Lauryn Hill to Join Kelly Bishop, Zach Braff, Christine Ebersole, Christiane Noll, et al. for SOPAC’s Small Town, Big Talent

The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) has announced more participants for its Small Town, Big Talent all-day benefit, to be held on June 19.

The event will culminate in an evening benefit concert featuring performances by music superstar Lauryn Hill, Broadway stars Christine Ebersole, Kelly Bishop, Christiane Noll, Joanna Young, Sandy Rustin, Charlie Pollock, and Jamie LaVerdiere; musical artists Max Weinberg, Bill Charlap, Renee Rosnes, Nat Adderley, Jr., Suzzanne Douglas, and Sarah Partridge; SOPAC’s residence dance company Lydia Johnson Dance; and comedienne Jessica Kirson. Jeremy Dobrish will direct the program, to be hosted by NY1’s Budd Mishkin, who will be joined by Zach Braff and AJ Calloway.

Braff and Calloway will also participate in an artist talk earlier that day, in which Mishkin will interview these Columbia High School Class of 1993 graduates about their work. Additional programming will include a community sing-along; a film workshop and screening of Rachel Getting Married with the film’s editor, Tim Squyres; and an artist talk with drummer Max Weinberg.

For more information, visit www.SOPACnow.org.