The 9:30 PM concert, celebrating 90s pop group the Spice Girls, is the third in The TRL Generation series, which previously featured Broadway Loves Britney and Broadway Sings the 90's.
Directed by Kyle Fox and produced by Shoshana Feinstein, the evening will feature musical direction by Benjamin Rauhala (Pippin).
The cast includes Ashley Kate Adams (La Cage aux Folles), Darren Bluestone (Avenue Q), Stefanie Brown (Wicked), Kennedy Caughell (American Idiot), Max Chernin (Brooklyn Superhero Project), Cott (Newsies), Natalie Daradich (Wicked), Hannah Elless (Somewhere In Time), Meghann Fahy (Next to Normal), Fankhauser (Newsies), Jason Gotay (Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark), Jenna Leigh Green (Wicked, "Sabrina the Teenage Witch"), Ariana Groover (Bare), Sabrina Harper (Pippin), Liana Hunt (Newsies), Emma Hunton (Spring Awakening), Elizabeth Judd (Bare), Alice Lee (Spring Awakening), Lindsay (Newsies), Kate Loprest (First Date), Julia Mattison (Godspell), Gabrielle McClinton (Pippin), Lesley McKinnell (Wicked), Emily McNamara (Gettin' The Band Back Together), Bethany Moore (Pippin), Ryah Nixon (9 to 5), Kristine Reese (Wicked), Libby Servais (Lysistrata Jones), Tess Soltau (Into The Woods, Far From Heaven), Stephanie Umoh (Ragtime) and Barrett Wilbert Weed (Bare, Lysistrata Jones).
Back-up vocals will be provided by Lacey Angerosa, Michael Gioia and Jillian Soares. Orchestrations and vocal arrangements are by Rauhala, with brass arrangements by Eric Schedin.
The band will feature David Cinquegrana on guitar, Shannon Ford on drums, Gene Rauhala and John Perko on trumpet, Eric Schedin on trombone, Andrew Halchak on woodwinds and music director Rauhala on keyboards. According to press notes, "In their brief, but wildly successful career, the Spice Girls sold a staggering 88 million albums worldwide, becoming the best-selling female group of all time. 'Baby,' 'Scary,' 'Ginger,' 'Posh' and 'Sporty' became household names. Broadway Loves the Spice Girls will feature exciting new vocal arrangements of their biggest hits, including 'Wannabe,' 'Spice Up Your Life,' 'Stop,' '2 Become 1' as well as classic numbers from the cult-hit film 'Spice World,' highlights from the girls' solo careers and more."
The Canal Room is located at 285 West Broadway (at Canal Street). Tickets are $17 in advance, or $25 at the door and can be purchased at CanalRoom.com. There is no food or drink minimum.
