In addition to sneak peeks of upcoming Broadway shows and panel events about your favorite hits, BroadwayCon is planning a live music celebration that will showcase Broadway performers who also have their own music groups, and more.
Set to perform at BroadwayCon 2017 are the following groups:
Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris and his band, Loose Cattle
LAKES, a grunge pop band comprising Libby Winters, Tony Award winner John Gallagher Jr., and Lorenzo Wolf
Teen Commandments, a synth pop band featuring Spring Awakening’s Van Hughes, Brett Moses, Nick LaGrasta, and Hampus Öhman-Frölund
The Doo Wop Project, an a cappella group featuring current and former stars of Broadway’s smash hits Jersey Boys and Motown: The Musical
A performance from musical theatre composer and Smash writer Joe Iconis
Singer/songwriters Lauren Pritchard (Spring Awakening original cast) and Kathryn Gallagher (Spring Awakening revival cast)
Also planned:
Don't Quit Your Night Job, Broadway’s late-night comedy/variety extravaganza, created and hosted by writer/performers Steve Rosen, David Rossmer, Sarah Saltzberg, and music director Dan Lipton.
BroadwayCon, which is co-presented by Playbill, Mischief Management, and Anthony Rapp, offers theatre fans a one-of-a-kind array of panels, performances, one-on-one star moments, seminars, autograph and photo sessions, a booming marketplace, and other activities.
BroadwayCon runs January 27-29, 2017. GET BROADWAYCON TICKETS HERE.
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Participants include Dear Evan Hansen songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Josh Groban and the cast of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Todrick Hall and the cast of Kinky Boots, Anastasia stars Christy Altomare and Derek Klena, Chazz Palminteri and the cast of A Bronx Tale, the cast and creators of In Transit, Chita Rivera, Laura Osnes, Corey Cott, Kelli O’Hara, Joel Grey, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Danny Burstein, Christopher Jackson, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Lena Hall, Christine Ebersole, Santino Fontana, Norm Lewis, LaChanze, Daisy Eagan, Laura Bell Bundy, Susan Egan, Alice Ripley, Ben Vereen, Chita Rivera, Donna Murphy, Keala Settle, Nick Adams, Joe DiPietro, Carolee Carmello, Okieriete Onaodowan, Reed Birney, Julia Murney, William Ivey Long, Tina Landau, Ben Cameron, Ryann Redmond, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Melissa Errico, David Henry Hwang, Tim Federle, Eric Anderson, Des McAnuff, Seth Rudetsky, Lisa Howard, Lorin Latarro, Lesli Margherita, Jenn Colella, Christopher Gattelli, Marc Kudisch, Geneva Carr, Beowulf Boritt, Kathleen Marshall, Max von Essen, Jeremy Jordan, Tony Yazbeck, Ann Harada, Javier Muñoz, Fredi Walker-Browne, Rebecca Luker, and more! Talent availability is subject to change. David Alpert is the director of headline programming for BroadwayCon.
BroadwayCon 2017 will also include stars and artists from Frozen, Hamilton, War Paint, In Transit, The Great Comet, Waitress, School of Rock, Newsies, Dear Evan Hansen, Once On This Island, Hedwig, Fiddler on the Roof, Phantom of the Opera, A New Brain, Wicked, Allegiance, Grease, Cinderella, If/Then, Something Rotten!, Rent, Significant Other, and more.
Check back for additional shows and talent in the coming weeks.
Available ticket packages follow:
A $250 full-weekend general pass will provide access to all BroadwayCon programming (panels, performances, keynotes, discussions, and more), as well as guaranteed seating at MainStage events and special guest autograph and photo opportunities. This pass also includes the official program book (printed by Playbill), a registration swag bag, and access to the BroadwayCon Marketplace.
The $95 Day Pass provides day-only access to BroadwayCon programming (panels, performances, keynotes, discussions). This pass also includes the official program book and access to the BroadwayCon Marketplace.
