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Broadway Close Up: Bound for Broadway
Monday, November 16, 2009 8:00 pm | purchase tickets

Hosted by Heidi Blickenstaff

Be the first to see what’s coming down the Great White Way! Merkin Concert Hall’s annual Bound for Broadway concert gives theater fans a sneak peek at brand new shows that might turn out to be the next season’s biggest hits. Past shows have featured Avenue Q, The Drowsy Chaperone, Next to Normal, Vanities and High Fidelity among many others. With interviews with the writing teams and performances by some of Broadway's brightest new stars, the 9th annual Bound For Broadway concert will give theater fans a special opportunity to preview five new shows written by some of the most inspiring and adventurous writers in town.

Also Featuring:
Band Geeks by Gaby Alter, Mark Allen & Tommy Newman
Party Come Here by Daniel Goldfarb & David Kirshenbaum
The Scottish Musical by Darin De Paul, Mark Waldrop & Sam Davis
Sleeping Beauty Wakes by Rachel Sheinkin and Valerie Vigoda, Brendan Milburn & Gene Lewin (AKA GrooveLily)

Josh Young and Laura Pietropinto present the second installment of Cutting Edge Composers: A New Generation of Musical Theater Songwriters.

Moday, November 9, 2009
8:00pm - 9:30pm
The Canal Room
285 W. Broadway (at Canal Street)
New York, NY

The concert will showcase some fan favorites and world premiere songs by Brad Alexander and Adam Mathias, Jonathan Reid Gealt, Joe Iconis, Peter Lerman, Carmel Dean and Anna Jacobs, Creighton Irons and Sean Mahoney, Brian Lowdermilk and Kait Kerrigan, Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen, Ryan Scott Oliver, Jeremy Schonfeld, and Joshua Salzman and Ryan Cunningham. Directed by Laura Pietropinto (Next to Normal) with Music Direction by Julie McBride and a band featuring Mike Aarons, Jay Mack, Orlando Marin, and Leah Potteiger.

With an All-Star Lineup of performers including:
Tituss Burgess (The Little Mermaid; Guys and Dolls)
Lilli Cooper (Spring Awakening)
Matt Doyle (Spring Awakening)
Molly Hager (Factory Girls)
Michael Hunsaker (Ragtime)
Jay Johnson (HAIR)
Morgan Karr (Spring Awakening)
Lauren Kennedy (Vanities)
Jeremy Kushnier (Footloose, Jersey Boys)
Brooke Sunny Moriber (The Threepenny Opera)
Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent)
Lance Rubin (The Black Suits)
Katie Thompson (R.R.R.ED)
Jason "Sweettooth" Williams (The Black Suits)
Josh Young (Les Miserables)
and more!

Tickets are $20 or $15 with Student ID.

18 and over permitted. Under 18 contact cuttingedgecomposers@gmail.com and we will make an accommodation for you.

Tickets are available in advance through Smarttix.com or by calling (212) 868-4444.

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