The 7 PM concert, with music direction by Benjamin Rauhala, features Lauren Kennedy (The Last 5 Years world premiere, Spamalot), Tituss Burgess (The Little Mermaid), Stephanie Umoh (Ragtime), Kristy Cates (Wicked), Matt DeAngelis (Hair), Ashley Kate Adams (La Cage Aux Folles), Trevor McQueen (Annie Get Your Gun), Emily Afton (Hair) and Ryah Nixon (9 to 5 national tour).
The evening also showcases Lacey Angerosa, Meg Baessler, Sam Brooks, Sean Welsh Brown, Lynsey Buckelew, Courtney Ellis, David Allan Howell, Scott Johnson, Lindsay Lavin, Gabriel Lopez, Lisa Mindelle, Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld, Jeremy Sevelovitz, Jillian Soares, Madison Stratton, Stephen Thompson, Evan Taylor Walker, Zach Wobensmith and Yaniv Zarif. Composers Stitt and Brown will not be performing.
These Two also includes a special appearance by Broadway cellist Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf, who was recently featured in the Broadway revivals of A Little Night Music and Sunday in the Park with George, and played cello in the original production of The Last 5 Years.
Concertgoers can expect to hear songs from Parade, Songs for a New World, The Last 5 Years, 13, Urban Cowboy, Mosaic, The Alphabet City cycle, Brown's solo album "Wearing Someone Else's Clothes" and Stitt's debut album "This Ordinary Thursday," among others.
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