Josh Young presented the concert Cutting-Edge Composers, A New Generation of Musical Theater Songwriters on Monday, July 27th. Directed by Laura Pietropinto with Music Direction by Julie McBride, Cutting-Edge Composers took place at the West Bank Cafe's Laurie Beechman Theater (407 W. 42nd street).
The concert event featured music by Brad Alexander and Adam Mathias, Eli Bolin and Sam Forman, Bobby Cronin, Adam Gwon, Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler, Rick Hip-Flores, Peter Lerman, Brian Lowdermilk and Kait Kerrigan, J. Oconer Navarro and Joel B. New, and Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
Performers included Josh Young (Les Miserables), Krysta Rodriguez (The Addam's Family), Phoebe Strole (Spring Awakening), Gemma-Ashley Kaplan (The Hatpin), Marty Thomas (Xanadu), Kate Pazakis (Jerry Springer the Opera), Zachary Prince (Jersey Boys), Allison Posner (Factory Girls), Kerry O'Malley (Into the Woods), Steven Booth (Ave Q, Glory Days), and Lilli Cooper (Spring Awakening).
For more information, check out www.cuttingedgecomposers.com.
Photos by Tsunami Roberts
Marty Thomas
Marty Thomas
Kate Pazakis
Julie McBride
Gemma-Ashely Kaplan, Alison Posner and Phoebe Strole
Josh Young Gemma-Ashely Kaplan, Alison Posner and Phoebe Strole
Josh Young
Laura Pietropinto
Steven Booth
Krysta Rodriguez
Zachary Prince
Allison Posner
Gemma-Ashley Kaplan
Gemma-Ashley Kaplan
Josh Young
Josh Young
Phoebe Strole
Phoebe Strole
Michelle Kinney
Laura Pietropinto and Josh Young
Lilli Cooper
Lilli Cooper
Lilli Cooper
Zachary Prince and Steven Booth
Josh Young
Composer Bobby Cronin and Josh Young
Bobby Cronin
Marty Thomas
Krysta Rodriguez, Alison Posner, Michelle Kinney, Josh Young and Gemma Ashely-Kaplan
Phoebe Strole, Kerry O'Malley, Lili Cooper, Krysta Rodriguez, Alison Posner, Zachary Prince, Michelle Kinney, Josh Young and Gemma Ashley Kaplan
Laura Pietropinto, J. Oconer Navarro, Joel B. New, Zachary Prince, Rick Hip-Flores, Peter Lerman, Alison Posner, Kait Kerrigan, Phoebe Strole, Lilli Cooper, Eli Bolin, Krysta Rodriguez, Gemma Ashley-Kaplan, Bobby Cronin, Michelle Kinney, Josh Young, Kerry O'Malley and Adam Mathias
