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Starry Lineup Announced for Tradition: The Jewish Legacy of Broadway Concert

The show will benefit the Actors Fund.

| New York City |

September 16, 2015

Liz Callaway and Ann Hampton Callaway among the stars who will take part on the Actors Fund benefit concert Tradition: The Jewish Legacy of Broadway. — Liz Callaway and Ann Hampton Callaway are among the stars who will take part on the Actors Fund benefit concert *Tradition: The Jewish Legacy of Broadway*.
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The Actors Fund, in association with Michael Childers, will present a one-night-only special event, Tradition: The Jewish Legacy of Broadway, on Monday, December 14, at John Jay College. The evening celebrates the Jewish composers, lyricists, and performers who graced the stages of Broadway from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

From the roots of Tin Pan Alley, operettas, and the Yiddish Theatre, Tradition: The Jewish Legacy of Broadway celebrates the genesis and birth of the American musical. The company will include Christine Andreas (La Cage aux Folles), Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz Callaway (Baby), Brian Childers, Janice Hall, Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone), Hal Linden (Cabaret), Janene Lovullo, Millicent Martin (Frasier), Sean McDermott, Donna McKechnie (A Chorus Line), Debra Monk (Curtains), Hugh Panaro (The Phantom of the Opera), Craig Schulman, Gary Shaw, Von Smith, Billy Stritch, and Karen Ziemba (Bullets Over Broadway).

Produced by Childers, the evening is directed by David Levy and music directed by John McDaniel. All proceeds will benefit the programs and services of the Actors Fund.

For tickets and more information, click here.