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SOMETHING WONDERFUL:
RICHARD ROGERS' CENTENNIAL OF SONG

A CONCERT/CABARET starring:
HEATHER MacRAE, KT SULLIVAN,
       CRAIG RUBANO & MARK NADLER

Four of New York’s top cabaret stars who, between them have won 10 Manhattan Association of Cabaret (MAC) Awards and 6 Backstage (BISTRO) Awards come together to celebrate the extraordinary catalog of RICHARD RODGERS just in time for 2002, the centennial of his birth. This is the newest project by KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler who just completed the highly successful, critically acclaimed and award winning off-Broadway production of AMERICAN RHAPSODY (a Gershwin Revue which they also created). They are joined by Craig Rubano, star of the Broadway production of "Les Miserables", and Heather MacRae, whose most recent project was the award-winning SONGS FOR MY FATHER (Gordon MacRae). Her Broadway credits include the original productions of HAIR and FALSETTOS. She brings a special magic to the music of Richard Rodgers: the film versions of two of his most beloved shows, OKLAHOMA and CAROUSEL, starred her father and she relates anecdotes about the creation of these films as she sings some of those extraordinary songs.

The evening juxtaposes the songs that Rodgers wrote with Lorenz Hart such as "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered", "My Funny Valentine", and "Lady Is A Tramp" with those from the glorious Oscar Hammerstein II collaborations such as SOUTH PACIFIC, THE KING AND I, SOUND OF MUSIC and some for which he wrote his own lyrics are given their due. Throughout the evening is peppered with fascinating stories about the composer’s life.

It is a distinct, stylish, and tuneful portrait of this most prolific of Broadway composers. In exciting, fresh arrangements that enhance but never lose track of the musical essence of each song these four powerhouse performers run the gamut of musical emotions and styles from rousing comedy to heart-stopping ballads. This show will leave you "alive with the Sound of Music."

"HEATHER MacRAE is a star performer in her own right. A song fest and love fest rolled into one"
   -
CABARET SCENES

"KT SULLIVAN is the cabaret equivalent of whipped cream atop a surprisingly nutritious dessert!"
   -
Stephen Holden, THE NEW YORK TIMES

"MARK NADLER may be the most prodigiously talented entertainer in America today!"
   -
David Finkle, THE VILLAGE VOICE

"CRAIG RUBANO has a beautiful voice, fine-tuning it to a sensual, haunting instrument one could listen to for hours."
   -David Roberts, THEATRE REVIEWS LTD.

HEATHER MacRAE
MARK NADLER Bio
CRAIG RUBANO Bio
KT SULLIVAN Bio

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