Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Telly Leung & More Set for SEASONS OF BROADWAY at BB King's, 3/30
Featuring four of Broadway's brightest stars, "Seasons of Broadway" is an evening of hit songs and personal backstage anecdotes, celebrating the diversity of Broadway and the powerful impact it has had beyond the theater. The show will play a one-night special engagement at BB King's Blues Club and Grill in New York City on Monday, March 30 at 7:30 PM.
Tony-nominee Adam Pascal (Rent), Telly Leung (Godspell), Mandy Gonzalez (In The Heights), and Marcus Paul James (Motown) will be singing the greatest hits from the world of Rock, Pop, R&B, Jazz and, of course, Broadway. Audiences can expect to hear hit tunes from shows like Rent, Wicked, In The Heights, & Memphis.
The one-night-only concert will also feature special guest performances by Anthony Rapp (Rent, If / Then), and Lindsay Mendez (Wicked, Dogfight), with musical direction by Jesse Vargas.
The concert is presented by R/J Production's Rich Aronstein, Marathon Live Entertainment's Mike Karns, & Telly Leung Productions.
BB King's Blues Club and Grill is located at 237 West 42nd Street, New York City. Ticket prices range from $35 (standing room) to $100 (VIP, with a post-show "meet & greet"), and can be purchased by visiting http://www.bbkingblues.com/bio.php?id=4914.
Adam Pascal became part of theatrical history by creating the role of Roger Davis in Rent, earning a Best Actor Tony nomination and reprising his performance in the 2005 movie adaptation. Pascal has since juggled a career as a concert and recording artist with leading roles on Broadway in Aida (Radames), Cabaret (Emcee) and Memphis (Huey Calhoun).
Television audiences will recognize Telly Leung as Wes (the Warbler) on Fox's Glee. Broadway and national touring credits include Flower Drum Song, Pacific Overtures, Wicked (Boq, original Chicago company), Rent (final Broadway company) and Godspell. Off-Broadway, he was featured in Manhattan Theatre Club's The World of Extreme Happiness. Regionally, some of his favorite roles include Sammy in the world-premiere of Allegiance (the Old Globe, with George Takei), Song in M. Butterfly (Philadelphia Theater Company), & Angel in Rent at the Hollywood Bowl (directed by Neil Patrick Harris). His debut album, {i'll cover you}, was released on The Yellow Sound Label in 2012.
Mandy Gonzalez played the role of Nina Rosario in the 2008 Tony Award winning musical In The Heights, a role she created in the Off-Broadway production for which she received a Drama Desk Award. Mandy starred as Elphaba in the Broadway blockbuster Wicked. Mandy made her Broadway debut as Princess Amneris in the Tim Rice/Elton John musical AIDA. She appeared in the musical Lennon, based on the life of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and she also starred opposite Michael Crawford as Sarah in Dance of the Vampires.
Marcus Paul James is a NYC native who was last seen on Broadway in Motown. Recently, Marcus was in the off-Broadway cast of Rent as "Mister Jefferson." He also played the role in the original Broadway closing cast production as well as the movie "Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway" (Directed by Mike Warren). Broadway credits also include the cast of Tony-award-winning musical In The Heights. Other credits include "Radio Shack" national commercial and the Grammy award winning Broadway Inspirational Voices. Marcus also is a singer/songwriting with his last CD project titled "Meant to Be".
Photo by Jennifer Broski
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