Jeff Bowen, David Kirshenbaum, Miller & Tysen, Katie Thompson Will Pen New Songs for Once Upon a Time Concert | Playbill

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News Jeff Bowen, David Kirshenbaum, Miller & Tysen, Katie Thompson Will Pen New Songs for Once Upon a Time Concert Once Upon A Time In New York City, a concert series featuring a slate of brand-new songs about the Big Apple, will make its 54 Below debut Nov. 19.

The 9 PM concert will feature over a dozen world-premiere songs by established and emerging musical theatre writers, performed by a roster of Broadway stars.

Writers contributing new songs to the concert include Jeff Bowen ([title of show], Now. Here. This.), Carmel Dean (Johnny & The Sprites, Songs of Innocence & Experience), David Kirshenbaum (Vanities, Summer of '42), Lauren Marcus (singer-songwriter, "Magpie"), Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen (Tuck Everlasting, The Burnt Part Boys), Eric Price (Hello Out There) and Will Reynolds (The Greenwood Tree), Rob Rokicki (Love, NY; Strange Tails), Louis St. Louis ("Grease 2," Truckload) and Katie Thompson ("So You Think You Can Dance," R.R.R.E.D.), among others.

Additional writers and performers will be announced at a later date.

According to press notes, "Listen as [songwriters] tell their tales of the City both in song and in story; share in the ups and downs of city life, from the day they moved to Manhattan to their favorite spot on the island."

The concert is produced and hosted by Jennifer Ashley Tepper and will benefit The Actors Fund. Musical direction is by Joshua Zecher-Ross. 54 Below is located at 254 West 54th Street. For more information and tickets, priced $30-$40, call (866) 468-7619 or visit 54Below.com.

 
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