BROADWAY BY THE YEAR HAS ALL STAR CAST!!!!

BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1927 AT THE TOWN HALL KICKS OFF BROADWAY BY THE YEAR’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND

STARRING MARC KUDISCH, KATE BALDWIN, CHRISTIANE NOLL, CHRISTOPHER FITZGERALD, CHAD KIMBALL, NOAH RACEY, JEFFRY DENMAN

ALEXANDER GEMIGNANI ALSO STARS AND DIRECTS

Broadway Musicals of 1927 kicks off the Town Hall's 10th Anniversary season of the critically acclaimed Broadway By The Year® series on Monday, February 22nd at 8PM. Alexander Gemignani also will star and direct the show. Finian's Rainbow star Kate Baldwin; triple threat Melinda Sullivan; and cabaret star Carole Bufford join the cast which includes Marc Kudisch (9 to 5); Chad Kimball (Memphis); and from Ragtime; Quentin Earl Darrington, Bobby Steggert, Ron Bohmer, and Christiane Noll. Christopher Fitzgerald (Finian's Rainbow) acclaimed hoofer, Kendrick Jones are also featured. Broadway Musicals of 1927 is created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall. Ross Patterson will begin his tenth season as the musical director of Broadway by the Year®. Tickets are $50 & $45 and are on sale through TicketMaster, 212-307-4100, www.ticketmaster.com, or The Town Hall Box Office between noon and 6 PM (except Sundays) at 123 West 43rd Street, 212-840-2824.

Some of musical theater’s most famous songs first came to light in 1927. “S’Wonderful” (Funny Face), “The Babbit and The Bromide” (Funny Face), “Shaking The Blues Away” (Ziegfeld Follies of 1927), “Ol’ Man River” (Showboat), “The Best Things in Life Are Free” (Good News), “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man of Mine” (Showboat), “You Are Love” (Showboat), and “The Varsity Drag” (Good News) are some of the songs featured in Broadway Musicals of 1927.

“We had earlier promised an exciting 10th Anniversary Season said Scott Siegel. “With so many stars from critically acclaimed Broadway shows like Ragtime, Finian's Rainbow, and Memphis in the cast of this season's first concert, plus series anchor Marc Kudisch, a brand new star, Carole Bufford, and four of our most exciting Broadway by the Year dancers, Noah Racey, Jeffry Denman, Kendrick Jones, and Melinda Sullivan, we intend to make 1927 shine all over again."