BROADWAY LOVES THE 80S AT JOE'S PUB
Jamie McGonnigal and Joe's Pub present Broadway Loves the 80s, a concert
featuring your favorite Broadway stars singing their favorite hits
of the awesomest decade ever! Directed by McGonnigal with Music Direction
by Jesse Vargas, Broadway Loves the 80s will take place on Wednesday,
June 13th at 11:30 pm at JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC THEATRE (425 Lafayette
Street, NYC - Tele-Charge: 1-212-239-6200 - Box Office: 212-539-8778
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http://www.joespub.com/
). The cast will feature Laura Benanti (The Wedding Singer), Kevin
Cahoon (The Wedding Singer), Jennifer Colella (High Fidelity), Max
von Essen (Les Miserables), Lin-Manuel Miranda (In The Heights, Freestyle
Love Supreme), Steven Pasquale (FX's Rescue Me), and The Broadway
Boys, Jesse Nager (Mary Poppins), Telly Leung (Rent), Tyler Maynard
(Mary Poppins), Peter Matthew Smith (Hairspray), Daniel Calvert (Rent),
and Michael James Scott (The Pirate Queen). Also performing will be
Ellen Foley (Into The Woods, Me & My Girl) who is best known as Meatloaf's
partner on his hit, "Paradise by the Dashboard Light." Other performers
will be announced at a later date.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the United Nations
Association HERO Campaign. This summer, New York Producer/Director,
Jamie McGonnigal will be traveling to South Africa and Namibia representing
the United Nations Association's HERO Campaign. McGonnigal will
be part of a select team of individuals supervising 20 Youth Ambassadors
from high schools and colleges around the US, as they rebuild schools
and dormitories in rural AIDS-affected areas of Africa. Donations
in support of HERO's efforts can be made at http://heroyouthambassadors.kintera.org/jamiemcg
HERO: A UNA-USA Campaign is an awareness-building
and fundraising initiative dedicated to helping support children
living in HIV/AIDS-affected communities in sub-Saharan Africa. This
new initiative, in partnership with USAID (United States Agency
for International Development), strives to better the lives of children
who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS by providing
comprehensive, holistic school-based support. For more information,
please visit http://www.heroaction.org/
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All seats for Broadway Loves the 80s are $25.
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