Second Annual Broadway in South Africa Concert, with Aida Star Cox, Presented Oct. 5

By Andrew Gans
05 Oct 2009

Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox

Singer-songwriter Deborah Cox, who starred in the title role of the Broadway production of Aida, is among the performers taking part in Broadway in South Africa: The Concert, which will be presented Oct. 5 at the Peter Norton Symphony Space in Manhattan.

The 7:30 PM concert features original songs based on stories written by Broadway in South Africa students who participated in a four-day arts intensive that was held in January in Cape Town. Those commissioned to pen these songs include composers Deborah Abramson and Joel B. New, Scott Alan and Shoshana Bean, Jeff Bowen, Craig Carnelia, Matt Gould, Michael John LaChiusa, Daniel Larsen, Ryan Scott Oliver, Jeremy Schonfeld and Katie Thompson.

The new songs will be performed by Uzo Aduba, Shoshana Bean, Sean Bradford, Lilli Cooper, Darius de Haas, Daquan Thompson, Frankie James Grande, Adam Kantor, Chelsea Krombach, Tracy McDowell, Selloane Nkhela, Tommy Scrivens, Kate Shindle and Lisa Nicole Wilkerson. The aforementioned Cox will also perform.

The evening will also boast a performance by the South African cast members of Broadway's The Lion King as well as a concert dance piece choreographed by Charles O. Anderson, artistic director and founder of Dance Theater X.

Presenters for the evening include John MacMillan, Mark Rayment, Amra-Faye Wright and Nyasha Zimucha.

Jen Bender directs the second annual Broadway in South Africa: The Concert with musical direction by Jesse Vargas.

VIP ticket holders will have an opportunity to mingle with the performers at a 6 PM pre-show reception and a post-show party.

Individual ticket prices range from $60-$100 and are available by calling Symphony Space at (212) 864-5400 or by visiting www.symphonyspace.org. VIP sponsor packages range in price from $5,000-$25,000 and are available by contacting Sean Bradford, BSA co-founder and executive director, at sean@broadwayinsouthafrica.org or (917)370-6915, or by visiting www.broadwayinsouthafrica.com.

Peter Norton Symphony Space is located at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street.