Photos: WONDERFUL TOWN 70TH ANNIVERSARY ALL-STAR CONCERT! at 54 Below

On June 16th, a cast of singing actors from the theatrical and cabaret stages came together in another Robert W. Schneider produced evening focusing on the American Musical Theater, this one honoring the seventieth anniversary of the first production of WONDERFUL TOWN.  

WONDERFUL TOWN 70TH ANNIVERSARY ALL-STAR CONCERT! featured Michael Lavine at the piano, acting as Musical Director, and Mr. Schneider in the role of host, guiding the audience through the story of the iconic play, and offering historical facts and trivia, including some rare film footage shot backstage of the original cast, featuring Rosalind Russell.  The roles were played by a variety of actors switching off per musical number, with Amanda Green coming off as the highlight of the evening, singing her own father's song (written with Betty Comden and Leonard Bernstein) "One Hundred Easy Ways To Lose A Man."

Enjoy these photos from WONDERFUL TOWN 70TH ANNIVERSARY ALL-STAR CONCERT! and seek out other shows to see on the 54 Below website HERE.

Photos by Stephen Mosher; Visit the Stephen Mosher website HERE.

Christopher Street, featuring Todd Buonopane

Robert W. Schneider and Michael Lavine

Ohio by Karen Ziemba and Erin Davie

One Hundred Easy Ways To Lose A Man by Amanda Green

The Story of My Life, featuring Hilary Cole

What a Waste, featuring Aaron Mitchum with Matthew Fairlee and Will Hutcheson

A Little Bit In Love, performed by Elizabeth Teeter

Pass That Football by Timmy Lewis

Conversation Piece, with Rebecca Spigelman, J Savage, Elizabeth Teeter, Sean McDermott, and Billy Recce

A Quiet Girl performed by Sean McDermott with The Gentlemen

Conga! as played by Rebecca Spigelman and The Sailors

My Darlin' Eileen, led by Eric Michael Gillett with the Policemen.

Rare Film Footage

Swing by Seth Sikes and The Cool Cats

It's Love, performed by Cameron Loyal (with an assist from Hilary Cole) and the cast.

Wrong Note Rag, featuring Janine LaManna and Alison Lea Bender.

The entire personnel list for the WONDERFUL TOWN ANNIVERSARY CONCERT:

Producer, director, host: Robert W. Schneider.  Associate Producer: Brinley Degwert

Musical Director: Michael Lavine

The Soloists:
Alison Lea Bender
Todd Buonopane
Hilary Cole
Erin Davie 
Eric Michael Gillett 
Amanda Green 
Janine LaManna 
Timmy Lewis 
Cameron Loyal 
Sean McDermott
Aaron Mitchum 
Billy Recce 
J Savage 
Seth Sikes 
Rebecca Spigelman
Elizabeth Teeter 
Karen Ziemba 

The Ensemble:
Maggie Bera
James Cella
Chas Conacher
Connor Coughlin
Roger Dawley
Grant Evan
Kali Evonne
Matthew Fairlee
Caleb Funk
Aaron Gooden
Will Hutcheson
Christina Emily Jackson
Tyler Mell
Juliana Padilla
Molly Samson
Taylor Erin Wade

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