The American Songbook Association’s second annual gala,To Life! Celebrating Sheldon Harnick, will feature some all-star performances on September 16 at 7:30 PM at Pershing Square Signature Center’s Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre.
The evening will feature performances by Kate Baldwin, Laura Benanti, Robert Cuccioli, Ed Dixon, Adam Heller, Rebecca Luker, Brad Oscar, Melanie Moore, Samantha Massell, Alan Schmuckler, Jeff Harnar and Alex Rybeck, Kissy Simmons, and Sidney Myer. Music director and pianist Eugene Gwozdz will lead a quartet featuring Danny Bacher on reeds, Tom Hubbard on bass, and Mark McLean on drums. The night will be hosted by Klea Blackhurt.
Additionally, the 2019 ASA Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Sheldon Harnick, the co-creator of Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello!, She Loves Me, and more.
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