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Thursday, February 4, 2010

NYC: THE TOWN HALL ANNOUNCES BROADWAY BY THE YEAR SERIES

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NYC: THE TOWN HALL ANNOUNCES BROADWAY BY THE YEAR SERIES
FEATURED CABARET FESTIVAL EVENT
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New York's landmark concert venue, THE TOWN HALL (123 West 43rd Street, NYC - 212-997-1929 - ) will present the 10th Anniversary Season of the Broadway By The Year series, created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall. The series celebrates its 10th year by taking the audience on a musical journey through the best of the Great White Way, featuring show-stopping numbers as well as lesser-known gems and little-known facts and humor about our favorite shows. This season's shows will include the Broadway musicals of 1927, 1948, 1966 and a special concert featuring songs from shows from 1990-2010.

Among the stars signed on to Broadway By The Year's 10th Anniversary season are: Cheyenne Jackson (Finian's Rainbow, Xanadu), James Barbour (A Tale of Two Cities), Stephanie J. Block (9 to 5, Wicked), Ron Bohmer (Ragtime), Tony nominee Liz Callaway (Baby, Miss Saigon), Quentin Earl Darrington (Ragtime), Jeffry Denman (Irving Berlin's White Christmas), Max von Essen (Les Miserables), Tony nominee Christopher Fitzgerald (Finian's Rainbow, Young Frankenstein), Alexander Gemignani (Sunday in the Park with George, Les Miserables), Kendrick Jones (Stairway to Paradise), Chad Kimball (Memphis), Norm Lewis (The Little Mermaid, Les Miserables, Side Show), three-time Tony nominee Marc Kudisch (9 to 5, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), Tony winner Beth Leavel (Young Frankenstein, The Drowsy Chaperone), Julia Murney (Lennon, Wicked), Christiane Noll (Ragtime), Noah Racey (Curtains), Tony nominee Emily Skinner (Side Show), Bobby Steggert (Ragtime), three-time Grammy winner Lari White and many more to be announced.

Tickets are $55-$45.

Below is a list of this season's Broadway By The Year concerts:

Monday, February 22nd at 8:00 pm - BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1927

MUSICALS OF 1927 will include music from Showboat, Rio Rita, Hit the Deck!, Ziegfeld Follies of 1927, Good News and more sung by the great talents of Broadway and cabaret.

Monday, March 22nd at 8:00 pm - BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1948

MUSICALS OF 1948 will feature songs from Kiss Me, Kate, Love Life, Where's Charley?, My Romance, Lend an Ear and more.

Monday, May 10th at 8:00 pm - BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1966

MUSICALS OF 1966 will include songs from Sweet Charity, Mame, Cabaret, I Do! I Do!, The Apple Tree and more.

Monday, June 14th at 8:00 pm - BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1990-2010

In this special concert to celebrate their 10th anniversary, an all-star cast will perform one song from each of the last 21 years of Broadway history. The show includes songs from Aspects of Love (1990), Falsettos (1992), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993), Ragtime (1998), Wicked (2003), Jersey Boys (2005) and many more.

Subscriptions for the Broadway By The Year series are available now through mail order only. Visit http://www.the-townhall-nyc.org for a printable order form. Single tickets are on sale at The Town Hall Box Office (noon to 6:00 pm except Sundays) and at Ticketmaster, (800-982-2787 or http://www.ticketmaster.com/.)

Broadway By The Year is generously funded by Bank of America and the Edythe Kenner Foundation.