The all-star concert Broadway’s Leading Ladies, filmed at NYC’s The Town Hall in March, premieres today (November 28) on local PBS stations and streaming via PBS Passport.
Two-time Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth hosted the one-night-only event with original Broadway A Chorus Line cast members Baayork Lee, Kelly Bishop, and Priscilla Lopez also serving as presenters.
Kate Baldwin (image via PBS)Performers include:
• Tony winners LaChanze, Jennifer Holliday, Lindsay Mendez, and Jessie Mueller
• Tony nominees Kate Baldwin, Judy Kuhn, Jennifer Simard, and Amber Iman
• Plus Mandy Gonzalez, Solea Pfeiffer, Adrianna Hicks, Helen J Shen, and McKenzie Kurtz
It’s fun looking over that list and realizing I’ve worked with some of these amazing women.
I choreographed a couple of productions of Hello, Dolly! with Kate Baldwin as “Irene” before her Bway turn in the show with Bette Midler. Talent for days and so much fun to work with.
I staged CHICAGO at the University of Oklahoma featuring Adrianna Hicks as “Mama Morton” during her college days.
And Jennifer Simard jumped into the title number at the last minute for the grand Hello, Dolly! concert at Carnegie Hall I choreographed this summer.
This is going to be a great concert. Full song listing below:
“Hello, Dolly!” (Hello, Dolly!) – Jennifer Holliday
“If I Loved You” (Carousel) – Jessie Mueller
“Vanilla Ice Cream” (She Loves Me) – Judy Kuhn
“Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” (Show Boat) – LaChanze
“As If We Never Said Goodbye” (Sunset Boulevard) – Mandy Gonzalez
“I’m Not Afraid of Anything” (Songs For A New World) – Solea Pfeiffer
“Moments in the Woods” (Into The Woods) – Lindsay Mendez
“Hurt Someone’s Feelings Today” – Jennifer Simard
“Back to Before” (Ragtime) – Kate Baldwin
“Come Rain or Come Shine” (St. Louis Woman) – Jennifer Holliday
“Blame It on the Summer Night” (Rags) – Judy Kuhn
“You’re a Queer One, Mr. Snow” (Carousel) – Jessie Mueller and Lindsay Mendez
“Everything’s Coming Up Roses” (Gypsy) – Mandy Gonzalez
“My Man” (Funny Girl) – Solea Pfeiffer
“What’ll I Do”/“Time Heals Everything” (As Thousands Cheer/Mack & Mabel) – Kate Baldwin
“Be A Lion” (The Wiz) – LaChanze
Finale Medley: “It’s Today” (Mame), “I Have Confidence” (The Sound of Music), “All That Jazz” (Cabaret), “I Got Rhythm” (Girl Crazy), and “If They Could See Me Now” (Sweet Charity) – Amber Iman, McKenzie Kurtz, Adrianna Hicks, Helen J. Shen
L-R Adrianna Hick, Helen J Shen, McKenzie Kurtz, Amber Iman (image via PBS)Discover more from The Randy Report
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