Allen will be the latest performer featured in the series, which presents new Broadway actors in an intimate setting. Allen's 8 PM concert will boast several special guests, including Will Chase, Christiane Noll and Matthew Morrison. The evening of music and storytelling will feature works by Adam Guettel, Jerome Kern, Sam Davis, Puccini, Debussy, Ned Rorem and Shakespeare.
Previous "Broadway Spotlight" concerts have showcased the talents of Spelling Bee's Lisa Howard, Sweeney Todd's Manoel Felciano, Avenue Q's Ann Harada, Barrett Foa 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.
Glenn Seven Allen is a swing in The Light in the Piazza, and he also understudies the roles of Fabrizio and Giuseppe. He will soon be seen in the York Theatre Company's mounting of A Fine and Private Place, and his many regional credits include Pirates of Penzance, Julius Caesar, Student Prince, Ligiea, Tales of Hoffmann and A Michigan Man.
The Ars Nova Theater is located in Manhattan at 511 West 54th Street. Tickets are priced at $15; call (212) 868-4444 or go to www.SmartTix.com.
For more information visit www.arsnovanyc.com.