New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ CineMedia Promotions) Broadway Records announced today the planned release of "When I Grow Up: Broadway's Next Generation - Live at 54 BELOW" on CD and digitally on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. The CD is now available for pre-order at https://amzn.com/B00BYF7VCU.
Those in attendance at their 54 BELOW show were treated to a spectacular show performed by some of Broadway's brightest upcoming stars from shows such as A Christmas Story, Mary Poppins, Bonnie & Clyde and Evita...all under the age of 17! "When I Grow Up: Broadway's Next Generation" is not your typical kid's cabaret: these future stars tackle the adult repertoire of their heroes, performing tunes from shows such as Avenue Q, Once On This Island, Next to Normal, [title of show], Company, Into The Woods and more! "In prepping this show," says
Director Kenny Howard, "we knew the difficulty level of some of these songs would be a challenge for a performer of any age. To say we were not only pleasantly surprised, but in fact blown away by both the talent and professionalism of these children, would be an understatement."
Appearing on the album are Caleb McLaughlin (The Lion King), Emily Rosenfeld (Annie), Ethan Haberfield (Mary Poppins),
Grace Capeless (A Christmas Story), Isabela Moner (Evita), Kelsey Fowler (Grey Gardens, Sunday in the Park with George, Mary Poppins, Bonnie & Clyde), Matthew Gumley (Mary Poppins, Elf, Addams Family, Beauty and the Beast), Matthew Schechter (Waiting for Godot, Mary Poppins, Elf, Newsies), Neil McCaffrey (Mary Poppins, Billy Elliott), Rozi Baker (Shrek, Mary Poppins, Bonnie & Clyde), and Zoe Considine (A Christmas Story). The 54 BELOW show was conceived by Van Dean, directed by Kenny
Howard with music direction by Michael J. Moritz, Jr. and assistant directed by Yvette Kojic. The album will be produced by Michael J. Moritz, Jr. and executive produced by Van Dean and Kenny Howard, of The Broadway Consortium, and Ken Mahoney. "When I Grow Up: Broadway's Next Generation" is the latest in the "Live at 54 BELOW" series that started earlier this year with albums by Patti LuPone, Norbert Leo Butz, Christiane Noll and
Andrea McArdle and will be joined in
September by
Aaron Tveit's debut album as well as more titles to be announced shortly.
54 BELOW is owned and operated by Tony Award winning producers Tom Viertel, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, and Steven Baruch.
