LIFE ON EARTH THE SONGS OF CRAIG CARNELIA AT BEECHMAN
THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER (407 West 42nd Street,
NYC - 212-695-6909 -
http://www.westbankcafe.com/
) is very pleased to announce "Life on Earth, The Songs of Craig Carnelia."
The evening will feature the work of the acclaimed composer, running
for three performances only: Sundays, March 2nd and 9th at 9:30 pm,
and Monday, March 17th at 6:00 pm.
The cast is comprised of four of Broadway's finest
young talents: Carey Anderson (Mamma Mia), D.B. Bonds (Make Me a
Song), Lisa Brescia (Wicked) and Evan Harrington (Avenue Q). The
evening is directed by the composer. Featured in the show are songs
from Carnelia's musicals, including Working, Is There Life After
High School?, Sweet Smell of Success and others.
Craig Carnelia wrote the score for the Broadway musical
Is There Life After High School? and contributed four songs to Working,
for which he received a Tony Award nomination. Also on Broadway,
he wrote the lyrics for two shows with composer Marvin Hamlisch,
Sweet Smell of Success (with book by John Guare) and Imaginary Friends
(with Nora Ephron.) Hamlisch and Carnelia received Drama Desk and
Tony Award nominations for their Sweet Smell of Success score, and
Carnelia received a Drama Desk nomination for his lyrics for Imaginary
Friends.
Off-Broadway, he wrote the music and lyrics for Three
Postcards at Playwrights Horizons. Three Postcards, written with
playwright Craig Lucas, was named one of the year's "10-Best" in
Time magazine, and is included in the Burns-Mantle anthology Best
Plays of 1986-1987 as "Best Musical of the Season." Other songwriting
honors include the Johnny Mercer Award as "Emerging American Songwriter,"
the first annual Gilman and Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theatre Award
and the prestigious Kleban Award for distinguished lyric writing.
There is a $20 cover charge, as well as a $15 food
and/or beverage minimum.
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