Benefit Alert: NEO3

A Celebration of Emerging Writers in Musical Theatre
Benefiting York Theatre Company

HOSTED BY BOBBY LOPEZ AND ANN HARADA

FEATURING: TITUS BURGESS, MATT CAVENAUGH, ADAM HELLER, MEGAN LAWRENCE, KATE REINDERS, SETH RUDETSKY, CHIP ZIEN, and more!

MONDAY JUNE 11th, 2007

The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) is proud to announce that Bobby Lopez (composer/lyricist, Avenue Q) and Ann Harada (Les Miserables, Avenue Q) will host NEO3, a benefit concert celebrating emerging musical theatre writers. The benefit will take place on Monday June 11th at the Theatre at Saint Peter’s, 619 Lexington Avenue (on 54th Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues). Following a 7:00 pm “Summertime Soiree” supper and silent auction, the show will begin at 9:00 pm and will feature the voices of many of today’s top musical theatre talent. Seating is extremely limited; the event sold out in its first two editions. A dessert reception featuring Taittinger Champagne with the evening’s writers and performers will end the evening.

TICKETS to NEO3 range from $125 to $500. There are a limited number of $40 seats available by walking up to the box office, cash only For more information and reservations, please contact the York Theatre box office by phone at 212-935-5820 or you can print out reservation forms directly from the website at www.yorktheatre.org. The box office is open M-F, 12-6pm.

Bobby Lopez is the Tony Award winning composer/lyricist who co-wrote Avenue Q. Ann Harada is currently playing Madame Thénardier in Les Miserables, and originated the role of Christmas Eve in Avenue Q.

“NEO” (an acronym for “New, Emerging, Outstanding”) celebrates some of the songwriters primed to pen the next generation of musicals, and supports the York’s work with new musicals and their creators. Since the first NEO concert four years ago, musical theatre fans and York supporters have eagerly anticipated each new incarnation. The writers for this year have been selected. This year’s NEO concert will include songs by many new writers including: Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Lisa DeSpain, Leslie Arden, Stephen Cole & David Krane, Jim Colleran, Rick Crom, Miriam Daly, Jeremy Desmon & Vadim Feichtner, Harris Doran & Arthur Lafrentz Bacon, Michelle Elliott & Danny Larsen, Adam Gwon, Tim Huang, Tom Kenaston, Paul Libman & Dave Hudson, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, Kyle Rosen, Laurence Holzman & Felicia Needleman, Joy Son & Steve Routman, Robby Stamper & Arianna Rose.

Scheduled to appear: Tituss Burgess (The Little Mermaid), Matt Cavenaugh (Grey Gardens), Adam Heller (Caroline, Or Change), Megan Lawrence (The Pajama Game), Kate Reinders (Wicked), Seth Rudetsky (Broadway Chatterbox), Chip Zien (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)…and more to be announced as casting continues.

For ticket information visit www.yorktheatre.org or call 212-935-5820.
THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY in Saint Peter’s Theatre,
54th Street Just East of Lexington
E train to Lexington Avenue or 6 train to 51st

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