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“This book is an absolutely wonderful resource for all students of musical theatre and also for all devoted theatergoers. Well researched thoughtfully compiled it is a great addition to the study of this form that we all love.” -John Doyle, Tony Award-winning Director (Sweeney Todd, Company)

“An extraordinary resource for students of musical theatre or for any theatre-lover, Schneider’s book is a celebration of the art form and the key moments that shaped it. He wisely knows the best way to ensure its future is by understanding its past.” -Susan Stroman, Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer (Crazy for You, The Producers)

“If you consider yourself a lover of musicals, you must read ‘Fifty Key Musicals.’” -Jerry Zaks, Four-Time Tony Award-winning Director (Guys and Dolls, Hello, Dolly!)

Those are just some of the praises for the new book “Fifty Key Stage Musicals” by Robert W. Schneider and Shannon Agnew. Now this book, which rounds up fifty of the musicals whose creations were seminal in altering the landscape of musical theater, is being given a one-night-only concert with the artists who helped create these monumental musicals.

Join us on July 16th for an evening of songs and stories, performed by the legends themselves who had a front row to history.

Author Robert W. Schneider (“Behind The Curtain: Broadway’s Living Legends”) will be on hand to share trivia and anecdotes about the landmark musicals that changed not only the theatre, but the world.

Expect some of Broadway’s favorite artists to make an appearance and take a musical stroll down memory lane.

Featuring:

Tony^® Award nominee Christine Andreas (Oklahoma, On Your Toes)
Sabrina Brush (The Great American Trailer Park Musical)
Hilary Cole (Muriel’s Wedding, Kinky Boots)
Paige Davis (Chicago, Boeing-Boeing)
Tony^® Award nominee Stephen Mo Hanan (The Pirates of Penzance, Cats, Peter Pan)
Tony Award^® nominee Lee Roy Reams (42nd Street)
Steve Ross (Present Laughter)
Molly Stilliens (Ragtime at Pasadena Playhouse)
Talia Suskauer (Wicked)
Joseph C. Townsend (How the Grinch Stole Christmas national tour)
Mark William (Come Croon With Me)

Joined by:

Bryan Austermann
Catherine DeLuce
Kali Evonne
Alex Frost
Caleb Funk
Mario Greiner
Christina Emily Jackson
Logan Lee
Tyler Mell
Jeremiah O’Sullivan
Molly Samson
Kyle Yampiro

Produced by Robert W. Schneider

Music direction by Michael Lavine

Please note that all artists and acts are subject to change at any time.

Between Schneider’s snappy, succinct narrations and the legendary performers reliving (or, as was the case with some of the younger artists, simply living) even the most seasoned Broadway veteran could walk away with a brand new appreciation for our shared past.

Belle Goodman, BroadwayWorld