New York: Urban Stages will present an evening of songs by award-winning composer and lyricist Adam Gwon on Tuesday, December 15th at 9:00pm. Gwon will perform selections from his musical Ordinary Days, currently finishing its sold-out run at Roundabout Theatre Company's Roundabout Underground, as well as previews of upcoming projects.
Gwon will be joined by a cast of Broadway and West End alums, including Jill Abramovitz, Stanley Bahorek, Jared Gertner, Bayla Whitten and Sally Wilfert.
Tickets for the event are $25 and can be purchased through www.smarttix.com. Ticket price includes one complimentary beverage. All proceeds directly support Urban Stages' Outreach Program.
Adam Gwon's musical Ordinary Days made its NYC premiere at Roundabout Theatre Company and will also be seen in the 2009-10 season at South Coast Repertory, Human Race Theatre Company, and Adirondack Theatre Festival. His other projects include the upcoming The Boy Detective Fails (book: Joe Meno), Bernice Bobs Her Hair (book/lyrics: Julia Jordan) and Ethan Frome (book: Michael Ruby). Awards: Fred Ebb award, ASCAP Harold Adamson award, MAC John Wallowitch award. Commissions: Signature Theatre (Arlington), South Coast Rep, Broadway Across America, EST/Sloan. Fellowships: MacDowell Colony, Dramatists Guild. Adam is a graduate of NYU/Tisch. Visit www.adamgwon.com.
Jill Abramovitz Broadway: 9 to 5, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. Regional/Off-Broadway: Fanny Brice in Funny Girl (Westchester Broadway Theatre), Up in the Air (Kennedy Center), See Rock City (Barrington Stage), Junie B. Jones (Lucille Lortel), Cam Jansen (The Lamb's). Recent TV/film: "30 Rock" "Z Rock" (IFC). www.jillabramovitz.com
Stanley Bahorek Broadway: Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Nat'l Tour: Tom Sawyer in Big River, also at Ford's Theatre. New York Theatre: See Rock City (Evan) at Transport Group, Elegies for Angels Punks and Raging Queens (Billy), The Masked Zinfandel (Sam), Wood (Chad), Mo Rocca ‘Cross America at Birdland. World Premiere of Adam Gwon's Ordinary Days, World Premiere of Henry Krieger and Bill Russell's Up In The Air at The Kennedy Center, Happy Days (Ralph Malph) at Goodspeed Opera House, The 25th Annual...Spelling Bee in Boston and San Francisco (Critics Circle nomination), A Little Night Music (Henrik) at The Post Street Theatre and TheatreWorks (Dean Goodman Award), Music Theatre of Wichita, Pasadena Playhouse, DeafWest Theatre. TV: Law and Order: CI. 2009 Teaching Artist with Broadway In South Africa. Graduate of the University of Michigan.
