Musical Theatre West's BROADWAY IN CONCERT SERIES Presents Susan Egan in THE REAL HOUSEWIFE OF BROADWAY

By: Feb. 23, 2017
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March is the month for Beauty and the Beast fans to rejoice! On Friday, March 17, the long awaited live-action film opens and Susan Egan, Broadway's original Tony-nominated "Belle" takes the stage in a one-night-only concert event "The Real Housewife of Broadway" at the Beverly O'Neill Theater at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center.

The Musical Theatre West "Broadway in Concert" performance features the dynamic performer, accompanied by musical director Stephen Cook, and special guest Deedee Magno Hall, in a showcase that highlights her fast-paced career, filled with hilarious anecdotes and magnificent music by Gershwin, Porter, Arlen, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kander and Ebb, Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz and New York's hottest new writers! Tickets are now on sale at www.musical.org, by calling (562) 856-1999 ext. 4 or at the Musical Theatre West Ticket Office. Tickets range from $40-$60.

Egan has made powerful impressions in theatre, film, television and music. She headlined on Broadway as Thoroughly Modern Millie, won critical acclaim as Sally Bowles in Cabaret, starred in Triumph of Love and State Fair, and received Tony Award and Drama Desk nominations for "Best Actress" as the original Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Regionally, Egan starred alongside Carol Burnett in Putting It Together and Tommy Tune in the national tour of Bye, Bye Birdie, and developed works at Yale Repertory, Baltimore Center Stage, South Coast Repertory, and the Mark Taper Forum. Her film credits include "13 Going on 30," "Gotta Kick It Up" for the Disney Channel, and many award-winning indies seen at Seattle Film Festival, Sarasota Film Festival, Slamdance, the HBO Comedy Festival and beyond. Egan has voiced leading characters in the animated features "Hercules" (Meg), "Spirited Away" (Lin), "Porco Rosso" (Gina), "Lady and the Tramp II" (Angel), "Achmed Saves America" (Ginny), and is currently on Cartoon Network's "Steven Universe" (Rose Quartz). On television, she spent two seasons on the WB's Nikki, and guest-starred on "House," "Numb3ers," "NYPD Blue," "Arli$$," "Drew Carey," "Great Performances," and countless others. Susan has headlined with more than 50 symphony orchestras worldwide, including concerts at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and the Hollywood Bowl, and has over 40 recording credits including her solo CDs: All That and More, So Far, Winter Tracks, CoffeeHouse (Best Vocalist 2004), Susan Egan LIVE, The Secret of Happiness, and 2015's Softly.

Deedee Magno Hall first came to fame as a member of Disney's "The All New Mickey Mouse Club in 1989, alongside such future pop stars as Justin Timberlake, Brittney Spears, Christina Aguliera. Hollywood Records then recruited the young Filipino-American actress and a singer to join the teen pop phenomenon The Party, who released their self-titled debut album 1990 on Hollywood Records. Their hit singles, "Summer Vacation," "I Found Love" and "That's Why" all charted in the Top 100, leading to a Disney Channel produced a special titled "The Party: In Concert." After recording three albums with the group, she moved to musical theatre, earning critical acclaim in the role of Kim in the Broadway production of Miss Saigon, a role she later reprised on the national tour. She later played the role of Nessarose on the first national tour of Wicked, and reprised the role in the San Francisco sit-down production at the Orpheum Theatre. Most recently, Hall joined the ensemble for the US tour of If/Then in October 2015. Hall is married to Cliffton Hall, who has starred opposite her in both Miss Saigon and Wicked national tours and the San Francisco production of Wicked.


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