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Bean, Foa, Keenan-Bolger, Llana, Moses, Schworer, et al. Set for Last Broadway in Bryant Park Concert

Barrett Foa
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Barrett Foa
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Shoshana Bean, Barrett Foa, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jose Llana, Burke Moses, and Angie Schworer will be among the participants in the final Broadway in Bryant Park series of free lunchtime concerts, to be held on Thursday, August 10 at 12:30pm. Seating on the lawn of Bryant Park is available on a first-come, first-saved basis. The series is sponsored by 106.7 Lite FM.

Bean, Llana, and Schworer will join Kate Coffman, Amber Efe, Christina Norrup, and Rachelle Rak in performing a medley of songs from previous benefits staged by The Actors’ Fund of America. Past shows have included Dreamgirls, Funny Girl, Hair, and On the Twentieth Century; in October, the Actors’ Fund will present a concert version of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

Also on the afternoon bill: Foa, Keenan-Bolger, and Llana will perform selections from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Moses will join his castmates from the current revival of The Fantasticks, including Leo Burmester, Santino Fontana, Sara Jean Ford, and Martin Vidnovic; and cast members from the Off-Broadway hit Drumstruck will entertain the crowd.