Russell directs the 8 PM concert that also promises guest appearances by Tony Award winner Alice Ripley (Next to Normal, Side Show) and Lauren Molina (Rock of Ages, Sweeney Todd). still bill promises songs from Russell's musicals including Side Show; Kept; Fourtune; Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens; Last Smoker in America; Up in the Air; Patter for the Floating Lady; Unexpected Joy; and A Bad Spell.
Next to Normal Tony winner Ripley, who earned her first Tony nomination for starring as Siamese twin Violet Hilton in Side Show, will perform with Cearley and Molina. As a special presentation, Cearley and Molina are slated to debut an original song set to one of Russell's poems.
Backing the performers are Ripley's husband Shannon Ford, Christian Imboden and Chris Schelling.