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CONCERT FOR AMERICA: STAND UP, SING OUT! Announces Additional Guests
CONCERT FOR AMERICA:
STAND UP, SING OUT!
ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL GUESTS
CHICAGO MED’S TORREY DEVITTO
CHICAGO MED’S COLIN DONNELL
CHICAGO FIRE’S YURI SARDAROV
GLEE’S ALEX NEWELL
SPAMILTON AND FORBIDDEN BROADWAY’S CHRISTINE PEDI
AND CHICAGO CHILDREN’S CHOIR
JOIN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED LINEUP:
TONY AWARD WINNER CHITA RIVERA
GRAMMY AWARD WINNER MELISSA MANCHESTER
TONY AWARD WINNER ALICE RIPLEY
SNL/BROADWAY’S ANA GASTEYER
THE CHICAGO CAST OF HAMILTON
EMMY AWARD WINNER SHARON GLESS
BLUES SINGER LYNNE JORDAN
JEFF NOMINEE MARYA GRANDY
15-YEAR-OLD MUSICAL PRODIGY EMILY BEAR
Monday, March 20 at 8pm at The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
(New York –March 16, 2017) CONCERT FOR AMERICA: STAND UP, SING OUT! is proud to announce that Torrey Devitto (Chicago Med), Colin Donnell (Chicago Med), Yuri Sardarov (Chicago Fire), Alex Newell (Glee), Christine Pedi (Spamilton, Forbidden Broadway), and Chicago Children’s Choir will join the previously announced cast of performers and presenters, including Chita Rivera, Melissa Manchester, Alice Ripley, Ana Gasteyer, the Chicago cast of Hamilton, Sharon Gless, Lynne Jordan, Marya Grandy and Emily Bear. The third edition of CONCERT FOR AMERICA will take place on Monday, March 20 at 8pm at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago (50 E Congress Parkway). Tickets are available now at ConcertsForAmerica.com.
A concert of songs, comedy, and commentary, CONCERT FOR AMERICA has been hailed by the New York Times as “striking for its emphasis on the importance of faith in the United States and optimism about its future.” The innovation of Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, who also organized the Broadway For Orlando/What the World Needs Now is Love recording, CONCERT FOR AMERICA: STAND UP, SING OUT! debuted its monthly series to universal acclaim at New York City’s The Town Hall on Inauguration Day and performed the second concert there in February.
Proceeds from CONCERT FOR AMERICA: STAND UP, SING OUT! will benefit five national organizations working to protect human rights: Southern Poverty Law Center, National Immigration Law Center, The Sierra Club Foundation, NAACP and National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Tickets range from $18 to $103 and are available at my.auditoriumtheatre.org and at the Auditorium Theatre box office. Participating performers are subject to change.
For those unable to attend CONCERT FOR AMERICA in person, it will be broadcast via Facebook Live and at ConcertsforAmerica.com, beginning at 9pm EDT on Monday, March 20.
CONCERT FOR AMERICA: STAND UP, SING OUT! is created and organized by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, in association with Your Kids, Our Kids, as well as the generous support of The Actors Fund. It is co-produced by Joey Monda and Frankie Dailey. CONCERT FOR AMERICA will be directed by Tony nominee Lisa Mordente.
The next CONCERT FOR AMERICA will return to New York in April.
For more information, to purchase tickets, or to make a donation, visit: www.ConcertsforAmerica.com Facebook.com/ConcertForAmerica @Concerts4USA
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CHICAGO MED’S TORREY DEVITTO
CHICAGO MED’S COLIN DONNELL
CHICAGO FIRE’S YURI SARDAROV
GLEE’S ALEX NEWELL
SPAMILTON AND FORBIDDEN BROADWAY’S CHRISTINE PEDI
AND CHICAGO CHILDREN’S CHOIR
JOIN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED LINEUP:
TONY AWARD WINNER CHITA RIVERA
GRAMMY AWARD WINNER MELISSA MANCHESTER
TONY AWARD WINNER ALICE RIPLEY
SNL/BROADWAY’S ANA GASTEYER
THE CHICAGO CAST OF HAMILTON
EMMY AWARD WINNER SHARON GLESS
BLUES SINGER LYNNE JORDAN
JEFF NOMINEE MARYA GRANDY
15-YEAR-OLD MUSICAL PRODIGY EMILY BEAR
Monday, March 20 at 8pm at The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
(New York –March 16, 2017) CONCERT FOR AMERICA: STAND UP, SING OUT! is proud to announce that Torrey Devitto (Chicago Med), Colin Donnell (Chicago Med), Yuri Sardarov (Chicago Fire), Alex Newell (Glee), Christine Pedi (Spamilton, Forbidden Broadway), and Chicago Children’s Choir will join the previously announced cast of performers and presenters, including Chita Rivera, Melissa Manchester, Alice Ripley, Ana Gasteyer, the Chicago cast of Hamilton, Sharon Gless, Lynne Jordan, Marya Grandy and Emily Bear. The third edition of CONCERT FOR AMERICA will take place on Monday, March 20 at 8pm at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago (50 E Congress Parkway). Tickets are available now at ConcertsForAmerica.com.
A concert of songs, comedy, and commentary, CONCERT FOR AMERICA has been hailed by the New York Times as “striking for its emphasis on the importance of faith in the United States and optimism about its future.” The innovation of Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, who also organized the Broadway For Orlando/What the World Needs Now is Love recording, CONCERT FOR AMERICA: STAND UP, SING OUT! debuted its monthly series to universal acclaim at New York City’s The Town Hall on Inauguration Day and performed the second concert there in February.
Proceeds from CONCERT FOR AMERICA: STAND UP, SING OUT! will benefit five national organizations working to protect human rights: Southern Poverty Law Center, National Immigration Law Center, The Sierra Club Foundation, NAACP and National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Tickets range from $18 to $103 and are available at my.auditoriumtheatre.org and at the Auditorium Theatre box office. Participating performers are subject to change.
For those unable to attend CONCERT FOR AMERICA in person, it will be broadcast via Facebook Live and at ConcertsforAmerica.com, beginning at 9pm EDT on Monday, March 20.
CONCERT FOR AMERICA: STAND UP, SING OUT! is created and organized by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, in association with Your Kids, Our Kids, as well as the generous support of The Actors Fund. It is co-produced by Joey Monda and Frankie Dailey. CONCERT FOR AMERICA will be directed by Tony nominee Lisa Mordente.
The next CONCERT FOR AMERICA will return to New York in April.
For more information, to purchase tickets, or to make a donation, visit: www.ConcertsforAmerica.com Facebook.com/ConcertForAmerica @Concerts4USA
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