The Holiday Concert, with James Barbour, Begins Sardi's Run Dec. 20

By Andrew Gans
December 20, 2008

James Barbour, the singing actor most recently on Broadway in A Tale of Two Cities, offers The Holiday Concert at Sardi's beginning Dec. 20.

The evenings feature "holiday classics and Broadway's greatest songs." Jeremy Roberts is the musical director for the limited engagement, which boasts a different guest star at each performance. The first concert, which begins at 8:30 PM, features an appearance by Barbour's Tale of Two Cities co-star, Brandi Burkhardt.

The complete line-up of guest stars follows:
Dec. 20 at 8:30 PM Brandi Burkhardt
Dec. 23 at 8:30 PM Natalie Toro
Dec. 26 at 8:30 PM Jodi Graham
Dec. 27 at 8:30 PM Deborah Gibson
Dec. 30 at 8:30 PM Marla Schaffel
Jan. 2, 2009 at 8:30 PM Marc Kudisch
Jan. 3 at 8:30 PM Natalie Toro and Kevin Earley
Dec. 24 at 3 PM Derek Keeling and Kate Shindle
Jan. 4 at 3 PM Jack Noseworthy

James Barbour was most recently seen as Sydney Carton in A Tale of Two Cities. His other Broadway credits include Assassins, Urinetown, Jane Eyre, Beauty and the Beast, Carousel and Cyrano—The Musical. He has appeared in such films as "Eight Crazy Nights" and has guest-starred on such television shows as "Sex and the City" and "Ed."

Tickets are priced $25, $45, and $60; there is also a $25 food-drink minimum per person. Sardi's is located in Manhattan at 234 West 44th Street. For reservations call (212) 868-4444 or visit www.smarttix.com.