Colella, Espinosa, Rapp, Urie, Shindle and More Love the 80's Aug. 10

By Andrew Gans
August 10, 2008

Broadway Loves the 80's, a concert evening featuring a host of Broadway actors performing their favorite 1980s hits, will be presented at Joe's Pub Aug. 10 at 9:30 PM.

Directed by Jamie McGonnigal and Xanadu's Marty Thomas, the performance will feature musical director Ben Cohn on keyboards, Dan Weiner on drums, Michael Blanco on bass and Mike Aarons on guitar. Spelling Bee's Mo Rocca hosts.

The one-night-only event is scheduled to boast the vocal talents of Jenn Colella, Nikki Renee Daniels, Eden Espinosa, Anthony Rapp, Kate Shindle, Michael Urie, Nick Adams, Adinah Alexander, Chris Dilley, Mandy Gonzalez, Kyle Dean Massey, Jen Foote, Kenita Miller, Becki Newton, Alysha Umphress, Casey Clark and Natalie Weiss.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit The Flood 2008 Fund of The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation for flood relief and recovery donations.

Tickets for Broadway Loves the 80's Vol. 3, priced $25, are available by calling (212) 967-7555 or by visiting www.joespub.com. (A limited number of VIP seats are also available for $150. In addition to priority seating, the VIP ticket includes a poster autographed by the complete cast. These seats are available by emailing horizonsongs@aol.com.)

Joe's Pub is located within the Public Theater at 425 Lafayette Street.