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

By Andrew Gans
December 27, 2004

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.