Broadway Inspirational Voices


	Brian Stokes Mitchell Carnegie Hall Debut Oct. 15, 2007 Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell will take to the stage of Carnegie Hall for his solo debut on Oct. 15, in a benefit for the Actors Fund of America. Veteran producer and director Richard Jay-Alexander, who most recently directed Barbra Streisand's North American and European tours, as well as the Carnegie Hall debuts of both Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, will direct Mitchell's turn. Mitchell will perform highlights from his career as one of Broadway's foremost leading men, as well as music he has always wanted to perform. Joining Mitchell for his Carnegie Hall debut will be a few of his past leading ladies including Reba McEntire and Phylicia Rashad, The Broadway Inspirational Voices and others.
THE 45 NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL BIV joins ins A Gala Benefit for the Film Society of Lincoln Center In Celebration of New Line Cinema’s 40th Anniversary . Friday, October 5, 2007 at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. This gala event features a salute to forty years of New Line Cinema films.	Hosted by New Line Cinema Co-Chairmen Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne with special guests Nicole Kidman and other superstars, this event commemorates New Line’s 40 years of achievement, as well as the long and successful collaboration between New Line and the Film Society.
	Barack on Broadway September 24 at 8PM, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama spoke on Broadway at the beautifully refurbished New Amsterdam Theater Billed Barack on Broadway, a collection of Broadway stars performed, including Christine Ebersole, Marcia Gay Harden, Ruben Santiago Hudson, Kristen Johnson, Phylicia Rashad, Jeffrey Wright, and the Broadway Inspirational Voices. Directed by multi-Tony Award winner, George C. Wolfe.
	People Celebrates 125 Years of The Actors' Fund Monday, April 30, 2007 The Waldorf Astoria The Broadway Inspirational Voices participated in the 125th Anniversary Gala of the Actors' Fund. BIV closed the event with Brian Stokes Mitchell, president of the Actors' Fund, singing a song written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. A fast-paced, constantly surprising celebration with dozens of celebrity icons from every aspect of entertainment and the performing arts. The Actors' Fund's 125th Anniversary will pay tribute to those who enrich our society and our culture. People Magazine, in a lead position, is primary sponsor. Joining People will be Actors' Fund President and Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell and leaders from media, entertainment and business and past Actors' Fund Medal of Honor recipients.

	Michael McElroy and the Broadway Inspirational Voices return in concert. The Fall of 2007 will see the return of the Broadway Inspirational Voices under the direction of Michael McElroy. More information will be posted shortly.
	Michael McElroy and the Broadway Inspirational Voices join forces once again with THE CENTURY MEN on their New CD!
Michael McElroy and the Broadway Inspirational Voices RETURN In Concert Sunday, October 16th, 2005 @Town Hall Special Guest Deborah Cox	After A Year Long Wait… Broadway returned to gospel with Broadway Gospel Celebration: 11 featuring Tony Award nominee Michael McElroy & The Broadway Inspirational Voices with host Star Jones Reynolds (“The View”) and special guest Deborah Cox (Aida) to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids Sunday, October 16, 2005 8:00 pm Town hall (123 w. 43rd street)
Liza Minnelli photo by Aubrey Reuben	Dozens of Broadway Stars — Including Minnelli and Vereen — Set for Hurricane Benefit The company members of *Wicked* will produce a benefit for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, which will be held Sept. 25 at the Gershwin Theatre. Ben Vereen, Liza Minnelli, Bebe Neuwirth and many more are set to perform. The 8:30 PM concert, which is made possible by the Nederlander Organization, will feature the talents of Vereen, Minnelli and Neuwirth as well as Bryan Batt, Shoshana Bean, Victoria Clark, Charlotte d'Amboise, Jill Eikenberry, Raul Esparza, Shuler Hensley, Megan Hilty, Bill Irwin, Brian d'Arcy James, Isabelle Keating, Adriane Lenox, Terrence Mann, Rue McClanahan, Michael McElroy, Julia Murney, Bebe Neuwirth, Kelli O'Hara, Denis O'Hare, David Hyde Pierce, Carole Shelley, Christopher Sieber, Michael Tucker, Frederick Weller and The Broadway Inspirational Voices. The evening will also boast performances from the casts of The Light in the Piazza, Hairspray, Mamma Mia!, All Shook Up, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Two Gentlemen of Verona and Wicked.
	Broadway Inspirational Voices 2005; Congratulates it's members who were nominated for this years, 2005 Tony Award The 59th Annual Tony Awards will be announced on Sunday, June 5th at 8pm in a televised ceremony hosted by Hugh Jackman. Doubt led the pack of plays with 8 nominations Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Phylicia Rashad, Gem of the Ocean Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play Adriane Lenox, Doubt Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Sara Ramirez, Monty Python's Spamalot ALSO: 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards. Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Adriane Lenox, Doubt Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Norm Lewis, Dessa Rose ALSO: The 2004-2005 Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominees OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Cheyenne Jackson, All Shook Up OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Adriane Lenox, Doubt OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Sara Ramirez, Monty Python's Spamalot
December 1-5 2004 8pm	BIV joins Vanessa Williams: Silver & Gold Live at the Palace Theatre Ring in the holiday season with Vanessa Williams, the glamorous recording artist and actress who earned rave reviews for her work on Broadway in the musicals Into the Woods and Kiss of the Spider Woman.
THE CENTURYMEN IN CONCERT @ CONSTITUTION HALL -- WASHINGTON, D.C.	THE CENTURYMEN -- IN CONCERT with Special Guests The Broadway Inspirational Voices, The Nashville Children's Choir, and full symphonic orchestra Tuesday, June 29, 2004 -- 8:00 p.m. CONSTITUTION HALL -- WASHINGTON, D.C.
	GRAMMY NOMINATIONS 2004: In the category of Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist's an arranger's award for singles or tracks only. The nominees include "Dancing in the Dark," Vince Mendoza, arranger, from Jane Monheit's "Taking A Chance On Love (Sony Classical); "Joy To The World,"Joseph Joubert, Michael McElroy & Buryl Red, arrangers, from Michael McElroy and the Broadway Inspirational Voices With Joseph Joubert's "Great Joy - A Gospel Christmas" (Sh-K-Boom Records); "Over the Rainbow," Victor Vanacore, arranger, from Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis' "Genius Loves Company" (Concord Records/Hear Music); "Summertime," John Clayton & David Foster, arrangers, from Renee Olstead's "Renee Olstead" (143/Reprise Records); "Unchained Melody," Steve Gaboury, Cyndi Lauper & Don Sebesky, arrangers, from Cyndi Lauper's "At Last" (Epic Records)
	Great Joy A Gospel Christmas Broadway Inspirational Voices Song book and orchestrations from Great Joy now available. 800-322-1127, ext. 243 08744290 SATB $8.95 08744291 Preview CD $14.95 08744292 ChoirTrax CD $80.00 08744293 Instrumental Pak $300.00 08744294 Preview Pak $10.00
	Broadway Inspirational Voices 2004; Congratulates it's members whose productions were nominated for this years Drama Desk, and/or Tony Awards with special mention to Michael McElroy in Big River (Outstanding Actor in a musical), and Phylicia Rashad in A Raisin in the Sun (Outstanding Actress in a play). NOTE: Ms. Rashad won the award becoming the first African America woman to receive the award for a production in this category.
	Heather Headley home Monday, May 24th, 2004 7:00 PM The New Amsterdam Theatre
	the 2004 women's day committee presents Broadway Comes TO Brooklyn Salem Missionary Baptist Church
The soaring voices of the following Broadway performers will be on display: Billy Porter, whose credits include Smoky Joe’s Café and Miss Saigon; Eden Espinosa, currently the understudy for Elphaba in Wicked; Adriane Lenox, cast member in Caroline or Change; Clarke Thorell, presently appearing in the smash hit Hairspray, along with Shayna Steele, who has a heavily featured vocal performance in the production; Bertilla Baker, whose credits include Titanic, and the National Tour of the Broadway show, Jekyll and Hyde. Baker collaborated with fellow Broadway performer, Sharon Wilkins, to recently open The Artful Baker, specializing in artisinal confections that can be found in various retail gourmet shops in the NYC area.	Songs for the Spirit: A Night of Gospel, Jazz and the Blues Phylicia Rashad and the Broadway Inspirational Voices Cordially invite you to a night of Gospel, Jazz, and Blues benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Monday, May 10th, 2004 7:00-10:00PM Rootstein Mannequins 250 West 19th Street (bet. 7th & 8th avenues) The Broadway Inspirational Voices’ soulful sound will resonate for a reason on May 10, 2004. Hosted by Phylicia Rashad, one of the stars of the upcoming revival of A Raisin in the Sun, members of the esteemed gospel choir will perform gospel, jazz and the blues with a portion of the proceeds going to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The concert will take place at the exquisite Rootstein Mannequins showroom, located at 205 West 19^th Street. Broadway patrons will enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, while delighting in the moving voices of BIV, featuring members from a variety of Broadway shows. The evening will also include a silent auction benefiting BC/EFA. The founder of Broadway Inspirational Voices, Michael McElroy, will take center stage in a rare performance. Michael’s Broadway credits include The Wild Party, Rent, The Who's Tommy, Miss Saigon, Patti Lupone on Broadway, Hair and The High Rollers Social Pleasure Club. He was also a featured vocalist on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show." Michael is featured on CD recordings of The Who's Tommy, Blue, Violet, Thunder Knocking on the Door and Leslie Uggams' upcoming CD project. He founded the Broadway Gospel Choir in 1994, then established the Broadway Inspirational Voices in 1999. For tickets to this fabulous event, please call 212.691.9668
	ROUNDABOUTTHEATRECOMPANY PRESENTS KANDER & EBB A MUSICAL TRIBUTE APRIL 26, 2004 ANNUAL SPRING GALA MANDARIN ORIENTAL, NEW YORK ROUNDABOUT will honor John Kander and Fred Ebb with its prestigious Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theatre. The evening will include special entertainment including Richard Gere, Liza Minnelli, Alan Cumming, Natasha Richardson, Marin Mazzie, Debra Monk, Karen Ziemba, BIV, and more of your favorite stars of stage and screen
	Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presents 10th Annual Gospel Celebration THE BROADWAY INSPIRATIONAL VOICES with special guest Patti LaBelle hosted by: Star Jones Town Hall 123 W. 43rd Street Sunday October 19, 2003 :: 8pm Tickets are $35, $65, $125, $250 Call 212-840-0770 or visit www.broadwaycares.org.
	Broadway Inspirational Voices "Hallelujah" Severance Hall 11011 Euclid Ave Cleveland, Ohio Sunday November 2, 2003 8pm tickets: $25.00, $39.00, $49.00 and $59.00 call: 1-800-686-1141 or 216-231-1111
	Great Joy: A Holiday Celebration from Broadway Featuring: The Broadway Inspirational Voices December 15th 2003 The Actors' Fund of America, in association with Sh-K-Boom Records, presents Great Joy! A Holiday Celebration from Broadway, a concert featuring Michael McElroy's Broadway Inspirational Voices. They are joined by an All-Star cast including (cast information subject to change) Matthew Broderick, Gavin Creel, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Jarrod Emick, Edie Falco, Tovah Feldshuh, Heather Headley, Richard Kind, Eartha Kitt, Ricki Lake, Norm Lewis, Patti LuPone, Donna McKechnie, Terrence McNally, Stephanie Mills, Alfred Molina, Bebe Neuwirth, Elizabeth Parkinson, Rosie Perez, Billy Porter, Phylicia Rashad, Roger Rees, Alice Ripley, Sherie Rene Scott, Brooke Shields, Lucy T. Slut, Stanley Tucci, Daphne Rubin Vega, Michelle Williams, BeBe Winans, cast members from nearly every show on Broadway, and many, many more...
	Gospel Celebration 2002 : October 6 & 7, 2002 benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS The Church of St. Mary The Virgin 145 West 46th Street info: Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids 212-840-0770 or online www.broadwaycares.org
	CenturyMen 2002 West Coast Tour The two choirs joined together for their first West Coast Tour. Highlights include: The Crystal Cathedral in Annahaim, California, The Air Force Academy Chapel in Colorodo Springs, Colorodo, as well as churches in Yucaitur, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Glorietta, New Mexico and Salt Lake City, Utah.
	Gospel Celebration 2001 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS With Special Guest Artists; Oleta Adams, Renay Peters Joubert, and The CenturyMen October 7 and 15, 2001 Society for Ethical Culture, New York
	Evening Stars On Stage at the Twin Towers Sounds of the City Music Series June 13-23, 2001 From the event program... Gospel Sunday Broadway Inspirational Voices --
	Broadway Inspirational Voices U N P L U G G E D! benefiting Lena McPhatter Gore Youth Theater (LYT) and BCEFA March 25, 2001 Rutger's Presbyterian Church, New York
	The Spirit of Harlem Broadway Inspirational Voices performed at the World Famous Apollo Theater as part of a landmark event, "Broadway Celebrates The Spirit of Harlem," hosted by Phylicia Rashad and Maurice Hines.
	Broadway Inspirational Voices @ the Recording Session for the CenturyMen's, "Anthems In Disguise" CD
	People for the American Way Foundation's 2000 "Spirit of Liberty Award The Broadway Inspirational Voices joined Norman Lear and the People for the American Way in honoring the History Channel and the Declaration of Independence.
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