Biographies
These performers have five of the finest voices on Broadway and they will recreate many of the most theatrical moments in Broadway musical history in the gala concert, Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway. You couldn't ask for a better cast backed by an all star New York band.
NEIL BERG. Berg is the composer/lyricist of the hit off-Broadway musical The Prince and the Pauper, which ran for two years at the Lamb’s Theater in New York City. The New York Times described it as “...soaring on the wings of theatrical fun.” Berg is currently writing the music for the Broadway bound musical Grumpy Old Men, based on the hit film. Two of Berg’s new musicals have been selected for the prestigious New York Musical Theater Festival: The Man Who Would Be King, a musical realization of Rudyard Kipling’s novella, and Tim and Scrooge, the sequel to A Christmas Carol.
RITA HARVEY. Harvey starred recently as Hodel in the hit Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof with Rosie O’Donnell and Harvey Fierstein. She made her Broadway debut performing the lead role of Christine Daee in The Phantom of the Opera, after two years performing the role with the second national tour. She starred off-Broadway as Lady Edith in the hit musical The Prince and the Pauper. Rita has performed as a featured soloist around the world with such stars as Robert Evan, Betty Buckley, Ben Vereen, Craig Schulman, Lillias White, and Michael Crawford.
RAYMOND JARAMILLO MCLEOD. A Broadway veteran, most recently McLeod appeared as Wreck in the Tony Award winning production of Wonderful Town. He has also worked in shows with such stars as Michael Crawford of Dance of the Vampires, Placido Domingo of the Metropolitan and Los Angeles Operas, Taye Diggs of The Wild Party, and Will Smith of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. However, his daughters only know him from his work with Disney on the soundtracks: Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Pocahontas.
CARTER CALVERT. Clavert’s New York credits include starring in the original Broadway production cast album, and touring productions of It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues. Calvert toured Europe in Smokey Joe's Café, played Grizabella in the national tour of Cats, and appeared as the title role in Always, Patsy Cline.
DANNY ZOLLI. Zolli is best known for his monumental number of performances as Jesus, Judas, and Annas in more than 15 productions of Jesus Christ Superstar throughout the world. His unique and stirring performance of the aria Gethsemane is debated among Jesus Christ Superstar fans as one of the best. Zolli has just completed and will soon be releasing his second solo album entitled Sometimes Simple is Best. Most recently, Danny starred as Jesus in the 20th Anniversary concert of Jesus Christ Superstar.
ERICK BUCKLEY. Buckley was the first person in the world to perform both the roles of Marius and Jean Valjean in Les Miserables; Piangi in Andrew Loyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera; Dave in The Full Monty; and Roger in the Broadway revival of Grease! with Sheena Easton, John Secada, Rex Smith, and Adrian Zmed. He has also played Gangster #1 in the Tony-winning Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate, Camelot opposite Robert Goulet, and critically acclaimed concerts around the world.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
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