“Broadway Sings for Newtown,” will be presented Thursday, September 19 at Walnut Hill Community Church, 156 Walnut Hill Road, in Bethel.
The 7 p.m. performance will benefit HealingNewtown.com, a workshop and presentation space sponsored by the Newtown Cultural Arts Commission. All tickets are $35 general admission and are available at NewtownArtsFestival.com
A cast of Broadway stars will take to the stage and perform two acts of music with such favorites as Ring Them Bells, You’ll Never Walk Alone, and You Raise Me Up, among others. Mark McVey (Les Miserables, Tommy, Chess, Show Boat, Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actor); Jeri Sager (CATS, Fiddler on the Roof, Les Miserables, Evita); Danny Zolli (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Candide, Sweeney Todd); Gary Mauer (Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Show Boat, Pirates of Penzance); Elizabeth Southard (Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Show Boat); and Kate Schindle (Miss America 1998, Legally Blonde, Jekyll & Hyde, Cabaret).