By Andrew Gans
19 Nov 2009

Broadway Can! A Benefit Concert for The Bowery Mission will be presented Dec. 14 at Don't Tell Mama in Manhattan.

The 7 PM concert will feature the songs of composer-lyricist Seth Bisen-Hersh, who will be joined onstage by Elyse Beyer (The Gayest Xmas Pageant Ever), Celina Carvajal (The Toxic Avenger), Brian Childers (Helen Hayes Award winner, Danny & Sylvia), Samantha Eggers (Mamma Mia!), David M. Green (Awesome 80's Prom), Kimberly Faye Greenberg (Danny & Sylvia), Westley Todd Holiday, Andy Kelso (Mamma Mia!), Brianne Moore (The Visit), Brooke Sunny Moriber (The Wild Party), Mary Orzano, Sarah Rice (Sweeney Todd), Arbender Robinson (Ragtime), Kate Rockwell (Legally Blonde) and Bret Shuford (The Little Mermaid).

Laura Pestronk will direct the evening, which will be choreographed by Erin Porvaznika and stage managed by Aubrie Fennecken. Dennis Fowler produces.

Attendees can expect to hear tunes from Bisen-Hersh's new musical, More to Love.

Proceeds and canned foods from the evening will go to the Bowery Mission, whose goal is "to be the most effective provider of compassionate care and life transformation for hurting people in New York City."

Don't Tell Mama is located in Manhattan at 343 West 46th Street. There is a $22 cover charge and a two-drink minimum (cash only - $2 off with the donation of a canned good). Call (212) 757-0788 for reservations after 4 PM or reserve online at donttellmamanyc.com.