McKechnie, Hamlisch and "Every Little Step" Creators to Make Barnes and Noble Appearance
By Adam Hetrick
05 Nov 2009
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Capathia Jenkins, Marvin Hamlisch and Donna McKechnie are among the theatre folk who will appear at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes and Noble this month.
On Nov. 5 Broadway's Christopher Fitzgerald (Finian's Rainbow) and Jeremy Shamos will perform selections of the Off-Broadway musical comedy Gutenberg! The Musical! Fitzgerald and Shamos will be joined by creators Anthony King and Scott Brown, who will sign copies of the new PS Classics original Off-Broadway cast recording at 5:30 PM.
Later in the evening, journalist and author Kenneth Turan will discuss the legacy of Public Theater founder Joe Papp. The event, celebrating Turan's new book "Free for All: Joe Papp, the Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told," begins at 7:30 PM.
On Nov. 11, Toby Talbot, the co-owner of The New Yorker Theater, will discuss her book that documents the art house cinema. The 7:30 PM event will feature Dan Talbot and actress Isabella Rossellini.
At 4:30 PM on Nov. 12, Tony Award winners Marvin Hamlisch and Donna McKechnie will join "Every Little Step" documentary filmmakers James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo to discuss the acclaimed film about the 2006 Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. McKechnie and Hamlisch will also perform.
Original Sound of Music Broadway cast members Theodore Bikel, Lauri Peters and Brian Davies will join host Laurence Maslon, author of "The Sound of Music Companion," on Nov. 16 for "The Sound of Music 50th Anniversary Celebration." The 5 PM evening will also feature R&H Organization's Ted Chapin and Bert Fink, as well as Sam von Trapp, grandson of Maria von Trapp.
On Nov. 17 at 6 PM, actor Brian Blessed (Cats, Richard III) will join New Victory Theater's Ted Sod to discuss the upcoming production of Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf," which he narrates live.
Klea Blackhurst and Steve Ross will perform during a Nov. 17 event celebrating the publication of "The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer." Authors Barry Day and Robert Kimball will also be on hand at the 7:30 PM event.
Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell will explore "Lights on Broadway," a new theatre picture book for young people. The event will take place Nov. 20 at 5 PM.
Capathia Jenkins (Caroline, or Change) will join Louis Rosen to perform a collection of songs from their new recording collaboration "Ache of Possibility," on Nov. 23 at 6 PM.
The Barnes and Noble at Lincoln Triangle is located at 1972 Broadway at 66th Street in Manhattan. For further information call (212) 595-6859 or visit BN.
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