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December 8th - Liz Callaway hosts this year's Bound for Broadway concert at Merkin Hall - an awesome way for you to hear Cassie Wooley, Skylar Astin, Wesley Taylor and Jeremy Jordan belt out some of Brad and my favorite songs from the show.  Other contributors include Pamela's First Musical, The Kid, and The Story of My Life.  http://kaufman-center.org/merkin-concert-hall/event/broadway-close-up-bound-for-broadway/

December 12th and 13th - KEF Productions presents Artists Rising at the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row, directed by Adam Fitzgerald.  Artists Rising will include the beautiful Cassie Wooley singing "All There Is To Say."  If you haven't heard Cassie sing this song, you should - it's a real treat.  Tickets are only $18.  http://www.ticketcentral.com/showdetails2.asp?showid=1964

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Barrington Stage Company

Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director

presents

See Rock City

& Other Destinations

Book and lyrics by Adam Mathias
Music by Brad Alexander
Directed by Kevin Del Aguila

August 7, 2008 - August 23, 2008

Bakerloo Theatre Project presents The Tempest by William Shakespeare directed by William Addis

July 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, and August 1 at 8pm - July 13, 20 and 26 at 2pm

Academy Hall, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

featuring: Gwyn Hervochon, Eric Chase*, Ugo Chukwu, Mack Exilus, Rosa Fernandez, Christopher Thomas Gilkey, Marsha Harman, Lily Junker, Christopher Maxwell, Joseph McGranaghan, Sarah Murphy, Joe Mihalchick*

original score by Adam Mathias

more info

The BMI Workshop Songbook Podcast Episode #14 features Broadway Leading Man Gavin Creel ( Thoroughly Modern Millie, Bounce, La Cage, Mary Poppins, and Jesus in the upcoming Broadway revival of Godspell) singing “Rock City” from See Rock City & Other Destinations. Gavin totally rocks out the tune with Vadim Feichner at the piano. But wait, there’s more! The podcast also includes an interview with composer Brad Alexander and lyricist Adam Mathias (that’s me!) The BMI Workshop Songbook Podcast is produced and moderated by the ever-popular Jeff Blumenkrantz. Thanks, Jeff!

NEO4, a concert celebration of emerging talent in musical theatre, and a one-night-only benefit for the York Theatre Company, will showcase Skylar Astin & Robb Sapp singing “You Are My B!@#%” from See Rock City & Other Destinations. Michael Arden will also perform. York Theatre NEO4

Skylar Astin & Robb Sapp will curse their little hearts out singing a song from See Rock City & Other Destinations as part of THE LEADING MEN III, a star-studded fund raiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Ben Schrader will also be featured. Monday, April 21, 2008 at 7:00pm, as part of the long-running concert series Broadway at Birdland. BroadwayWorld.com

Ben Schrader will kick off this season's "Smoker" singing "Rock City" from See Rock City & Other Destinations. Also, songs by Stephen Sislen & Ben Winters, Justin Warner & Peter Yarin, Andy Monroe and many more. New songs, new musicals, new potatoes. Thursday, April 17th, 5:30 at the BMI offices. Check it out: Playbill.com

It has recently been announced that See Rock City & Other Destinations is a recipient of the 2008 Richard Rodgers Award for musical theatre. The award includes a generous grant toward a new developmental staged reading at a New York theatre company.

"The intent of the Richard Rodgers award is to nurture the careers of talented composers and playwrights, and to have their musicals produced in New York City. Former award recipients include Maury Yeston (Nine), Jonathan Larson (Rent), Julie Taymor and Elliot Goldenthal (Juan Darien), Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Lucky Stiff), Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley (Violet). Since 1980, sixty-four works have been produced. This year's jury included Stephen Sondheim (chair), Lynn Ahrens, John Guare, Sheldon Harnick, Richard Maltby, Jr., and John Weidman."