Alex Bender
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Broadway role debut! Broadway musician: Cirque du Soleil's Paramour (onstage), Finding Neverland, Side Show. Trumpet: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, "Peter Pan Live!," Idina Menzel tour. MMus, Manhattan School of Music; BMus, James Madison University. Special thanks to LHP, my parents and ...
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August Rush: The Musical company shot: (front row, from left) Jessie Linden, Marta Bagratuni, Jack McCarthy, Katrina Yaukey, Ginna Doyle, (back row, from left) Brad Giovanine, Alex Bender, Matt Deitchman, John Hickok, Huxley Westemeier, Leenya Rideout, Tr
Alex Bender Biography
Broadway role debut! Broadway musician: Cirque du Soleil's Paramour (onstage), Finding Neverland, Side Show. Trumpet: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, "Peter Pan Live!," Idina Menzel tour. MMus, Manhattan School of Music; BMus, James Madison University. Special thanks to LHP, my parents and brother, Captain Nicholas Bender, USMC (Ret).Alex Bender News

by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2022
In an awards ceremony last night, April 20, 2022 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, Jazz at Lincoln Center Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis announced the top three university and college jazz band winners and section awards in the second annual Jack Rudin Jazz Championship.

by A.A. Cristi - Apr 26, 2021
On this day in 2017, the musical Bandstand opened on Broadway in a production directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler.

by A.A. Cristi - Nov 25, 2020
On Friday, November 27 at 3 PM Central, Jacob Cohen and Holly Weis of Highland Park Players will be the guests on It's Showtime with Rikki Lee – a weekly half hour informational radio show focused on the entertainment industry that airs on suburban Chicago station 101.5 FM. Those outside the broadcast area can stream the show for free by going to www.HuntleyRadio.com and clicking on the “Listen Live” icon.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2020
What happens when a bunch of performing artists are stuck at home because of a pandemic? They get creative! This holiday season, Highland Park Players, Big Noise Theatre, and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS have teamed up to bring you Winter Wondergram: The Ultimate Holiday Card Experience.

by Nicole Rosky - Nov 11, 2020
Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm) with a BANDSTAND Reunion, in honor of Veteran's Day, with Corey Cott, Laura Osnes, Joey Pero and Beth Leavel.

by BroadwayWorld TV - Jul 16, 2020
Today we flashback to 2017, when Bandstand performed on the Bryant Park stage. Bandstand played for 166 performances at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, starring Laura Osnes, Corey Cott, Beth Leavel, Alex Bender, Joe Carroll, Brandon J. Ellis, James Nathan Hopkins and Geoff Packard.

by Julie Musbach - Apr 15, 2019
Chicago audiences will be the first to see the world premiere of August Rush: The Musical a never-before-seen musical based on the original Oscar-nominated Warner Bros film about a musically gifted orphan and the search for his birth parents. Get a sneak peek with some rehearsal photos below!

by Julie Musbach - Mar 26, 2019
Chicago audiences will be the first to see the world premiere of August Rush: The Musical a never-before-seen musical based on the original Oscar-nominated Warner Bros film about a musically gifted orphan and the search for his birth parents.

by Julie Musbach - Jun 21, 2018
Bandstand will bring high-octane, heart-stopping, spectacular dancing to movie theaters nationwide this summer. The stars came out to attend a special premiere, check out the photos below!

by A.A. Cristi - Jan 30, 2018
THE GREEN ROOM 42 - Broadway's newest intimate concert venue - has announced the return of "The Shakespearean Jazz Show" featuringFun Home star and Tony Award nominee Emily Skeggs and the Nine Worthies jazz ensemble in the exciting and original "The Shakespearean Jazz show" for two nights onFriday, February 2 and Friday, February 9.The show is directed by Emily Grill, produced by Ari Conteand Emily Grill, and features original music by Patrick Greeley.
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by BroadwayWorld TV - Jul 16, 2020
Today we flashback to 2017, when Bandstand performed on the Bryant Park stage. Bandstand played for 166 performances at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, starring Laura Osnes, Corey Cott, Beth Leavel, Alex Bender, Joe Carroll, Brandon J. Ellis, James Nathan Hopkins and Geoff Packard.
by BroadwayWorld TV - Apr 25, 2017
The brand new musical Bandstand, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton) with music by Richard Oberacker and a book and lyrics by Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker, opens on Wednesday, April 26 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.