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The Color Purple’s Rema Webb Makes her Solo Debut in Children Will Listen

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We’ve got our church fans waiting to flap in the excitement of The Color Purple’s Church Lady, Rema Webb, in her solo debut, one-woman performance, Children Will Listen. This one-night concert to be performed on Monday, April 25 at 7:30PM, will commence at 42West, located at 514 West 42nd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues in Hell’s Kitchen.

Rema will cover songs written by Stephen Sondheim, Oleta Adams, Jill Scott, Ahrens & Flaherty, Georgia Stitt and more. Children Will Listen, under the direction of Tony Award winner, Billy Porter of Shuffle Along, is produced by Rashad V. Chambers and Jacob Langfelder, with the musical direction of the current Conductor of The Color Purple, Jason Michael Webb.

Viewers can anticipate a Broadway, R&B styled set as Rema reflects on balancing motherhood and an eighteen-year career on Broadway! She has proved her dedication to her craft as a performer and to the Broadway world, in her various appearances, including her last performance in You’re Standing in My Way: A New Song Cycle by William Finn and Deborah Abramson. You might also remember her from the classic run of The Lion King Broadway Musical, where she played as “Rafiki,” “Shenzi,” and “Nala,” or from the original Broadway production of The Book of Mormon and Ragtime, including the national tour.

Join us for one night of exceptional singing and a breadth of personal anecdotes, which are not so readily presented in the market. You don’t want to miss out on experiencing Rema’s dreams and aspirations unfold with stories of managing her career and reaching her highest potential.

Check out this clip of Rema singing Children Will Listen by Stephen Sondheim.

Rema Webb – “Children Will Listen” (Into the Woods/Stephen Sondheim)

REMA WEBB – CHILDREN WILL LISTEN September 8, 2014 – 54 Below BACK UP SINGERS: Haven Burton, Kyle Mitchell, Maia N’kenge Wilson BAND: Jason Michael Webb (musical director/piano), George Farmer (bass), Sean McDaniel (drums), Kenny Peagler (Keyboard), James Sampliner (piano), Jake Ezra Schwartz (guitar), Dave Weiss (winds) Directed by Billy Porter Marketing by Tyrone Henderson and Stephanie Cichy Produced by Rashad V.

Children Will Listen tickets are available online at eventbrite.com.

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Once On This Island’s Hailey Kilgore Will Make Her Solo Concert Debut!

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Tony & Grammy Nominee Hailey Kilgore will make her solo concert debut at Feinstein’s/54 Below this month! The Once On This Island star makes her debut following the closing of the Tony-winning revival, and she’s clearly got more stories to tell!

The concert entitled Mirrors is a night of celebration including the music that has influenced her meteoric rise. On January 30th 9:30 pm she shares her personal life story as a young girl to a young woman on the Broadway stage.

The 19-year-old vocalist has a set list that ranges from Jason Robert Brown to Alicia Keys. One thing we can say is that this show will sell out! So, stop waiting for life to begin and mark your calendars.

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About Last Night: Montego Glover, Nicholas Christopher, Brandon Victor Dixon & More!

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Broadway may go dark on Mondays, but Broadway Black stars were still shining all over New York City last night.

First up was the New York POPS Underground performance.  Formerly known as “Cabaret Evening,” Underground is the intimate offering of New York Pops orchestra.  Hosted at the infamous Feinstein’s/54 Below the benefit supports NY Pops music education program, PopsEd.  Last night’s special guests were Tony Yazbeck and Tony Award nominee Montego Glover.  The ever joyful Glover performed a few musical favorites including “I Loves You Porgy,” “I Dreamed a Dream,” and a jazzy rendition of the Memphis delight, “Someday.”

Before recognizing Queens P.S. 175 Principal Patricia Cooper as the first honoree of the NY PopsEd initiative, Glover shared, ” I know from experience that music has the power to save, to guide, to inspire.  I am standing as living proof that music has done exactly that.”

Glover and Yazbeck closed the show with an exciting duet of “Feelin’ Good” featuring Tony’s incredible tapping skills and Montego effortlessly belting notes that only dogs can hear.  Hate that we couldn’t share it with you, but we were just too busy being entertained to capture it on film!

Next, it was down to the West Village to see Darling, a developmental piece by Ryan Scott Oliver.  Following the smooth Nicholas Christopher (Hamilton) as Peter and the vocally stunning Kerstin Anderson as Wendy “Darling,” this abstract musical is a contemporary telling of Peter Pan like you’ve never imagined it before.

Producers, Motown Choreographer Warren Adams and Hamilton star Brandon Victor Dixon, were on hand to introduce the show to an enthusiastic audience at the hip Le Poisson Rouge.  The brilliant musical arrangement told a captivating story while highlighting the young cast’s musical aptitude and artistry. Vocal standouts included leads Christopher and Anderson, singing for the GODS for the duration of the show, the Lost Boys, with their soulful, sassy musical quips, and Les Miserables vet Brennyn Lark, taking sexy to a WHOLE other level.  The recorded event concluded with a thunderous standing ovation from the audience, confirming this show is exactly what young theater lovers want.  Keep an eye out for this one.  It’s gonna be big!

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