"Broadway Spotlight" Shines on Good Vibrations' Burgess Feb. 7

By Andrew Gans
07 Feb 2005

The acclaimed "Broadway Spotlight" series, which features Broadway performers in a concert setting, continues Feb. 7 with Good Vibrations' Tituss Burgess.

Kevin Pease directs the 8 PM evening, which features musical direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell. Burgess is expected to offer songs from the worlds of pop, jazz, gospel and musical theatre. A few original tunes will be part of the evening as well.

The "Broadway Spotlight" series, curated by Gordon Greenberg, will soon offer evenings with Good Vibrations' Kate Reinders (March 7 at 8 PM) and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' Joe Cassidy (April 4 at 8 PM).

Tituss Burgess is currently making his Broadway debut as Eddie in Good Vibrations. He was seen in Jersey Boys at the La Jolla Playhouse, and his other theatrical credits include Children of Eden, La Cage aux Folles and Big River.

Previous "Broadway Spotlight" concerts have spotlighted the talents of Avenue Q's Ann Harada and John Tartaglia, Dance of the Vampires' Max von Essen, Les Miz’s Lauren Kennedy, Hairspray's Shoshana Bean, Into the Woods' Chad Kimball, Aida's Felicia Finley, Rent's Anthony Rapp, Wicked's Idina Menzel and Funny Girl’s Leslie Kritzer.

The Ars Nova Theater is located in Manhattan at 511 West 54th Street. Call (212) 868-4444 for $15 tickets or go to www.SmartTix.com.