Regional NewsJason Gotay and Mikaela Bennett Set for Muny Magic ConcertsThe November concerts will be held at the Sheldon Concert Hall.
By
Andrew Gans
August 19, 2019
Mikaela Bennett and Jason Gotay, who were recently seen in the Muny’s production of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, will headline the eighth installment of the St. Louis venue’s off-season concert series, Muny Magic at The Sheldon.
The concerts will be held November 5 and 6 in the Sheldon Concert Hall. Show time both nights is 7:30 PM.
The evening will be music directed by Charlie Alterman. Bennett and Gotay will perform numbers from Cinderella as well as other Broadway favorites.
Bennett made her professional debut starring as Penelope in TheGoldenApple at City Center Encores!. She starred as Maria in West Side Story at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, originated the role of Norma in the Off-Broadway production of Renascence, and originated the title role of Acquanetta at the Prototype Festival.
Gotay has been seen on Broadway in Bring It On and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark as well as in the Encores! production of Call Me Madam.
Edelstein will directs a cast of 30, with nearly 1,000 San Diegans participating directly in the milestone production that will mark the completion of the Bard’s canon at the venue.
The evening is part of a week of performances, social practice demonstrations, classes, and discussions curated by NBT in partnership with The Kennedy Center.
Based on the novel and film by Frank Cottrell Boyce, the new musical will reunite Guettel with Tony-winning Light in the Piazza director Bartlett Sher.