Kennedy Center - 2010 Broadway Today and Tomorrow Series
The Millenium Stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. hosts free concerts every night at 6pm ET,
sponsored by Target and Fannie Mae.
In most cases, tickets are not required.
All performances are broadcast live on the web and archived for later viewing.
Broadway Today & Tomorrow - 2010
As part of the Millenium Stage 13th Anniversary, the Kennedy Center
hosts a special series of Broadway Today & Tomorrow events from
February 8 to February 13, 2010. Each night features Broadway composers talking about their work and
performing their songs with the help
of some of Broadway's best singers.
This is part of the Kennedy Center's initiative "Broadway: The Third Generation",
which celebrates current and rising Broadway composers.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Peter Mills / Matt Cavenaugh / Kate Baldwin
Composer/lyricist Mills recently wrote music and lyrics for a critically acclaimed bluegrass adaptation
of J.M. Synge’s Playboy of the Western World set in 1930s Appalachia.
Cavenaugh created roles in the original musicals Grey Gardens and A Catered Affair.
He is currently playing Tony in Arthur Laurent's revival of West Side Story.
Baldwin made her Broadway debut in the 2000 production of The Full Monty.
She went on to perform in Thoroughly Modern Millie,
Wonderful Town, and Finian's Rainbow. Allison Seidner is on cello.
In the table below, the first start time is for Pete's introduction of each song
and the second is the start time of the performance.
| Start Times |
Description |
| 00:00 |
Introductions |
| 01:15 / 01:45 |
Matt Cavenaugh and Kate Baldwin sing a duet of "Let's Don't" from The Pursuit of Persephone |
| 04:50 / 6:45 |
Matt sings "Highway Miles"
from The Flood |
| 10:40 / 11:45 |
Kate sings "Things That Float" from The Flood |
| 15:30 / 16:15 |
Matt sings "Way Ahead of My Time" (aka "The Caveman Song) from The Taxi Cabaret |
| 19:45 / 20:50 |
Matt and Kate sing "Without a Word"
from The Alchemists |
| 24:45 / 25:55 |
Matt sings "Golden" from The Alchemists |
| 29:45 / 31:05 |
Kate sings "Cautiously Optimistic" from The Taxi Cabaret |
| 35:40 / 38:00 |
Matt and Kate sing "More to Me" from Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge |
| 41:40 / 42:20 |
Kate sings "Golden Boy" from Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge |
| 46:20 / 48:00 |
Matt sings "Down the Track" from The Pursuit of Persephone |
| 50:55 / 51:45 |
Kate sings "Patience" from Illyria |
| 55:10 / 56:30 |
Matt and Kate close with a duet of "Bad Connection" (?) |
The full concert video is accessed from
Peter Mills at the Kennedy Center.
Sheet music for almost all of these songs is available at
http://www.pcmills.com/songs.html.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Ryan Scott Oliver / Jay Armstrong Johnson / Alex Brightman / Lindsay Mendez
Composer/lyricist Oliver is a 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient.
Actor Johnson is understudying in the hit revival of Hair on Broadway.
Brightman is currently playing Boq in Broadway’s Wicked.
Mendez just completed the Off-Broadway run of The Marvelous Wonderettes.
Sharon Kenny is on piano, Jeremy Yaddaw on drums and Allison Seidner on cello.
Matthew Murphy is on location to make Ryan happy.
In the table below, the first start time is for Ryan's introduction of each song
and the second is the start time of the performance.
| Start Times |
Description |
| 00:00 |
Welcome |
| 01:20 / 02:05 |
Alex Brightman sings "Never" from Darling with Jay Armstrong Johnson and Lidsay Mendez |
| 06:00 / 7:20 |
Lindsay sings "Dull Little Ache" from Darling with Jay and Alex |
| 10:50 / 12:00 |
Jay sings "Caralee" from 35MM |
| 14:20 / 14:35 |
Alex and Lindsay sing "Hemming and Hawing" from 35MM |
| 19:40 / 20:50 |
Lindsay sings "Out of My Mind" from Mrs. Sharp |
| 23:45 / 24:30 |
Jay and Alex sing "Halfway" |
| 28:10 / 29:05 |
Ryan Scott Oliver sings "The Plane" |
| 32:30 / 32:55 |
Alex sings "What I Wouldn't Do for You" from Mrs. Sharp |
| 35:30 / 36:40 |
Jay and Lindsay sing "Make Me Happy" from 35MM |
| 39:00 / 40:15 |
Alex, Lindsay and Jay sing "Mamma Let Me In" from 35MM |
| 43:00 / 43:30 |
Jay sings "To Do" |
| 47:00 / 48:25 |
Lindsay sings "The Ballad of Sara Berry" from 35MM with Alex and Jay |
| 52:55 / 53:30 |
Alex sings "Lost Boy" from Darling |
| 57:30 / 58:05 |
Jay closes the concert by singing "Song of the Dead Fairy" from Darling with Alex and Lindsay |
The full concert video is accessed from
Ryan Scott Oliver at the Kennedy Center.
Sheet music is available for purchase at
http://www.ryanscottoliver.com/contact.html.
Michael Murphy's photos used for 35MM are available for viewing at
http://www.murphymade.com/.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Steven Lutvak
The award-winning composer, lyricist, and singer-songwriter wrote the title track to the
critically acclaimed documentary Mad Hot Ballroom.
Sorry, this performance has been canceled due to weather;
it will be re-scheduled at a later date.
For more information, visit
http://www.stevenlutvak.com/.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Alan Schmuckler / Michael Mahler
The Chicago-based composer/lyricists were commissioned by Chicago Shakespeare Theater
to co-write book, music, and lyrics for How Can You Run with a Shell on Your Back?.
Sorry, this performance has been canceled due to weather;
it will be re-scheduled at a later date.
For more information, visit
http://alanschmuckler.com/
or http://www.michaelmahler.com/.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Jordan Beck / Jonathan May
The up-and-coming songwriting team is behind the new musical Add Me!,
as well as a new musical adaptation of Peter Pan. They're joined by singers
Baraka May and Mazie Wilson. Allison Seidner is on cello; Joshua Samuels on drums.
In the table below, the first start time is for Jordan's introduction of each song
and the second is the start time of the performance.
| Start Times |
Description |
| 00:00 |
Welcome |
| 01:15 / 02:05 |
Jordan Beck and Jonathan May sing "We're Cousins," composed to open the show |
| 04:40 / 6:10 |
Baraka May sings "A Little Tude" |
| 9:05 / 10:10 |
Baraka sings "The Girl Inside" and "The Girl Inside (Reprise)" from Peter Pan |
| 14:15 / 14:45 |
Mazie Wilson sings "Neverland" from Peter Pan |
| 18:00 / 18:40 |
Jonathan, Baraka and Mazie sing "I Miss" from Peter Pan |
| 22:20 / 23:10 |
Jordan sings "One Memory More" |
| 26:35 / 27:00 |
Mazie sings "The Strongest Tree" |
| 30:45 / 31:20 |
Baraka sings "Fly Little Bird Away" with Mazie |
| 34:45 / 35:10 |
Jordan sings "Those Were the Days" with Baraka |
| 39:15 / 40:25 |
Mazie sings "Where He'd Be With Me" from Add Me! |
| 44:45 / 45:40 |
Jordan sings "Dreamer" |
| 49:15 / 49:50 |
Baraka sings "Get Over Her" with Mazie |
The full concert video is accessed from
Beck and May at the Kennedy Center.
For more information, visit
http://www.myspace.com/beckandmay
or http://www.facebook.com/beckandmay.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Valerie Vigoda / Brendan Milburn
A two-time winner of the Jonathan Larson Award for Excellence in Writing,
Vigoda performs with her husband and longtime collaborator Milburn; both are members of the trio Groovelily.
In the table below, the first start time is for the introduction of each song
and the second is the start time of the performance. (In one case, the song starts during the
introduction, so only one time is given.)
| Start Times |
Description |
| 00:00 |
Welcome |
| 01:05 / 01:55 |
Brendan Milburn sings "No Room in Your Bag" with Valerie Vigoda, a song from their band Groovelily |
| 07:25 / 8:30 |
Valerie sings "Snow Song" from Striking Twelve |
| 12:30 |
Brendan sings "Screwed Up People Make Great Art" from Striking Twelve |
| 18:10 / 19:20 |
Brendan sings "Only a King" with Valerie from Sleeping Beauty Wakes |
| 23:05 / 24:00 |
Valerie sings "Uninvited" from Sleeping Beauty Wakes |
| 27:45 / 29:30 |
Valerie and Brendan sing "It Happens in a Moment" about a blind date from Long Story Short |
| 33:40 / 34:10 |
Valerie and Brendan sing "There She Goes" from Long Story Short |
| 38:20 / 38:55 |
Valerie and Brendan sing "Still Love", a song about getting old from Long Story Short |
| 42:00 / 43:10 |
Valerie and Brendan sing "One Toy" from Toy Story |
| 46:20 / 47:00 |
Valerie sings "Make a Little Noise" from Toy Story |
| 49:15 / 50:55 |
Valerie sings "If You Believe" with Brendan, originally written for the film Tinkerbell |
| 54:15 / 55:30 |
Brendan and Valerie close with "I Dare Say I'm In Love" from Sleeping Beauty Wakes |
The full concert video is accessed from
Vigoda and Milburn at the Kennedy Center.
For more information about their band or their film and musical theatre projects, visit
http://www.groovelily.com/.