Blackwell, Blickenstaff, Cavenaugh, Jones, et al. Set for Sonnet Sings the Bard

Heidi Blickenstaff, Matt Cavenaugh, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Rick Lyon, Paul David Story, and cast members from the Public Theater’s revival of Hair will be among the performers at Sonnet Sings the Bard, a benefit for Sonnet Repertory Theatre, to be held at 5:30pm on Monday, November 17 at Birdland. Susan Blackwell will be the evening’s host.

The show will feature original songs inspired by Shakespeare’s canon by Jeff Bowen, Stephen Flaherty, Henry Krieger, Bobby Lopez and Jeff Marx, and Alan Menken.

Tickets are $40-$80 and can be ordered by calling 212-581-3080 or visiting www.birdlandjazz.com.