Thu, February 5 2009
Media ContactCathy Renna, Renna Communications
(917) 757-6123, cathy@rennacommunications.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 5, 2009
CONTACT Cathy Renna, Renna Communications
(917) 757-6123, cathy@rennacommunications.com
Media Advisory / Calendar Item
Full and Final Broadway Backwards Cast Additions Announced
Event Sold Out
Nancy Anderson (Kiss Me Kate, A Class Act), Tituss Burgess (Guys and Dolls, The Little Mermaid), Jenna Coker-Jones (Evil Dead the Musical), Jenn Colella (High Fidelity, Urban Cowboy), Jessica Lee Goldyn (A Chorus Line), Deidre Goodwin (A Chorus Line, Chicago), Jose Llana (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Flower Drum Song) and Kirsten Wyatt (Grease, High Fidelity) are the final cast additions just added to the Broadway Backwards concert benefiting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.
The eight newly-released featured performer additions join the previously announced cast that includes Sandra Bernhard (I’m Still Here… Damn It!, TV’s “Rosanne”), Mario Cantone (TV’s “Sex and the City”), Len Cariou (Sweeney Todd), Alan Cumming (Cabaret), Gina Gershon (Showgirls), Whoopi Goldberg (Producer: Thoroughly Modern Millie, TV’s “The View”), Florence Henderson (Fanny, TV’s “The Brady Bunch”), Cheyenne Jackson (Xanadu), Aaron Lazar (Les Misérables), Rue McClanahan (The Women, TV’s “The Golden Girls”), Maureen McGovern (Little Women, Nine), Sally Mayes (She Loves Me), Ron Palillo (Hot L. Baltimore, TV’s “Welcome Back, Kotter”), Jai Rodriguez (TV’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”), Christopher Sieber (Spamalot), John Tartaglia (Avenue Q), Marty Thomas (Xanadu), Tony Yazbeck (Gypsy, A Chorus Line), and TV’s “Ugly Betty” stars Becki Newton and Michael Urie.
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Broadway Backwards is a star-studded event featuring songs that even those not familiar with Broadway know and love, with a very unique and memorable twist. Instead of seeing a woman sing the iconic “As Long As He Needs Me” from Oliver!, if that song were to be featured in Broadway Backwards, you might see someone like Alan Cumming sing it! The gender-reversed benefit concert extravaganza is one of the Center’s most anticipated events of the year, and on Monday, February 9, 2009, Broadway Backwards returns to Broadway’s American Airlines Theatre.
Back at the creative and directorial helm is its creator Robert Bartley. The creative team includes Musical Director Paul Staroba, Lighting Designer Paul Miller, Sound Design by Real Live Audio, Costume Designer Lane Fragomeli, and Associate Director & Choreographer Penny Ayn Maas. And we are thrilled to welcome back John Kander and Terrence McNally as event co-chairs. Our Platinum Sponsors this year are HBO and the New York Marriott Marquis. For a full list of corporate sponsors please visit us online at gaycenter.org.
Interview / Photo Opportunities: Select performers will be available for interview. High-resolutions photos are also available. Photographers are welcome for arrivals at the after-party; please RSVP to Cathy Renna.
WHAT Broadway Backwards 4 benefiting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender
Community Center
WHO Nancy Anderson (Kiss Me Kate, A Class Act), Sandra Bernhard (I’m Still Here… Damn It!, TV’s “Rosanne”), Tituss Burgess (Guys and Dolls, The Little Mermaid), Mario Cantone (TV’s “Sex and the City”), Jenna Coker-Jones (Evil Dead the Musical), Jenn Colella (High Fidelity, Urban Cowboy), Alan Cumming (Cabaret), Gina Gershon (Showgirls), Whoopi Goldberg (Producer: Thoroughly Modern Millie, TV’s “The View”), Jessica Lee Goldyn (A Chorus Line), Deidre Goodwin (A Chorus Line, Chicago), Florence Henderson (Fanny, TV’s “The Brady Bunch”), Cheyenne Jackson (Xanadu), Aaron Lazar (Les Misérables), Jose Llana (The 25th Annual… Spelling Bee, Flower Drum Song), Maureen McGovern (Little Women, Nine), Sally Mayes (She Loves Me), Ron Palillo (Hot L. Baltimore, TV’s “Welcome Back, Kotter”), Jai Rodriguez (TV’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”), Christopher Sieber (Spamalot), John Tartaglia (Avenue Q), Marty Thomas (Xanadu), Kirsten Wyatt (Grease, High Fidelity), Tony Yazbeck (Gypsy, A Chorus Line), and TV’s “Ugly Betty” stars Becki Newton and Michael Urie
WHEN Monday February 9, 2009
8:00 PM
WHERE American Airlines Theatre
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
HOW Event is sold out!
For more information about Broadway Backwards and the Center visit gaycenter.org.
CONTACT Cathy Renna, Renna Communications
(917) 757-6123, cathy@rennacommunications.com
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About the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Established in 1983, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, located at 208 West 13th Street in New York City, is the largest LGBT community center on the East Coast. More than 6,000 people visit the Center weekly and 300 groups meet there. More information is available at gaycenter.org.
About the Center
A beacon of hope for 29 years, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center builds and supports our community through arts and culture, wellness and recovery, family services and life-saving youth programs designed to foster healthy development in a safe, affirming environment. The Center envisions a world where LGBT people will no longer face discrimination or isolation because of who we are or who we love. We offer a welcoming home to 300,000 visitors each year and we are committed to serving all LGBT people through a variety of programs, services and activities that are designed to meet existing and emerging needs.The Center is many things to many people. We invite you to experience our home at 208 West 13th Street in person and online at gaycenter.org
