Gasteyer Moderates Revival: Broadway's Next Act Oct. 6; Sheik and Rapp Perform

By Andrew Gans
06 Oct 2008

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer
Photo by Aubrey Reuben

Ana Gasteyer, the "Saturday Night Live" star who has been seen on Broadway in Wicked and The Threepenny Opera, moderates Revival: Broadway's Next Act Oct. 6, a panel discussion that will be presented at Zankel Hall in Manhattan.

The 8 PM event, according to press notes, focuses on "the fresh approach that composers have recently introduced to Broadway, attracting audiences through a new range of media, from YouTube to MTV."

The panel comprises Tony-winning Spring Awakening composer Duncan Sheik, Tony-winning In the Heights creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Hairspray" film director Adam Shankman, Tony-winning Legally Blonde director-choreographer Jerry Mitchell and original Rent star Anthony Rapp.

Both Sheik and Rapp are scheduled to perform.

An exclusive afterparty at The Russian Team Room will follow at 9:30 PM. The evening is created by The Notables, Carnegie Hall's membership program for music enthusiasts in their twenties and thirties.

Best known for her work on "Saturday Night Live," Ana Gasteyer has appeared on Broadway in Wicked, The Threepenny Opera and The Rocky Horror Show and Off-Broadway in The Vagina Monologues and Kimberly Akimbo. She also played Fanny Brice in the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera's production of Funny Girl and was seen in the New York City Opera mounting of Cinderella. Her screen credits include "Reefer Madness," "Mean Girls," "What Women Want," "Woman on Top," "Dick" and "What's the Worst That Could Happen?"

The event is free for Notables members. Tickets for non-members, priced $75, are available by calling (212) 903-9734 or by emailing notables@carnegiehall.org.

For more information visit www.carnegiehall.org/notables.