Jelani Remy, whose Broadway credits include Back to the Future, The Lion King and Ain't Too Proud, will host Cause for Applause NYC, TheaterWorksUSA's one-night benefit cabaret at the Theatre at St. Jean's on Monday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m. The rest of the lineup has now been named.
When the evening was first announced, the company said only that its alumni would perform. BroadwayWorld now reports the names. Diego Enrico (The Book of Mormon), Elisa Galindez (Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical), Manny Houston (Illinoise) and Amy Keum (KPOP) bring Broadway credits with them.
They are joined by four performers from TheaterWorksUSA's recent seasons: Jackson Kanawha Perry, a Drama Desk nominee for Saturday Church; Sonia Roman, who appeared in Ever After at Phoenix Theatre Company; Markia Nicole Smith, of Lemonade at Trustus Theatre; and Julia Wheeler Lennon, of Brigadoon at Pasadena Playhouse.
The company's recent touring casts make up the rest of the bill: Zack Abbey, Ethan Badders, Olivia Brice, Arden Brown, Madelyn Casey, Xavier Cornell, Caetano de Sá, Diamond Destiny, Austin Downey, Kelly Grago, Genesis Harper, Jimmy Henderson, Sarah Hogewood, Andrew Holdsworth, Riley Alexis Holmes, Daniel Jiménez Pagán, Sadie Jayne Kennedy, Karis Knierim, Janna Linae, Emma Majewski, Mia Rose Perritt, Mukta Phatak, Grace Pouliot, Lauren Quigley, Diogo Ramirez, Alissa Rojas, Yumeko Stern, Savannah Trotter and Travis Wroten.
The money raised goes toward at least 100 free tickets for families to the series TheaterWorksUSA is presenting with the York Theatre Company: The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, The Pout-Pout Fish and Click, Clack, Moo.
The Theatre at St. Jean's is at 150 East 76th Street. Tickets start at $38.29 including fees, with a limited number of $100 VIP seats, and are sold through TheaterWorksUSA's website.
