A concert version of 13: The Musical is offered March 3 at Lawrence Woodmere Academy on Long Island.
A benefit for the Barbra Barth Feldman Performing Arts Center, the 7 PM concert features Dear Evan Hansen's Andrew Barth Feldman as Evan Goldman, who moves from New York City to Indiana following his parents' divorce and just prior to his bar mitzvah. The evening is presented in honor of Feldman’s late mother, who previously served as headmaster of LWA.
The cast also includes Elizabeth Teeter as Kendra, Veronica Stewart-Frommer as
Charlotte, Alex Wyse as The Rabbi, Kuhoo Verma as Patrice, Krysta Rodriguez as Lucy, Ryan J. Haddad as
Archie, Antonio Cipriano as Brett, Sam Primack as Malcolm, Alyssa Wray
as Cassie, Gían Pérez as Eddie, Sophia James as Molly, Frankie Rodriguez
as Richie, and Joe Serafini as Simon.
Daniel Rudin is the musical director.
Video: Watch Andrew Barth Feldman and Kuhoo Verma Perform 'Tell Her' From 13
“The last time I sang on the stage of what was to become the Barbra Barth Feldman Performing Arts Center, I was a sophomore in high school about to do Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway and I sang 'Here I Come,' a cut song from 13,” said Feldman in a recent statement. “This show is a lifelong favorite of mine and so many in my generation, and the support from the writers has overwhelmed me. My mom was an expert in bringing people from all walks of life together to just have fun and celebrate, and that's exactly what we're going to do. We'll be using the money to create scholarships, fund masterclasses, enhance the technology of the theatre, and turn Lawrence Woodmere Academy into an arts destination focusing on theatre for social change. It's ten full circles all circling each other. I love my mom, I love these people, I love 13, and boy oh boy I hope you'll join us for the party!”
13 features music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and a book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn. The musical played 22 previews and 105 regular performances on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in 2008-2009.
The concert is produced by Feldman, Zneefrock Productions, and Lawrence Woodmere Academy. The musical is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International.
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