Billy Lewis Jr., Emily Padgett and Adam Kantor Join G'DAY BROADWAY' at the Met Room, 4/29
Glee star Billy Lewis Jr., Adam Kantor (Rent, The Last 5 Years), Emily Padgett (Side Show, pictured), Amma Osei (Rock of Ages), Ryann Redmond (Bring it On, If/Then), Heather Brorsen (Avenue Q) and Ashley Loren (Jekyll & Hyde) will join the previously announced Tony Sheldon (Priscilla; Queen of the Desert, Ever After), Donna Vivino (Wicked, Les Miserables), Tracy McDowell (Rent, Motown), Tim Young (Next To Normal), Brad Greer (Altar Boyz), Anne Fraser Thomas (How The Grinch Stole Christmas), Alison Cusano (A Night With Janis Joplin) and Dave Thomas Brown (Heathers) to sing the music of Australian composer Matthew Lee Robinson.
G'Day Broadway! The Music of Matthew Lee Robinson will be presented at The Metropolitan Room (34 West 22nd Street) on Wednesday April 29th at 7pm.
Australian composer/lyricist Matthew Lee Robinson has won the UTAS Stephen Schwartz Songwriting Award, and written for the Emmy nominated TV series Dance Academy. His work has also been featured at Ars Nova as well as Seattle's New Voices concert series. His latest musicals, Happy People and Atlantis, have been developed with mentorship from Stephen Schwartz. Recently Mr. Robinson was the recipient of the $100,000 Australia Council Music Fellowship to develop works throughout the U.S. and Australia. Visit www.matthewleerobinson.com for additional information.
The concert is directed by David Alpert (If/Then, The Trip to Bountiful, The Best Man) with musical direction by Matthew Lee Robinson. The evening is produced by Rich Martino.
Tickets for the concert are $20 and may be purchased at www.metropolitanroom.com.
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