Paul Gemignani will conduct the evening, which will feature the talents of Alexander Gemignani and Tony nominee Kate Baldwin. Pianist Ted Firth and drummer Larry Lelli will also be featured performers. The program will include overtures from South Pacific, Oklahoma!, Funny Girl, Fiorello! and Gypsy as well as a birthday overture salute to Stephen Sondheim. Among the songs featured, performed by Kate Baldwin and Alexander Gemignani, will be “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” (Oklahoma!), “When Did I Fall in Love” (Fiorello!), “There Once Was a Man” (Pajama Game) and “Everything's Coming Up Roses” (Gypsy).
Tickets, priced $20 ($12 for seniors and students with I.D.), are available by calling the MSM Concert Office at (917) 493-4428 or online at www.msmnyc.edu. Manhattan School of Music is located on the northwest corner of Broadway and 122nd Street.