On Monday,
October 6,
The Carnegie
Hall
Notables
hosted
REVIVAL:
Broadway’s
Next Act
in Zankel
Hall. It
was a panel
discussion
that focused
on the fresh
approach
that
composers
have
recently
introduced
to Broadway,
attracting
audiences
through a
new range of
media, from
YouTube to
MTV. The
event was
attended by
close to 500
guests and
immediately
following
the panel
discussion,
there was an
afterparty
at The
Russian Team
Room
sponsored by
Heavy Water
Vodka.
The
discussion
was
moderated by
Actress
Ana Gasteyer
and
panelists
included
Duncan Sheik;
Lin-Manuel
Miranda;
Adam
Shankman;
Jerry
Mitchell;
and
Anthony Rapp.
In addition
to the
discussion,
some of the
panelists
performed
songs from
new
projects:
-
Lin-Manuel
Miranda
sang
“Delivery”
recently
debuted
in the
new
production
of
Stephen
Schwartz’s
1978
musical,
Working
-
Anthony
Rapp
performed
“Visits
to You”
from his
one-man
rock
memoir,
Without
You
-
Duncan
Sheik
sang “I
Don’t Do
Sadness”
from his
current
Broadway
musical
Spring
Awakening
as well
as “A
Purple
Trail”
from his
upcoming
production
of
The
Nightingale.
In addition
to the
moderator
and
panelists,
Nellie Mckay,
Annaleigh
Ashford,
Marisa Perry,
Jason Tam,
Mari Davi,
Malan Breton,
Phoebe
Strole,
Bailey Hanks,
Ace Young,
and
Yaya Dacosta,
attended
among
others.
REVIVAL:
Broadway’s
Next Act
is
one of many
events
specifically
created by
The
Notables,
Carnegie
Hall’s
membership
program for
music
enthusiasts
in their 20s
and 30s.
For more
information
visit
www.carnegiehall.org/notables
This evening
was
generously
underwritten
by
Pia and James Zankel.