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“THE LEADING MEN III” CONCERT PLAYS MONDAY,
 APRIL 21, ONLY AT BIRDLAND AT BROADWAY  

New York, NY (13 March 2008) - Jim Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com, the leading source for exclusive theater information and live-events tickets nationwide, are proud to announce “THE LEADING MEN III” Monday, April 21, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., as part of the long-running concert series Broadway at Birdland.

“THE LEADING MEN III” concert is a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.  JOHN TARTAGLIA, the Tony-nominated star of “Avenue Q,” will again host this annual celebration of stellar male singers and actors from Broadway and cabaret. SETH RUDETSKY, the Emmy-nominated writer, talk show host and comic, also returns as the musical director. And ALAN MURAOKA (NAATCO’s “Falsettoland”) will be back as the director.   

This year’s “LEADING MEN” lineup consists of: TOM ANDERSEN (5-time MAC Award winner), SKYLAR ASTIN (“Spring Awakening”), DAVID BURNHAM (“Wicked”), JIM CARUSO (“Jim Caruso’s Cast Party”), JONATHAN GROFF (“Spring Awakening”), NORM LEWIS (“The Little Mermaid”), MICHAEL McELROY (“Rent”), SKIE OCASIO (“Bombay Dreams”), SEAN PALMER (“The Little Mermaid”), AARON RAMEY (“Curtains”), ROBB SAPP (“Wicked”), BENJAMIN SCHRADER (‘’Big River’’), CHRISTOPHER SIEBER (“Spamalot”), MARCUS SIMEONE (2-time MAC Award winner), BOBBY STEGGERT (“110 in the Shade”) and JIM WALTON (“Merrily We Roll Along”).

“THE LEADING MEN III” concert is produced by WAYMAN WONG, who edits entertainment for the New York Daily News. He originated and wrote “THE LEADING MEN” column for Playbill.com from 2003-2006. The first “LEADING MEN” concert was held May 30, 2005 at Joe’s Pub, and its sequel, “THE LEADING MEN II” concert, took place on Feb. 5, 2007 at Birdland. Both events were sold out and raised thousands of dollars for BC/EFA. Among the shows’ former alumni: MATT CAVENAUGH, CHEYENNE JACKSON, MATTHEW MORRISON, HUGH PANARO, DANIEL REICHARD and JAI RODRIGUEZ.

PERFORMANCE DETAILS
WHEN: Monday, April 21, 2008, at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Birdland, 315 West 44th Street (between 8th & 9th Aves), New York City           

TICKET INFO
Tickets: $50.00 + $10.00 Food/Drink Minimum (Per Person)
 VIP tickets are available for $100.00 + $10.00 Food/Drink Minimum (Per Person)

Tickets can be purchased online only: www.BIRDLANDJAZZ.com.

ABOUT BROADWAY AT BIRDLAND
Created by acclaimed performer, writer, producer & presenter Jim Caruso, BROADWAY AT BIRDLAND is a weekly concert series on Sunday and Monday evenings, showcasing legendary Broadway performers and composers, as well as up-and-coming musical theater talents. Started as a companion piece to the hugely popular and hilarious weekly impromptu variety show Jim Caruso’s Cast Party (which follows Mondays at 9:30 p.m.), BROADWAY AT BIRDLAND has recently hosted such diverse performers as Jason Robert Brown, Lucie Arnaz, Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch, and Melissa Errico – as well as the benefit concert CHITA RIVERA LOVES BROADWAY CARES, which sold out it’s two shows in record time.

ABOUT THEATERMANIA
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