Proceeds from the concert performance, which will be held February 2 at 7 pm, will help students of high school to reach its goal of $ 150,000 to attend the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland's capital.
High Tech High School was chosen from 1,000 schools that applied to represent the United States, based on excellence in musical theater.
"I am grateful that these talented actors, grace and occupied have taken time out of their schedule to help raise money for our kind of musical theater. We hope that our community can come to support us," the student said 16 year’s age, Sydney silver, to be performed in the show.
Tickets for the show, which will take place at school (8511 Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen), are $ 50 and are available at www.onlineticketspot.com looking "HT Musical Theatre Broadway Love".
Broadway performers scheduled for the show include Kerry Butler ("Catch Me If You Can," "Xanadu," "Hairspray"), Christine Pedi ("Chicago", "Newsical"), James Carpinello ("Rock of Ages" "Saturday Night Fever"), Telly Leung ("Godspell," "Rent," "Glee"), Anastacia McCleskey ("Violet", "book of Mormon", "Priscilla"), Kate Loprest ("First Date" "Wonderland") and Clarke Thorell ("Annie," "Hairspray"), Constantine Maroulis ("American idol," "Rock of Ages", "Jekyll & Hyde"), Mandy Gonzalez ("Wicked", "in the Heights ") Michael Cusumano (" American in Paris "," Chicago ").
"We are very pleased that the brightest stars of Broadway join us and take to our community in supporting the arts, our trip and passions," director of High Tech Theatre Alex Perez said. "We are very grateful and hope people can donate and pitch in to help these children reach their goal."
Perez organized the event by partnering with artists he met throughout his career, which has included the experience of running worldwide, performed on and off Broadway, and production for film and television. He said he has been in talks with artists and coordination with their schedules since September.
Broadway stars perform signature songs with a live band, led by Broadway musician Carlos Santoro and love songs for Valentine's Day.
Led by Perez and Musical Director Rod Shepard, High Tech theater program has represented US Oberhavel Germany in the Festival of the Arts in 2001 and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2007.
In total, the program has been recognized with nominations and 10 awards thirty Papermill Playhouse production, choice of costumes, makeup, acting, presented artists and the educational impact.
Student’s current tech theater plan to hold their spring production "A Chorus Line" in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, held from 1-14 August.
The festival, which attracted more than 49,000 artists last year, brings together big names and unknown artists in hundreds of locations across Edinburgh, Scotland, covering the full range of entertainment - theater, comedy, dance, physical theater , circus, cabaret, children of shows, musicals, opera, music, spoken word and exhibitions.
Anyone who cannot attend the performance and would like to donate to musical theater tech visit www.onlineticketspot.com.
