The 7 PM concert features the songs of contemporary musical theatre songwriters Rachel Peters, Tim Rosser and Charlie Sohne, Sam Salmond, and Katya Stanislavskaya. Additional music and lyrics are by Robert Maddock, Royce Vavrek and Will Aronson.
Matt Castle and Julie McBride are the evening's musical directors.
Joining Gotay (Bring It On), Rua (Hands on a Hardbody), Salazar (Godspell) and Mattison (Godspell) are Liz Lark Brown, Molly Hager (Fat Camp), Michael Marcotte, Jeremy Morse, Will Roland, Anne L. Nathan (Once), Alyse Alan Louis (Mamma Mia!) and Ally Bonino.
The evening also features the "musical stylings" of Benjamin Rauhala, Charlie Rosen, David Cinquegrana, John Convertino, Castle, Jay Mack, Ann Bermont, Eric Davis and McBride.
Here's how the evening is billed: "You may not know their names yet but you'll see them on Broadway marquees and Billboard charts in the future. Ars Nova presents an evening of rising stars of the contemporary musical theatre scene in this night of not-your-grandma's-musical theatre."
Ars Nova is located at 511 West 54th Street. For more information and tickets, visit ArsNovaNYC.com.