(BLOOMFIELD, NJ) – 4th Wall Theatre will present a Composer’s Showcase featuring the works of some of New Jersey’s best and brightest new musical theatre composers on Saturday, April 1st. The event will feature both stand-alone pieces and songs from newly penned musicals and will be performed by instrumentalists and singers from all over New Jersey and from the 4th Wall family of performers. Patrons will be presented with a wide variety of music styles.
Best of all, the audience will get to hear a couple of new musical "pitches," in which composing teams will present a segment of one of their latest new works-in-progress. Showcase patrons will be the first to respond with their feedback.
This evening concert will feature the new works of Gonzalo Valencia and Michael Campbell, Lawrence Dandridge, David Maglione and Tom Dziuba, Kevin M. Lynch, Wendy Feaver, Max Silverman and Ellington Berg, Clint Edwards, and Jon Provan.
Singers will include Christopher Dylan Herbert, Greta Kleckner, Rusty Reynolds, Alexa Canelos, Madeline Chandler, Jessica Phipps, Chris Traina, Chris Frazier, Trey McCoy, Ellie Kallay, Brynn Owen, Madeline Fansler, Jeff Sundheim, Julie Galorenzo, Todd Shumpert, Fia Fusco, Luke Surretsky, Izzy Figueroa, Spencer Kiely, Erin Long, Alex Carr, Blane Pressler, Sharmelle Hunte, Jeanel Leblanc, Alneesha Harris, Kayla Stewart, Seychelle Folson, Ashley Leone, Mimi B. Francis, Mariah Ralph, Erica Philpot, Marcel Ringold, Martin Carpenter, George Johnson, Jacquis Smith, Robert Marerro, Marcus Beckett, Johnathan Douglas, Kirk Jasen Lambert, Roy Graquitena, Christian Stewart, and Travis Prol.
4th Wall Artistic Director Kate Swan is excited by this show. “People write musical theatre songs and develop new shows all the time,” says Swan. “But they get relatively few opportunities to show their works-in-development in front of an excited, eager, attentive audience. We are thrilled to give them this wonderful opportunity again, since our 2014 edition was so well-received.”
The Composers Showcase is a one night only event and will be presented on Saturday, April 1 at 7:30 pm at the Westminster Center for the Arts on the campus of Bloomfield College in Bloomfield, NJ. Tickets are $22 General Admission, $18 for seniors, and $15 for students under age 25 with appropriate student ID. Tickets may be reserved by calling 973-996-8484. Tickets may also be purchased online. Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover are accepted. Additional information is available at www.4thwalltheatre.org.
