Block, Foa, Jackson, Rashad, Rupert, Tartaglia, et al. Set for York’s NEO2 Benefit
(Photo © Michael Portantiere)
Stephanie J. Block, Barrett Foa, Cheyenne Jackson, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Janine LaManna, Christiane Noll, Phylicia Rashad, Michael Rupert, Jim Stanek, and John Tartaglia will perform in the York Theatre Company’s NEO2 benefit event at 7:30pm on Monday, June 12 at St. Peter’s Theatre (54th Street and Lexington Avenue).
The benefit will be hosted by the Tony Award-winning songwriting team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. It will celebrate emerging writers in musical theater, featuring songs by Jill Abramovitz and Joy Son, Scott Alan, Barbara Anselmi and Will Randall, David Austin, Neil Bartram, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Sam Davis and Georgia Stitt, Andrew Gerle, Jeff Hochhauser and Robert Johnston, Joe Iconis, Jihwan Kim and Sean Hartley, and David Kirshenbaum and Adam Overett. The concert portion of the event will be recorded live by JAY Records.
The evening will also include a pre-concert reception, a silent auction, and a post-performance dessert-champagne reception. Benefit tickets range in price from $125 to $500; there are also a limited number of $25 performance-only tickets available at the York Theatre box office. For information, call 212-935-5830.
