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Elizabeth DeRosa, Ryan Duncan, Mark Ledbetter, et al. Set for At This Performance… Concerts

Mark Ledbetter
Mark Ledbetter

Casting has been announced for the next two editions of Musicals Tonight!’s At This Performance… concert series, which will play February 28 and March 1 at the McGinn-Cazale Theatre. These events, which allow Broadway and Off-Broadway standbys and understudies to showcase their versatility and share anecdotes about their experiences, will be hosted by Stephen DeAngelis and feature music direction by Eugene Gwozdz.

The February 28 concert will feature Joe Abraham (who understudied the roles of Scuttle and Chef Louis in Little Mermaid), Brad Bass (the understudy for the role of Huey in Memphis), Jeannette Bayardelle (who understudies for the role of Dionne in Hair), Elizabeth DeRosa (understudy for the title role in Mary Poppins), Sara Jean Ford (who understudied for the role of Sharon McLonergan in Finian’s Rainbow), Kaitlin Kiyan (the understudy for the role of Crissy in Hair), Mark Ledbetter (understudy for the role of Bert in Mary Poppins), Melissa Lone (understudy for the role of Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins) and James Romick (understudy for the roles of The Phantom, Monsieur Andre, Monsieur Firmin and Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera).

The March 1 concert will feature Ryan Duncan (understudy for the role of Donkey in Shrek The Musical), Taylor Frey (who understudied for the role of Woody Mahoney in Finian’s Rainbow), Nina Hennessey (understudy for the role of Gloria Rasputin in Bye, Bye Birdie), Carly Hughes (understudy for the role of Sarah in Ragtime), Jeremy Jordan (who understudies for the role of Drew, Franz and Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages), Benjamin Schrader (understudy for the role of Mother’s Younger Brother in Ragtime) , Stephanie Torns (understudy for the role of Elphaba in Wicked), and Tommar Wilson (understudy for the role of Hud in Hair).

For further information, visit: www.musicalstonight.org.