A BLOCK TO BROADWAY Benefit for LIVING WITH HENRY Set for 4/23

On Monday, April 23, 2012 at 8:00 pm, Beyond Boundaries will present the musical theatre celebration, A Block to Broadway! Benefit at the Bathurst Street Theatre, 736 Bathurst Street, Toronto. Doors open at 7:00 pm with a silent auction and cash bar.

Some of Toronto’s hottest professional musical theatre talents join together to kick it up and raise funds to help send Living With Henry to the New York Musical Theatre Festival this summer!

A Block to Broadway! Benefit features Alana Bridgewater, Christian Bellsmith, Gabi Epstein, Marisa Falcone, Sherry Garner, Konstantinos Haitas, Kelly Hollif, Michael Hughes, Ryan Kelly, Lisa Kisch, Lizzie Kurtz, Lori Nuic, Nadine Roden, Ari Wienberg, Christopher Wilson, and is accompanied by David Myers. With special guests - the Beyond Boundaries Youth Ensemble.

Living With Henry – an inspiring new musical drama written by Christopher Wilson, premiered to critical acclaim in July 2011 at the Toronto Fringe Festival. Consequently, the production was selected to continue at the Best of Fringe Uptown and the 2012 Next Stage Theatre Festival.

This theatrical work explores the complexities of living with HIV/AIDS today. Framing HIV as a chronic illness rather than as a death sentence, this poignant musical lays bare today’s realties, promotes education and strives to examine the fear and challenge the misunderstandings still associated with HIV.

Remarkably, Living With Henry was recently invited to participate in the prestigious New York Musical Theatre Festival in July 2012, as one of ten productions chosen from several hundred for this privilege. This is a tantalizing opportunity to showcase a new Canadian musical work at an internationally regarded Festival in the United States.

Now in its eighth year, The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) exists to revitalize musical theatre culture by discovering and promoting new musical theatre artists, producers and projects; nurturing a vibrant and innovative artistic community; and connecting one of America's greatest art forms with a diverse, contemporary audience.

Tickets: $35 adults, $25 students/arts workers. General admission. To purchase tickets, please call the Arts Box Office @ (416) 504-7529 or visit online @ www.artsboxoffice.ca