Description
This is a live-stream event and not an in person performance at The Playhouse on Rodney Square.
The Town Hall’s signature series, Broadway by the Yearยฎ, takes a “Pandemic Pivot,” going both virtual and national. In its legendary 20-year history, it has featured everyone fromย Robert Gouletย toย Santino Fontanaย and fromย Jessie Muellerย toย Tonya Pinkins.
In its new virtual edition, the star power continues with an extraordinary cast list that dazzles with (so far) one Tony Award Winner,ย Bethย Leavelย (The Drowsy Chaperone), and four Tony Nominees,ย Lilli Cooperย (Tootsie),ย Ethan Slaterย (SpongeBob: The Musical),ย Liz Callawayย (Baby),ย Max Von Essenย (An American in Paris), plus international jazz star,ย Nicole Henry, and internationally famous chanteuseย Ute Lemper!
Created, written, and hosted throughout its entire history byย Scott Siegelย – who has also produced, written, and directed concerts for Michael Feinstein at Jazz at Lincoln Center – and is well on his way to creating more than 400 major concerts all over the world โ join us for this unusual season.
The three new Broadway by the Year concerts weโve conceived for this year, take this series in a new and exciting direction. The first three shows are:
BROADWAY BY THE YEAR: THE COLE PORTER YEARS (April 26-28), featuring songs from such shows asย The Gay Divorce, Anything Goes, 50 Million Frenchman, Can Can, Kiss Me Kate, Hi Diddle Diddle, Jubileeย andย Wake Up and Dream.ย Cast includesย Danny Gardner, Emily Larger, Lilli Cooper, Nicole Henry, Aleander Gemignani, andย Kenita Miller.
BROADWAY BY THE YEAR: THE KANDER & EBB YEARS (May 10-12), featuring songs from such shows asย Flora, The Red Menace, Chicago,ย Cabaret,ย Steel Pier, Woman of the Year, Kiss of the spider Womanย andย The Rink. Cast includesย Danny Gardner, Ute Lemper, Tony Yazbeck, Beth Leavelย andย Natascia Diaz.
BROADWAY BY THE YEAR: THE SIR ANDREW LLOYD WEBER YEARS (May 24-26), featuring songs from such shows asย Song & Dance, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Sunset Blvd., Evita, The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, Aspects of Loveย andย Cats. Cast includesย Liz Callaway, Ethan Slater, Max Von Essen, Ali Ewoldt, Emily Largerย and more!
Each video concert will be approximately 9-10 songs in length, performed by four stars, plus — as is a feature of all Broadway by the Year concerts — at least one additional, thrilling dance number starring and choreographed byย Danny Gardnerย (star of theย 2017 Radio City Summer Spectacular).
Broadway by the Yearยฎ is proudly supported by Bank of America. Additional support provided by The Edythe Kenner Foundation.
This is a video premiere of a full concert. It was recorded live, remotely, in March and April 2021.
This event is produced by The Town Hall in NY. It is co-presented by The Playhouse on Rodney Square and Arden Concert Gild.