Seven cast members of the Broadway musical Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, will show another side to their talent鈥攁s songwriters鈥攊n a special August 21 concert at (Le) Poisson Rouge nightclub in New York鈥檚 Greenwich Village.
The 7:30 PM concert will feature Grace McLean, who plays Marya D in Great Comet, Brittain Ashford, who plays Sonya, Gelsey Bell, who plays Princess Mary, and ensemble members Courtney Bassett, Mary Spencer Knapp, Heath Saunders, and Cathryn Wake.
They will perform their original songs accompanied by a group called , consisting of professional musicians from the pit orchestras of Broadway shows and New York classical ensembles: Jordan Lee (violin), Kevin Kuh (violin), Elise Frawley (viola), Vivian Ludford (cello), Coreisa Lee (flute), Patricia Billings (clarinet), Blair Shepperd (bassoon), Evan Honse (trumpet), Elizabeth Fleming (horn), Becca Patterson (trombone), Marty Jaffe (bass), and Ashley Baier (percussion)
The Songwriter鈥檚 Orchestra is coordinated by arranger/conductor Solomon Hoffman. This concert will be directed by Sammi Cannold, associate director of The Great Comet.
Hoffman shared the lineup with 半岛体育:
Grace McLean (who also fronts the band Grace McLean and Them Apples):
鈥淢y Friend's Roommate,鈥� 鈥淗aven't You Noticed" and 鈥淪amuel" from her EP
Brittain Ashford (who also fronts the band Prairie Empire):
from their album The Salt
Gelsey Bell (from her album Under A Piano):
Courtney Bassett (from the band Starbird and the Phoenix):
鈥淭rain鈥� and 鈥淪unbeam鈥�
Mary Spencer Knapp (who also fronts the band Toot Sweet):
Cathryn Wake (from the band For You the Moon):
Heath Saunders
鈥淔irst Tattoo鈥� and 鈥淪elf Portrait鈥�
(Le) Poisson Rouge is located at 158 Bleecker Street in Manhattan. Advance tickets cost $20 for table seating (with a two-item minimum) and $15 for standing tickets, and can be ordered by clicking . Day-of-show tickets will be $25/$20.
