Murney, Colella, Morrison and More to Join Composer Stitt for Dec. 27 Concert

By Andrew Gans
27 Dec 2004

Julia Murney
Julia Murney
Photo by Aubrey Reuben

Several theatre stars will join composer/lyricist Georgia Stitt for a concert celebrating her work Dec. 27. Among those scheduled to take part in Georgia Stitt & Friends are Urban Cowboy's Jenn Colella, Parade's Andrea Burns, Elegies' Keith Byron Kirk, Hairspray's Matthew Morrison and The Wild Party's Julia Murney.

Show time is 7 PM at the famed jazz club Birdland.

A composer, lyricist, musical director, conductor, arranger and pianist, Georgia Stitt's musicals include The Water and Lizan. She is also currently developing two new musicals: My Mercury and Sing Me a Happy Song. Stitt was the assistant conductor for the Broadway bow of Little Shop of Horrors and the associate conductor for Encores! mounting of Can-Can. A recipient of the ASCAP Frederick Loewe Fellowship and the Sue Brewer Award for excellence in music composition, Stitt is married to Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown.

Birdland is located in Manhattan at 315 West 44th Street. There is a $20 cover and $10 food/drink minimum for the performance; call (212) 581-3080 for reservations.