic Media, and original songs by composer Jesse Wiener, the magical evening offered a musical walk down Broadway's memory lane with collaborators and friends, Mallory and Peterson. The archival recording beautifully captures the hopeful, emotional, and exuberant evening that Backstage said, "No young performer should miss. Not only will you learn a lot; it will give you hope."

Victoria Mallory made her Broadway debut as Maria in the 1968 Lincoln Center revival of West Side Story, alongside Kurt Peterson as Tony. Victoria went on to play Lili in a New York City Center revival of Carnival before originating the role of Young Heidi in Stephen Sondheim's Follies. She originated a second role in a Sondheim musical when she won the role of Anne Egerman in A Little Night Music. For six years, Victoria played Leslie Brooks on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless," and Dr. Denise Foxworthy on NBC's "Santa Barbara." In 1977 Victoria received an Emmy nomination for the television special "After Hours: Singin', Swingin', and All That Jazz." Victoria married Mark Lambert, her husband of 40 years and the Henrik to her Anne in A Little Night Music, and the couple's daughter Ramona Mallory Lambert played the role her mother originated in the Broadway revival 36 years later. She taught at NYC's The Voice Studio and served as a vocal and audition coach. On August 30, 2014, Victoria succumbed to a short battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 65.

For more information on "When Everything Was Possible - A Concert (with comments)," or to make a contribution to the album, please visit www.fracturedatlas.org/donate/11823.



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