NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
ejnarciso
Swing Joined: 7/3/08
#1NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/15/08 at 4:28am
Anyone else going to this benefit concert for the NYCLU next Monday? Looks like a great set of performers this year: (Link Below)
Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent, Les Mis)
Michael Cerveris (Sweeney Todd, Assassins)
Daniel Sunjata (Take Me Out, Rescue Me)
Kathleen Chalfant (Wit, Angels in America)
John Gallagher (Spring Awakening)
Cheyenne Jackson (Xanadu, All Shook Up)
Celia Keenan-Bolger (Les Mis, Spelling Bee)
Anthony Rapp (Rent)
Gavin Creel (Godspell)
Julia Murney (Wicked)
Darius de Haas (Marie Christine)
Nick Blaemire (Cry Baby)
Todd Buonopane (Spelling Bee)
Erich Bergen (Jersey Boys National Tour)
Dana Steingold (Godspell, Spelling Bee)
The Cast of Godspell
And Founding Performer Liana Stampur with Clinton Curtis
Monday July 21, 2008 at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $60, available online. Student tickets are $20, only at the box office (the website says $12, but I paid 20 at the box office.) I'll be sure to post a review - see ya there if you're going!
Broadway Stands Up For Freedom!
"Let dreamers dream what worlds they please, those Edens can't be found. The sweetest flowers, the fairest trees, are grown on solid ground."
-Bernstein's Candide
-Bernstein's Candide
StateOfJade
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/03
#2re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/17/08 at 5:51amWhen they say student, is that all students or specifically NYU students?
"I really liked the show--Wish I saw Boy's Night...Am I allowed as I am not a boy anymore:)"-duffyny1
#2re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/17/08 at 3:08pm
AN EXCELLENT ORGANIZATION AND AN EXCELLENT NIGHT OF ENTERTAINMENT!
Keep your eyes open, because on Friday evening, an interview (conducted by yours-truly) will be posted on BroadwayWorld about this event! Chatted with Donna Lieberman (NYCLU Executive Director), Jen Bender (Director), Daniel Goldstein (Former-Director) plus Celia Keenan-Bolger and Todd Buonopane
Tickets are $12 to all those with a valid student ID
As the list of performers is always subject to change: Michael Cerveris and Nick Blaemire will not be performing.
#3re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/17/08 at 4:37pm
This was Cheyenne's song at the benefit last year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrR5nbp3KeA
#4re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/17/08 at 9:10pmAwww, no Michael? Anyway, I asked the Box Office guy yesterday after I paid $20 for my tickets, and he said the $12 was only for NYU students. Apparently anyone else with an ID pays $20. I got Orchestra seats anyway, so I'm happy nonetheless.
"My muffin top is all that/whole grain and low-fat/I know you want a piece of that/But I just wanna dance!"
TheAppleTree
Chorus Member Joined: 2/15/07
#5re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/17/08 at 10:07pmIs the cast of Godspell really going to be there? As far as I know that is just one person right now (Gavin) unless I missed an official announcement about the rest of the cast.
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#6re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/18/08 at 12:09amI went last year and it was a good time. That was the first time I had heard of Susan Blackwell and Hunter Bell and they were hilarious and touching at the same time.
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
#7re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/18/08 at 1:20am
FEATURE STORY:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=29899
#8re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/18/08 at 4:41pm
I tried to get tickets this morning and they were sold out.
On that note, if anyone ends up with an extra, please pm me. :)
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#9re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/18/08 at 6:11pm
I also tried to get tickets today and was unable to. I'm very disappointed!
I'll echo it'sjustshowbiz - if anyone has an extra I would love it!
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
secondadonna
Swing Joined: 7/12/08
#10re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:11pmWent only to see Michael Cerveris, so was very dissapointed. (What WAS he doing tonight, anyway?). But it was a fun concert after all. Glad I went.
ejnarciso
Swing Joined: 7/3/08
#11re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/21/08 at 11:54pm
It was an enjoyable and fun night, and all for a great cause!
It's unfortunate Tony Kushner couldn't be there, but his letter was entertaining and inspiring at the same time. The concert showcased the performers' talents, while keeping the NYCLU's goals in mind.
The highlight for me was definitely seeing the new cast of Godspell on stage with Stephen Schwartz. I was out the whole day, so I hadn't seen all the casting announcements until I got home.
"Let dreamers dream what worlds they please, those Edens can't be found. The sweetest flowers, the fairest trees, are grown on solid ground."
-Bernstein's Candide
-Bernstein's Candide
ItsCalledHistory
Understudy Joined: 4/29/05
#12re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/22/08 at 9:05am
Agree... it was a fun night. And great to see the entire company of GODSPELL up there performing. If that song (All Good Gifts) was a teaser of what's to come, Broadway will definitely have a great sounding production of GODSPELL featuring a stunningly beautiful cast.
Other highlights for me were the interperative readings of poems and Todd Buonopane's song (hilarious, but don't remember the title).
Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#13re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/22/08 at 10:22am
Gavin Creel was amazing last night.
Cheyenne repeated his number from last year - with great success.
I also loved John Gallagher Jr playing the banjo.
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
Carol Channing
#14re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:11pm
It was cute to see the entire Keenan-Bolger trio up there last night. Was it just me, or did Celia look a little tipsy? Anyway, ItsCalledHistory, Todd Buonopane sand "In Short" by Pasek and Paul. You can listen to it on their website:
http://www.pasekandpaul.com/PasekandPaul/Our%20Music.html
I love that song so much. When the intro music started, I giggled like an idiot, and the people around me must've thought I was insane. Oh well..
"My muffin top is all that/whole grain and low-fat/I know you want a piece of that/But I just wanna dance!"
#15re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:15pmThe highlight for me was Julia Murney singing "Back to Before." She sounded and looked gorgeous.
Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#16re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/22/08 at 1:02pm
Murney did give a terrific perf. of "Back to Before." Very impressive.
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
Carol Channing
Updated On: 7/22/08 at 01:02 PM
HJAJtheFirst
Leading Actor Joined: 1/27/04
#17re: NYCLU Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! 2008
Posted: 7/23/08 at 9:18am
Check out the photos:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=30284
Updated On: 7/23/08 at 09:18 AM
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