Lauren Kennedy: Here and Now

Lauren Kennedy (Spamalot, South Pacific in London) plays The Zipper in support of her second CD, Here and Now (PS Classics). Kennedy gives voice to a bunch of up and coming songwriters that are giving rise to new Broadway and pop songs. Show tunes include Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin’s “Pretending That I’m Somebody Else,” from The Rhythm Club; Joshua Salzman and Ryan Cunningham’s “Just Not Now,” from I Love You Because; Jason Robert Brown’s “Mr. Hopalong Heartbreak,” from Urban Cowboy; Jeff Blumenkrantz and Libby Saines’ “I’m Free,” from Precious Little Jewel; and Adam Guettel’s “Through the Mountain” from Floyd Collins. Other non-musical numbers include Andrew Lippa’s “Spread a Little Joy”; Georgia Stitt’s “My Lifelong Love”; Marcy Heisler & Zina Goldrich’s “Apathetic Man”; and Dan Lipton’s “You’ll Want Me to Shine.”