Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA

By: Feb. 09, 2015

Hosted by Lesli Margherita (Matilda), the late night #SOBLESSED Live! at 54 Below on February 7th featured performances by Adam Kaplan (Newsies), Joey Taranto (Kinky Boots), Michael James Scott (Something Rotten), Megan Sikora (Like a Million Broadway Shows), Mo Brady (The Addams Family), Nikka Graff Lanzarone (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown), Ellyn Marie Marsh (Kinky Boots), with special guest appearance by Julia Murney as Jeremy Jordan and musical direction by Drew Wutke. Scroll down for photos!

#SOBLESSED Live! is a review style staging of Annoying Actor Friend's best selling book, #SOBLESSED: the Annoying Actor Friend's Guide to Werking in Show Business, where performers recount their experiences from college to Broadway to unemployment, and everything in-between.

The evening benefited Broadway Cares/Equty Fights AIDS.

Photo Credit: Sarah Marie Jenkins (www.facebook.com/sarahjenkinsphoto)

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Lesli Margherita (Matilda) opens the show with musical director, Drew Wutke

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Lesli Margherita explains how the evening will run, and the one rule: DRINK.

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Joey Taranto (Kinky Boots) explains when he first new he was "soblessed" (wanted to be an actor) and sings 'I'm the Greatest Star.'

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
During 'I'm the Greatest Star,' Joey Taranto reenacts how he used to pretend he had long hair when he was a child.

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Adam Kaplan (Newsies) sings his fairly inappropriate college audition song from when he was seventeen, 'It's Hard to Speak My Heart' from Parade.

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Michael James Scott (Aladdin) recounts understudying Ben Vereen in Fosse on the road by singing 'Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries.'

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Megan Sikora shares stories from understudying in The Nance, Promises, Promises, Dracula, and Wicked.

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
After explaining that she had to go on for Galinda in Wicked after a night of drinking, only to discover while up in the bubble she was still drunk, Megan Sikora reenacts her booze-brave rendition of 'Popular.'

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Lesli Margherita can't handle Megan Sikora's drunk 'Popular.'

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Neither can the audience.

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Mo Brady (The Addams Family) gets 'pulled' up from running the projections to cover for a sick Wesley Taylor, whom he understudied on Broadway.

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Mo Brady, understudying for Wesley Taylor, sings 'Pulled' from The Addams Family.

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Representing unemployment, Nikka Graff Lanzarone (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) sings 'Nothing Compares 2U' in homage to 2011, when she was gainfully employed.

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Ellyn Marie Marsh recounts when her survival job was at Ellen's Star Dust Diner, by singing 'C'mon Everybody,' complete with original karaoke track. She also bussed the tables during it.

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Lesli Margherita

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Lesli interviews Julia Murney as Jeremy Jordan. Questions included, 'What is your favorite cookie at Schmackary's?' 'How did you get your Equity card?' 'Discuss being naked in the bathtub during Bonnie & Clyde,' and 'How did you propose to Ashley Spencer?'

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Julia Murney brings down the house with 'They Just Keep Moving the Line.'

Photo Flash: Lesli Margherita Hosts #SOBLESSED LIVE! to Support BC/EFA
Lesli Margherita, Joey Taranto, Mo Brady, Drew Wutke, Adam Kaplan, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Ellyn Marie Marsh, Julia Murney and Megan Sikora



RELATED STORIES

1
Starry Lineup Set For the Broadway Flea Market Autograph Table and Photo Booth Photo
Starry Lineup Set For the Broadway Flea Market Autograph Table and Photo Booth

The Autograph Table and Photo Booth will return this year to the Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction in New York City’s Theater District on Sunday, October 1, 2023. Find out which stars you can meet here!

2
Exclusive: Watch Highlights from NextGen Spotlight Benefit Concert Photo
Exclusive: Watch Highlights from NextGen Spotlight Benefit Concert

A bevy of Broadway’s brightest stars joined forces earlier this week for NextGen Spotlight, a concert directed and hosted by actor Jelani Remy (Back to the Future) for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ NextGen Advocates. In this video, check out highlights from the show!

3
Lesli Margherita More Join BC/EFA NextGen Spotlight Photo
Lesli Margherita More Join BC/EFA NextGen Spotlight

Broadway stars have joined the lineup of NextGen Spotlight, a concert directed and hosted by actor Jelani Remy for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ NextGen Advocates. Find out who is performing at the event here!

4
& JULIET, HERE LIES LOVE & More to Join Broadway Flea Market Photo
& JULIET, HERE LIES LOVE & More to Join Broadway Flea Market

It’s time to visit your Broadway happy place. The Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction will return to the heart of New York City’s Theater District with unique collectables, unparalleled experiences and celebrated stars on Sunday, October 1, 2023.

More Hot Stories For You

Videos


TICKET CENTRAL

Recommended For You