90 minutes
Tickets
$45 – 75
The popular New Faces Sing Broadway series returns in Porchlight’s 30th Anniversary Season. Chicago’s up-and-coming talent join Broadway’s Adrian Aguilar for a 90-minute revue of the hottest shows on Broadway today including Death Becomes Her, Hell’s Kitchen andThe Outsiders and others as well as trivia contests with prizes.
Directed by Producing Artistic Associate Frankie Leo Bennett
Music Directed by Carolyn Jean Brady
Hosted by Adrian Aguilar
MEET THE CAST
WHAT IS NEW FACES SING BROADWAY?
Porchlight’s series is inspired by a set of musical revues produced from 1934-1968 entitled “New Faces” which was instrumental in introducing the public emerging talent with names like June Carrol, Robert Clary, Imogene Coca, Jane Connell, Professor Irwin Corey, Henry Fonda, Alice Ghostley, Ronny Graham, Billy Hayes, Tiger Haynes, Van Johnson, Madeline Kahn, Eartha Kitt, Robert Klein, Carol Lawrence, Paul Lynde, Virginia Martin, Bill McCutheon, John Reardon, Maggie Smith, Inga Swenson and many, many more.
Now in its ninth season as one of Porchlight’s most popular series, New Faces Sing Broadway takes audiences on a musical journey from the start to the finish of an entire Broadway season in 90 minutes. Host Adrian Aguilar introduces the audience to the next generation of Chicago music theatre artists while serving as the guide to the stars, songs and stories of Broadway. Past editions have focused on the seasons 1957 (South Pacific, Where’s Charley?, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,) 1970 (Company, 1776, Applause) 2002 (The Full Monty, The Producers, Urinetown) and others.
Many of the artists who have appeared in Porchlight’s New Faces Sing Broadway series have continued their careers on television, and local and national stages including Neala Barron (Jeff Award nominee-Assassins and 110 in the Shade), Frankie Leo Bennett (Jeff Award nominee-The SpongeBob Musical), Dawn Bless (Waitress-national tour), Blu Allen (MJ the Musical-Broadway, Titanique-Off-Broadway), Katherine Bourne (School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play-Goodman Theatre), Kayla Boye (Call Me Elizabeth-Off-Broadway, Europe, Mexico & national tour), Anna Brockman, Tim Foszcz, Josiah Haugen, Cam Turner, Jerod Turner and Evan Wilhelm (Porchlight’s Cabaret), Haley Gustafson, (The Who’s Tommy-Broadway ), Lydia Burke and Molly Kral (Jeff Award winners [ensemble] – Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies), Darilyn Burtley and Max Cervantes (The Light in the Piazza-Lyric Opera of Chicago), Kyrie Courter (Sweeney Todd-Broadway), Maddison Denault and David Moreland (Jeff Award nominees, Cruel Intentions), Gilbert Domally (The Lion King-Broadway), Andres Enriquez (Jeff Award nominee-Porchlight’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Nik Kmiecik, Ziare Paul-Emile and Alix Rhode (Porchlight’s Rent), Theo Germaine (Showtime’s Work in Progress), Lucy Godinez (Jeff Award nominee-Oliver), Emily Goldberg (Jeff Award nominee-Porchlight’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Nicole Michelle Haskins (Jeff Award winner-The Color Purple), Michelle Lauto (Jeff Award winner-Spamilton), Yando Lopez (Wicked-Broadway), Henry McGinniss (Book of Mormon-Broadway), Brandy Miller and Bryce Ancil (Jeff Award nominees-She Loves Me), Chloé Nadon-Enriquez (Bad Cinderella-Broadway), Anthony Norman (The Prom-Broadway, Dear Evan Hansen and Newsies-national tour), Luke Nowakowski and Tommy Thurston (Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale-Chicago Shakespeare), (Patrick Rooney (Les Miserables-national tour), Aalon Smith (Porchlight’s Gypsy), Katherine Thomas (Jeff Award winner-Ragtime), Aeriel Williams (Oedipus Rex-Court Theatre) and Nicole Lambert, Courtney Mack, Mallory Maedke (SIX-Broadway) and Samantha Pauly (SIX and The Great Gatsby-Broadway).
Adrian Aguilar
Host
Adrian Aguilar has performed on stages and screens all over the country in his 20 year career, but he will always call Chicago his home. Born and raised in the burbs, he chose to come back to Chicago to start his career and family, rather than the typical path to New York City. He has been married to the woman of his dreams, Brianna Borger, for nearly 14 years, and they live a quiet life in Evanston with their perfect son, Ian, and their perfectly imperfect meatball of a pittie, Ahsoka Doggo. Adrian considers himself to be the luckiest person on the planet.
Frankie Leo Bennett
Director
Frankie Leo Bennett is a Jeff award-nominated Chicago-based theatre multi-hyphenate. Directing: The Apple Tree (co-director), RENT (
Carolyn Jean Brady
Music Director
Carolyn Brady operates a multi-genre Chicago and national voice studio. Clients have performed with Almost Famous (Broadway) Book of Mormon (Broadway and Broadway in Chicago), Mean Girls, The Prom and School of Rock (National Tours), NBC’s “The Voice,” Walt Disney World, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Goodman, Paramount, Chicago Shakes, Drury Lane, Marriott, Mercury, Porchlight Music Theater, Music Theater Works, BOHO, Theo Ubique, American Blues, House, Metropolis, Southwest Indiana Symphony and Chicago Opera Theatre. Music Direction credits: A Chorus Line (Jeff Nom. Music Direction), Cinderella, Shrek, Christmas Carol at Drury Lane, Sondheim Tribute Review at Theo, Elephant & Piggie at Marriott, Bullets Over Broadway (Jeff Nom.) at Night Blue, Wedding Singer, The Who’s Tommy (Jeff Nom.) and Meet Me in St. Louis at Circle Theatre. Upcoming: Carole King’s Beautiful at Drury Lane and Secret Garden at Theo. Carolyn is a proud member of Chicago Federation of Musicians Union. W: CarolynJeanBrady.com.