Cutting Edge Composers II Concert to Feature Astin, Blaemire, Burgess, Colella, Rubin-Vega
By Andrew Gans
01 Oct 2009
The 8 PM concert will boast the talents of Skylar Astin (Spring Awakening), Nick Blaemire (Glory Days), Tituss Burgess (The Little Mermaid; Guys and Dolls), Joe Cassidy (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), Jenn Colella (High Fidelity), Colin Hanlon (Rent), Gemma-Ashley Kaplan (The Hatpin), Jeremy Kushnier (Footloose, Jersey Boys), Brooke Sunny Moriber (The Threepenny Opera), Zachary Prince (Jersey Boys), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent) and Josh Young (Les Miserables).
The artists will interpret songs penned by Brad Alexander and Adam Mathias, Jonathan Reid Gealt, Joe Iconis, Peter Lerman, Creighton Irons and Sean Mahoney, Brian Lowdermilk and Kait Kerrigan, Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen, Ryan Scott Oliver, Jeremy Schonfeld, Joshua Salzman and Ryan Cunningham.
Laura Pietropinto will direct the evening with musical direction by Julie McBride.
The Canal Room is located in Manhattan at 285 West Broadway (at Canal Street). Tickets are $20 or $15 with student ID. Tickets are available in advance through smarttix.com or by calling (212) 868-4444. For more information visit www.cuttingedgecomposers.com.
