Rockers on Broadway's 31st annual concert, themed Back in Time, was presented October 28 at New York's Sony Hall.
The evening honored rock legend Huey Lewis and music historian and former musician Peter Bradley, Jr. Lewis, the Grammy-winning front man of Huey Lewis and The News, received the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Bradley, a longtime board member of The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation, was this year’s Ambassador of Rock honoree.
Performers included Christine Dwyer (Waitress), Gabrielle Elisabeth (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Izabelle Gottfried, F. Michael Haynie (The Heart of Rock and Roll), Keirsten Hodgens (Six),Tamika Lawrence (The Heart of Rock and Roll), Donnie Kehr (The Who’s Tommy), Pomme Koch (The Band's Visit), Apollo Levine (MJ The Musical), Michael Longoria (Jersey Boys), Constantine Maroulis (Rock of Ages), Lauren “Lolo” Pritchard (Spring Awakening), Ryann Redmond (Once Upon a One More Time), Max Sangerman (A Beautiful Noise), and Nik Walker (Spamalot), in addition to Hadar Baron, Sam Graham, Emily Pandal, and Nick Prez. The evening’s special guests were singer/songwriter Alexa Ray Joel and The Voice's Jackie Romeo with a special appearance by Tony winner Debra Monk.
Check out photos from the evening in the gallery below.
Jackie Romeo
Ryann Redmond and Gabrielle Elisabeth
Rose Gross Marino, Donnie Kehr, and May Pang
Hadar Baron, Emily Pandal, Sam Graham, and Nick Prez
Scott Lewis and Huey Lewis
Constantine Maroulis
Sylvia Smith and Lauren Pritchard
Constantine Maroulis, Lauren Pritchard, and Donnie Kehr
Emily McNamara
Ryan Willard and Emily McNamara
Lauren Pritchard and Isabelle Gottfried
Gus Schonfeld and Jeremy Schonfeld
Nik Walker
Keirsten Hodgens
Debra Monk and Donnie Kehr
Debra Monk
Donnie Kehr, Alexa Ray Joel, and Cori Gardner
Huey Lewis, Cori Gardner and Donnie Kehr
The concert featured the work of Lewis as well as other artists
who have bridged the worlds of rock and Broadway. Last season, Lewis'
work was featured in The Heart of Rock and Roll and Back to the Future; the latter continues at the Winter Garden.
The evening was presented by The PATH Fund, a leading nonprofit dedicated to performing arts education. Proceeds benefit a consortium of charities, including Broadway Bound Kids, Broadway Cares, The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation, The Felix Organization, Teen Cancer America, and The PATH Fund.
“We are thrilled to return to Sony Hall once again this year for our next installment of Rockers on Broadway,” said Cori Gardner, co-founder and executive producer of The PATH Fund, in an earlier statement. “Our two wonderful honorees, Huey Lewis and Peter Bradley, Jr., have both contributed so much to the industry, and we’re so happy to have them on board to help make this a special evening.”
Donnie Kehr, creator of Rockers on Broadway, added, “I am so excited to have Huey with us this year, he is one of my rock & roll heroes. Not only is he a great singer-songwriter, but he is also a truly badass blues harmonica player.”
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