A TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN SCHWARTZ OCTOBER 19 AT THE TOWN HALL

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Posted: 10/16/07 at 2:54pm

KICKOFF THIRD ANNUAL BROADWAY CABARET FESTIVAL
AT THE TOWN HALL WITH
A TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 8PM

CREATED WRITTEN & HOSTED BY SCOTT SIEGEL FOR THE TOWN HALL

Jane Olivor, Karen Akers, Max Von Essen, Liz Callaway, Lari White, Cass Morgan, Jim Caruso, Scott Coulter, Jason Graae, Lisa Howard, Kristy Cates, David Burnham, Steven Lutvak, Chris DiCristo, Julie Garnye, Jill Abramavitz, Liz Lark Brown, Tanya Holt and Carole Schwartz are among today's most talented stars from the Broadway and cabaret scene to honor famed composer Stephen Schwartz in A TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN SCHWARTZ on Friday, October 19 at 8pm at The Town Hall as part of the Third Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival October 19-21, 2007. The evening is directed by Scott Coulter with musical direction by Alex Rybeck.

The acclaimed Town Hall festival will host the first-ever major New York gala honoring Schwartz. He will be in attendance to witness the performances of his greatest songs from a career of extraordinary achievements.

"I've been planning this tribute to Stephen Schwartz for over a year," said Scott Siegel. "Stephen graciously changed his plans in order to be at Town Hall on the night of the event and has agreed to perform in the concert, as well. This show will not only feature Stephen's greatest work, it will also feature entertainers known for performing the best versions of those songs: Karen Akers singing "Chanson," Liz Callaway singing "Meadowlark," Max Von Essen singing "Proud Lady," and so on. It will be, in short, an unforgettable, emotional, evening full of great music and superb talent."

Stephen Schwartz has contributed music and/or lyrics to Godspell, Pippin, The Magic Show, The Baker's Wife, Working (which he also adapted and directed), Personals, Rags, Children Of Eden and the current Broadway hit, Wicked. Most recently, he has contributed songs to Mit Eventyr, a musical about Hans Christian Andersen currently playing in Denmark. He collaborated with Leonard Bernstein on the English texts for Bernstein's Mass and wrote the title song for the play and movie Butterflies Are Free. For children, he has written a one-act musical, Captain Louie.

For films, he collaborated with Alan Menken on the scores for the Disney animated features Pocahontas and The Hunchback Of Notre Dame and wrote the songs for the DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt.Under the auspices of the ASCAP Foundation, he runs musical theatre workshops in New York and Los Angeles, and is also a member of the Council of the Dramatists' Guild. Mr. Schwartz is the recipient of three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and a tiny handful of tennis trophies. http://www.stephenschwartz.com

In The Town Hall tradition as The People's Concert Hall, tickets are available at $50 for this all-star weekend through TicketMaster, 212-307-4100, or www.ticketmaster.com, or by visiting the Town Hall Box Office between noon and 6 PM (except Sundays) at 123 West 43rd Street, 212-840-2824 or visit www.the-townhall-nyc.org.