The 9:30 PM concert, celebrating 90s pop group the Spice Girls, was the third in The TRL Generation series, which previously featured Broadway Loves Britney and Broadway Sings the 90's .
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Kara Lindsay, Ariana DeBose, Jenna Leigh Green, Corey Cott, Jason Gotay, Meghann Fahy and More Celebrate The Spice Girls
Kara Lindsay, Ariana DeBose, Jenna Leigh Green, Corey Cott, Jason Gotay, Meghann Fahy and More Celebrate The Spice Girls
Broadway Loves the Spice Girls , described as "a 'Girl Power'-filled song and dance extravaganza paying tribute to the Fab Five," was held Nov. 10 at the Canal Room in Manhattan. Newsies stars Kara Lindsay, Corey Cott and Ben Fankhauser were among the performers. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Tess Soltau, Sabrina Harper, Gabrielle McClinton, Ryah Nixon and Bethany Moore sing "Spice Up Your Life"
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Tess Soltau, Sabrina Harper, Gabrielle McClinton, Ryah Nixon and Bethany Moore sing "Spice Up Your Life"
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Tess Soltau, Sabrina Harper, Gabrielle McClinton, Ryah Nixon and Bethany Moore sing "Spice Up Your Life"
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Tess Soltau, Sabrina Harper, Gabrielle McClinton, Ryah Nixon and Bethany Moore sing "Spice Up Your Life"
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Tess Soltau, Sabrina Harper, Gabrielle McClinton, Ryah Nixon and Bethany Moore sing "Spice Up Your Life"
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Tess Soltau, Sabrina Harper, Gabrielle McClinton, Ryah Nixon and Bethany Moore sing "Saturday Night Divas"
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Sabrina Harper, Gabrielle McClinton and Ryah Nixon sing "Saturday Night Divas"
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Hannah Elless, Julia Mattison and Ariana DeBose sing "Too Much"
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Kennedy Caughell, Hannah Elless and Julia Mattison sing '"Too Much'"
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Meghann Fahy, Kennedy Caughell, Hannah Elless, Julia Mattison and Ariana DeBose sing "Too Much"
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Meghann Fahy, Kennedy Caughell, Hannah Elless, Julia Mattison and Ariana DeBose sing "Too Much"
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Meghann Fahy, Kennedy Caughell, Hannah Elless, Julia Mattison and Ariana DeBose sing "Who Do You Think You Are"
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Anne Brummel, Lesley McKinnell, Brandi Chavonne Massey, Natalie Daradich and Lesley McKinnell sing "Do It"
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Anne Brummel, Lesley McKinnell, Brandi Chavonne Massey, Natalie Daradich and Lesley McKinnell sing "Do It"
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Anne Brummel, Lesley McKinnell, Brandi Chavonne Massey, Natalie Daradich and Lesley McKinnell sing "2 Become 1"
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Ariana Groover, Alice Lee, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Elizabeth Judd and Emma Hunton sing "Holler"
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Ariana Groover, Alice Lee, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Elizabeth Judd and Emma Hunton sing "Holler"
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Ariana Groover, Alice Lee and Barrett Wilbert Weed sing "Holler"
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Ariana Groover, Alice Lee, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Elizabeth Judd and Emma Hunton sing "Holler"
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Ariana Groover, Alice Lee, Barrett Wilbert Weed and Elizabeth Judd
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Liana Hunt, Kate Loprest, Kara Lindsay, Ashley Kate Adams and Stephanie Umoh sing "Stop"
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Liana Hunt, Kate Loprest, Kara Lindsay, Ashley Kate Adams and Stephanie Umoh sing "Stop"
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Liana Hunt, Kate Loprest, Kara Lindsay, Ashley Kate Adams and Stephanie Umoh sing "Stop"
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Liana Hunt, Kate Loprest, Kara Lindsay, Ashley Kate Adams and Stephanie Umoh sing "Stop"
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Liana Hunt, Kate Loprest, Kara Lindsay, Ashley Kate Adams and Stephanie Umoh sing "Stop"
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Liana Hunt, Kate Loprest, Kara Lindsay, Ashley Kate Adams and Stephanie Umoh
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Emily McNamara sings the "Solo Spice Medley" with Jillian Soares, Lacey Angerosa and Michael Gioia
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Emily McNamara with Michael Gioia
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Emily McNamara
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Darren Bluestone, Max Chernin, Corey Cott, Ben Fankhauser and Jason Gotay sing "Say You'll Be There"
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Ben Fankhauser and Jason Gotay
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Darren Bluestone, Max Chernin, Corey Cott, Ben Fankhauser and Jason Gotay sing "Mama"
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Darren Bluestone, Max Chernin, Corey Cott, Ben Fankhauser and Jason Gotay sing "Mama"
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Ariana DeBose sings "The Lady Is A Vamp"
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Ariana DeBose sings "The Lady Is A Vamp"
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Ariana DeBose sings "The Lady Is A Vamp"
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Ariana DeBose sings "The Lady Is A Vamp"
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Ariana DeBose sings "The Lady Is A Vamp"
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Meghann Fahy and Emma Hunton sing "Viva Forever"
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Meghann Fahy and Emma Hunton sing "Viva Forever"
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Lacey Angerosa, Jillian Soares and Michael Gioia sing "Move Over"
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Liana Hunt, Kara Lindsay, Kate Loprest, Ashley Kate Adams and Stephanie Umoh sing "Goodbye"
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Liana Hunt, Kara Lindsay, Kate Loprest, Ashley Kate Adams and Stephanie Umoh sing "Goodbye"
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Ari Groover, Alice Lee, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Elizabeth Judd and Emma Hunton sing "Wannabe"
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Ari Groover, Alice Lee, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Elizabeth Judd and Emma Hunton sing "Wannabe"
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Ari Groover, Alice Lee, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Elizabeth Judd and Emma Hunton sing "Wannabe"
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Ari Groover, Alice Lee, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Elizabeth Judd and Emma Hunton sing "Wannabe"
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Ben Fankhauser, Corey Cott, music director Benjamin Rauhala, Darren Bluestone, Jason Gotay and Max Chernin
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Producer Shoshana Feinstein, Alice Lee, Emma Hunton, music director Benjamin Rauhala, Meghann Fahy and Ariana Groover
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Directed by Kyle Fox and produced by Shoshana Feinstein, the evening featured musical direction by Benjamin Rauhala (Pippin ).
The cast included Ashley Kate Adams (La Cage aux Folles ), Darren Bluestone (Avenue Q ), Kennedy Caughell (American Idiot ), Max Chernin (Brooklyn Superhero Project ), Cott (Newsies ), Natalie Daradich (Wicked ), Hannah Elless (Somewhere In Time ), Meghann Fahy (Next to Normal ), Fankhauser (Newsies ), Jason Gotay (Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark ), Jenna Leigh Green (Wicked , "Sabrina the Teenage Witch"), Ariana Groover (Bare ), Sabrina Harper (Pippin ), Liana Hunt (Newsies ), Emma Hunton (Spring Awakening ), Elizabeth Judd (Bare ), Alice Lee (Spring Awakening ), Lindsay (Newsies ), Kate Loprest (First Date ), Julia Mattison (Godspell ), Gabrielle McClinton (Pippin ), Lesley McKinnell (Wicked ), Emily McNamara (Gettin' The Band Back Together ), Bethany Moore (Pippin ), Ryah Nixon (9 to 5 ), Tess Soltau (Into The Woods, Far From Heaven ), Stephanie Umoh (Ragtime ), Barrett Wilbert Weed (Bare, Lysistrata Jones ) Ariana DeBose (Motown, Bring It On ), Anne Brummel (Wicked ) and Brandi Chavonne Massey (Caroline, or Change ).
Back-up vocals were provided by Lacey Angerosa, Michael Gioia and Jillian Soares. Orchestrations and vocal arrangements were by Rauhala, with brass arrangements by Eric Schedin. The band featured David Cinquegrana on guitar, Shannon Ford on drums, Gene Rauhala and John Perko on trumpet, Eric Schedin on trombone, Andrew Halchak on woodwinds, Andy Kuusisto on bass and music director Rauhala on keyboards.
According to press notes, "In their brief, but wildly successful career, the Spice Girls sold a staggering 88 million albums worldwide, becoming the best-selling female group of all time. 'Baby,' 'Scary,' 'Ginger,' 'Posh' and 'Sporty' became household names. Broadway Loves the Spice Girls will feature exciting new vocal arrangements of their biggest hits, including 'Wannabe,' 'Spice Up Your Life,' 'Stop,' '2 Become 1' as well as classic numbers from the cult-hit film 'Spice World,' highlights from the girls' solo careers and more."