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Malcolm Gets, Paolo Montalban, Jessica Phillips, Kate Shindle Join Cast of Baby Concert

Kate Shindle
(© Tristan Fuge)
Kate Shindle
(© Tristan Fuge)

Transport Group has announced final casting for its upcoming one-night-only concert of the 1983 Broadway musical Baby at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, on Monday, June 18 at 7pm. The concert will be directed by Jack Cummings III, with musical direction by Chris Haberl.

New to the company are Jill Abramovitz, Patrick Boll, John Bolton, Robert Creighton, Christina DeCicco, Jeffry Denman, Malcolm Gets Colin Hanlon, James Hindman, Rachel Bay Jones, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Daniel C. Levine, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Paolo Montalban, Jessica Phillips, Charlie Pollock, Leenya Rideout, Kate Shindle, , Alexandra Silber, Ali Stroker, Wesley Taylor, Christianne Tisdale, Kate Weatherhead, and Betsy Wolfe.

Previously announced cast members are Nancy Anderson, Sebastian Arcelus, Stanley Bahorek, Courtney Balan, Stephanie J. Block, Andrea Burns, Alan Campbell, Lewis Cleale, Jenny Fellner, Santino Fontana, Jonathan Hammond, Ann Harada, Morgan James, Lauren Kennedy, Julia Murney, Kerry O’Malley, Jill Paice, Mamie Parris, Bryce Ryness, Meredith Ryness, Brian Sears, Cheryl Stern, Bob Stillman, and Josh Young.

Original cast members Liz Callaway and Todd Graff, who received Tony Award nominations for their performances, will host the evening.

In Baby, three couples, each newly expecting a child, have different but familiar reactions to the life-changing news of pregnancy. The musical features a book by Sybille Pearson, music by David Shire, lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., and is based upon a story developed with Susan Yankowitz.


The evening will also include a post-concert discussion with Shire and Maltby as well as members of the original cast.

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