Audition to Sing with Broadway Stars
Winners will have the chance to perform with Broadway greats in Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway at The Bushnell.
Hartford, CT – (December 1, 2008) – How would you like to have the opportunity to win a chance to sing a song with five Broadway Stars in front of family and friends on The Bushnell’s stage in Mortensen Hall? You can by entering the “Singing with the Broadway Stars” contest, which gives winners the chance to sing on-stage in the all-star Broadway review, Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway as well as win a pair of tickets to the show for two guests of their choice.
To enter contestants should upload a 90-to-120-second video clip of themselves singing a Broadway favorite to YouTube, MySpace, or Facebook, and then submit their audition on singingwiththebroadwaystars.com by Friday, February 27 at 5 p.m. (EST). The panel of judges will announce one winner and five runners-up on Monday, March 2. For more details about how to enter visit www.singingwiththebroadwaystars.com and click on “March 6: Hartford, CT.”
Runners-up will sing one chorus number with five of the finest voices on Broadway – stars of such hit shows as Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Jekyll and Hyde, Fiddler on the Roof, and many more – and the winning entrant will get to sing a solo part in the show finale. In addition the winner and all runners-up will receive a pair of tickets and a free CD of the show.
To be eligible for the competition you must be 15 years of age or older and available on March 6, 2009, the day of the performance, by 1:00 p.m. for sound check and rehearsal. No purchase necessary. All entrants will receive a 15% discount on tickets to the show. Don’t let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity pass you by!
Tickets for Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting The Bushnell Box Office at 166 Capitol Avenue in Hartford or by calling (860) 987-5900. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.bushnell.org. Tickets are $20.00-$53.00.
About The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
The Bushnell is Connecticut’s premier performing arts center, hosting more than 350 events yearly, including major Broadway tours, symphony orchestras, family presentations, local arts and community events. The Bushnell is home to two theaters- the historic 2,800-seat Mortensen Hall, and the 907-seat Belding Theater, a state-of-the-art performance hall that opened in 2001. The Bushnell’s nationally-recognized arts-in-education program, PARTNERS (Partners in Arts and Education Revitalizing Schools), now in its 16th year, is a cross-community educational effort serving 15 schools in 6 districts throughout the Greater Hartford area. The Bushnell opened in January 1930 and is a non-profit organization. For more information, call The Bushnell at (860) 987-6000, The Bushnell Box Office at (860) 987-5900 or visit our website at www.bushnell.org.
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