October 18th, 2015; 9:30pm at 54 Below
Hosted by Hunter Bell and Susan Blackwell
Great performers relive their terrible performances in the third annual benefit for The Performing Arts Project
On Sunday, October 18th at 54 Below, join Hunter Bell ([title of show], Grinch) and Susan Blackwell ([title of show], “Side By Side by Susan Blackwell”) as they host an evening of fabulous performers sharing video of their most embarrassing moments onstage and then redeeming themselves by recreating that moment. At the end of the evening, the audience will vote on the star performer who most redeemed themselves through their efforts that night. Current performers include Steven Pasquale (Bridges of Madison County, “Bloodline”), who developed the annual event as a fundraiser for The Performing Arts Project with his peers in mind, and Brian d’Arcy James (Something Rotten, “Smash”). More performers will be announced soon. “This benefit is to remind us all that we all have failed,” says Pasquale. “And failed miserably; in my case in particular. But it’s also to remind us about persistence, and focus, and moving forward. And about recognizing how important it is to not take ourselves too seriously. It will be a crazy fun night.”
Tickets are available now by clicking here: 54below.com.
For sponsorship opportunities and to advertise in our playbill, please email Juliet Gray at juliet@performingartsproject.com.
Make Some Noise: A Concert to Welcome Home Gavin Creel
Susan Blackwell, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Caissie Levy, and more welcome Gavin Creel back to the U.S. and Broadway at Joe’s Pub on March 30th, 2015 to benefit The Performing Arts Project.
Performers include: Susan Blackwell, Krysta Rodriguez, Catherine Brunnell, Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Lauren Elder, Kacie Shiek, Anthony Hollock, John Moauro, Brandon Pearson, Maya Sharpe, Darius Nichols, Hannah Shankman, Steel Burkhardt, Theo Stockman, Whitney Bashor, Caissie Levy, Jay Johnson, Gavin Creel, and Paris Remillard, among others.
Join Celia Keenan-Bolger (The Glass Menagerie, Peter and the Starcatcher), Caissie Levy (Les Misérables, Ghost), and more as they welcome Gavin Creel back to the U.S. (and to Book of Mormon on Broadway) after his award-winning performance in Book of Mormon on London’s West End by performing songs Gavin has written, recorded, or loved in this one-night-only concert at Joe’s Pub on March 30th at 9:30pm.
Make Some Noise: A Concert to Welcome Home Gavin Creel is a benefit for The Performing Arts Project, a not-for-profit organization formed by a group of respected educators and entertainment industry professionals to help prepare the next generation of performers. The Performing Arts Project offers dynamic and constantly evolving annual programming, the cornerstone of which is a three-week summer intensive each year during the month of July. Funds raised during from benefit will go directly towards scholarships and student programming costs. For more information, visit performingartsproject.com.
