Composer-lyricist Adam Guettel will sing selections from his works, including Floyd Collins, Myths and Hymns and A Light in the Piazza, his next musical, May 12 at New York City's Town Hall. Special guests include Kristen Chenoweth (You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown), Theresa McCarthy (Titanic), Audra McDonald (Ragtime), Billy Porter (Miss Saigon) and Jubilant Sykes. Ted Sperling musical directs.
Guettel first attracted attention with his collaboration with , Floyd Collins, a musical based on the historical events resulting from a Kentucky caver's entrapment in a cave. The and Obie Award-winning piece is currently receiving a production in Chicago at the Goodman Theater. Other musicals include Off-Broadway's Saturn Returns (retitled Myths and Hymns for its recently released recording) and Piazza, based on an love story.
Tickets are $35-$25 and available by calling Ticketmaster at (212) 307 4100 . Town Hall is located at 123 West 43rd Street.
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Upcoming theater-related events at Town Hall include:
May 14-15: The opera spoofery of La Gran Scena Opera Company.
Various Theaterworks/USA children's shows will also be presented at Town Hall, May 3-18. June 9: Soprano Dawn Upshaw will sing selections by Vernon Duke, Rodgers and Hart and . conducts.
-- By Christine Ehren and David Lefkowitz
