MEGA STAGE TUBE: Alice Ripley, Robin de Jesus, Adrienne Warren and More in TWENTY-SOMETHINGS at the Highline Ballroom
On August 12, a slew of Broadway favorites took part in Twenty-Somethings at The Highline Ballroom, featuring music by up-and-coming songwriters Blake Pfeil, Zoe Sarnak and Drew Overcash. Click below to watch the performances!
Performers included: Tony Winner Alice Ripley, Tony Nominee Robin De Jesus, Richard H. Blake, Krystal Joy Brown, Nick Cartell, Laura Dreyfuss, Rebecca Faulkenberry, Jason Gotay, Emma Hunton, Corey Mach, Taylor Noble, Lauren Pritchard, Preston Sadleir, Coleen Sexton, Kacie Sheik, Adrienne Warren, Grace Weber and NYC a 'capella group BLACKOUT. Bobbie L. Crow III on cello, Rick Ippolito on bass, Simon Kafka on guitar and Cody Rahn on percussion.
Pfeil's music has been featured at Joe's Pub, New World Stages, 54 Below, (le) Poisson Rouge, as well as NYC's The Bitter End, where he is a member of the Singer/Songwriter Sessions. His debut EP, "Crossing Connecticut," will be released this September. Pfeil recently released the music video of his song "Queen" (featured Robin De Jesus), dedicated to victims of anti-LGBT violence. www.blakepfeil.com @blakepfeil
Sarnak wrote the book, music and lyrics for The Quad, developed and performed at Harvard's Loeb Experimental Theatre. Sarnak has four full-length musicals in development, including Mixtape, featured in Silent Street Productions' 2012 season, PainLess (with book by Michael Kimmel) and A Lasting Impression.www.zoesarnak.com @zoesarnak
Overcash's musical Boys Vs. Girls was recently optioned, and his other shows - Joe, To You With Love and Rhapsody - are all under development. His music has been performed at Joe's Pub, Birdland, 54 Below and (le) Poisson Rouge. www.drewovercash.com @djovercash
Video credit: Broadway Spotted
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