Beth Joins Star-Studded Cast For Kennedy Center’s 50 Years of Broadway
Beth joins a host of Broadway’s best and brightest for a two-night spectacular concert at the Kennedy Center to celebrate 50 years of Broadway music and magic!
Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the greatest moments of Broadway history from the stages of the Kennedy Center!
Hosted by Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart, this star-studded concert features Stephanie J. Block, Alfie Boe, Sierra Boggess, Gavin Creel, Christopher Jackson, LaChanze, Beth Leavel, Norm Lewis, Andrea McArdle, Andrew Rannells, Frances Ruffelle, Vanessa Williams, Betsy Wolfe and Tony Yazbeck, who will be paying homage to the legacy of Broadway musicals at the Kennedy Center - including a special tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim.
“I am thrilled to bring these incredible artists together to celebrate Broadway at the Kennedy Center,” said Jeffrey Finn, Kennedy Center Vice President and Executive Producer of Theater. “As the pre-Broadway home for iconic musicals including Pippin, Annie, and Les Misérables; the launching place for Kennedy Center-produced Broadway revivals such as Ragtime and Follies; and the producer of events like the Sondheim Celebration and Broadway Center Stage shows, there is so much great material to showcase. I could not be more excited for these stars and our amazing artistic team to bring it to life in this special event.”
Featuring the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, the concert will be directed by Marc Bruni (Beautiful, the Kennedy Center’s The Music Man and How to Succeed…) with musical direction by Emmy Award® winner Rob Berman (Bright Star, Finnian’s Rainbow), choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter (School of Rock, Disaster!), set and projection design by Paul Tate DePoo III (the Kennedy Center’s The Who’s Tommy, The Music Man, Footloose), lighting design by Cory Pattak (the Kennedy Center’s The Music Man, Next to Normal, Little Shop of Horrors), sound design by Dan Moses Schreier (Flying Over Sunset, Trouble in Mind), and costume design by Alejo Vietti (Holiday Inn, Beautiful).
This very special concert will take place on two nights - February 11 and 12 - at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Source: Kennedy Center, BroadwayWorld
