Cabaret & Concert NewsQuentin Earl Darrington, Jenny Lee Stern, More Featured in Broadway by the Year: The New Wave March 21
The concert kicks off the 21st season of the landmark series at Town Hall.
By
Margaret Hall
March 21, 2022
Quentin Earl Darrington
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Broadway by the Year: The New Wave concert plays New York's Town Hall March 21. Created, written, hosted, and directed by Scott Siegel, the evening launches the series' 21st season.
The evening features the talents of Quentin Earl Darrington (MJ), Jenny Lee Stern (Rocky), Ben Jones, Jeanine Bruen, Adan Gallegos, Joe Iconis and Family (Be More Chill), Sara Neimietz (13 The Musical), Danny Gardner (Flying Over Sunset), and Gunhild Carling (The Wonder Woman of Jazz), along with The Broadway by the Year Chorus (led by Tyler McCall) and The Broadway by the Year Dance Troupe.
Broadway By the Year concerts open time capsules to some of the Great White Way's most memorable seasons and songs. This year’s concerts celebrate music, anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes stories on various themes, the first being the groundbreaking work of a fresh new crop of writers and the defining elements of our new, contemporary Broadway.
“We are thrilled with the wonderful lineup for our first Broadway By The Year,” said Siegel in an earlier statement. “Musical theatre is an ever-evolving art form and we look forward to showcasing the work that has pushed the boundaries on what Broadway shows were, to what Broadway shows have become.”
Tony Danza, Christina Bianco, Jenn Gambatese, Randy Graff, Kyle Scatliffe Celebrate the Broadway Musicals of 1991-2015
Tony Danza, Christina Bianco, Jenn Gambatese, Randy Graff, Kyle Scatliffe Celebrate the Broadway Musicals of 1991-2015
Broadway By the Year celebrated musicals spanning 1991-2015, including such shows as The Full Monty, Big, Avenue Q, Mary Poppins, The Light in the Piazza and Beautiful June 22 at the Town Hall.
The annual event showcases the work of emerging musical theatre writers who were named winners and finalists of this year's Write Out Loud songwriting contest.
The return of Broadway's music festival will also feature performances from shows including Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending, Swept Away, and more.
The concert features hits from Les Misérables and Miss Saigon as well as rarely heard material from their musicals Martin Guerre,The Pirate Queen, and La Révolution Française.
Broadway Inspirational Voices, Crystal Monee Hall, and Bryce Pinkham are among the roster of artists helping to celebrate the Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder composer.