Maestra Music, an Obie award-winning nonprofit designed to uplift female and nonbinary musicians in the musical theatre industry, held its third annual concert event, Amplify 2023, March 27.
Check out photos from the event below!
Casey Berner, Amy Pastrana, Carrie Caffrey, Georgia Stitt, Laura Ivey, Yael Cohen, and Adam Hyndman
Gretchen Cryer, Georgia Stitt, and Nancy Ford
Julianne B. Merrill, Gretchen Cryer, and Nancy Ford
Emily Grishman, Georgia Stitt, and Laura Ivey
Judy Yin-Chi Lee and Carrie Caffrey
Jessica Ryan
Laura Ivey
Katie Rosin, Jay Armstrong Johnson, and Jason Robert Brown
Katie Rosin, Jay Armstrong Johnson, and Jason Robert Brown
Katie Rosin, Jay Armstrong Johnson, and Jason Robert Brown
Zoe Sarnak and Ephie Aardema
Georgia Stitt and Jason Robert Brown
Georgia Stitt and Jason Robert Brown
Jay Armstrong Johnson
Jay Armstrong Johnson
Bryonha Marie Parham and David Goldsmith
Bryonha Marie Parham and Abby Mueller
Bryonha Marie Parham and Abby Mueller
Abby Mueller
Abby Mueller
Kate Baldwin
Bryonha Marie Parham, Kate Baldwin, and Nicholas Rodriguez
Nicholas Rodriguez
Nicholas Rodriguez
Kate Baldwin and Julianne B. Merrill
Kate Baldwin and Julianne B. Merrill
Claire Kwon, Julia Riew, Kate Baldwin, and Emily Borromeo
Claire Kwon, Julia Riew, and Emily Borromeo
Kate Baldwin and Bryonha Marie Parham
Kate Baldwin and Bryonha Marie Parham
Bryonha Marie Parham
Bryonha Marie Parham
Kennedy Caughell, Kate Baldwin, and Katie Thompson
Katie Thompson
Katie Thompson
Tyler Hardwick
Tyler Hardwick
Tyler Hardwick
Kennedy Caughell
Kennedy Caughell
Kennedy Caughell
Tyler Hardwick and Kennedy Caughell
Jane Best and Georgia Stitt
Sasha Ono
Sasha Ono
Tomoko Akaboshi
Tomoko Akaboshi
Tomoko Akaboshi and guest
Julianne B. Merrill
Julianne B. Merrill
Meghan Doyle, Yuka Tadano, Julianne B. Merrill, Elena Bonomo, Tomoko Akaboshi, and Sasha Ono
Meghan Doyle, Yuka Tadano, Julianne B. Merrill, Elena Bonomo, Tomoko Akaboshi, and Sasha Ono
Amplify 2023 projections by Julianne B. Merrill
Analise Scarpaci and the Amplify House Band
Analise Scarpaci and the Amplify House Band
Yuka Tadano
Analise Scarpaci and the Amplify House Band
Analise Scarpaci and the Amplify House Band
Analise Scarpaci and the Amplify House Band
Meghan Doyle
Julianne B. Merrill, Analise Scarpaci, and Yuka Tadano
Kate Baldwin
Kate Baldwin
Kate Baldwin
Blake Stadnik and Ellie Biron
Blake Stadnik and Ellie Biron
Blake Stadnik and Ellie Biron
Elena Bonomo
Gizel Jimenez
Gizel Jimenez
Meghan Doyle and Sasha Ono
Gizel Jimenez
Tyler Hardwick, Zoe Sarnak, and Kennedy Caughell
Tyler Hardwick and Zoe Sarnak
Tyler Hardwick, Zoe Sarnak, and Kennedy Caughell
Tyler Hardwick, Zoe Sarnak, Kennedy Caughell, and the Amplify House Band
Tyler Hardwick, Zoe Sarnak, Kennedy Caughell, and the Amplify House Band
Kate Baldwin
Kate Baldwin and the Amplify House Band
Kennedy Caughell, Kate Baldwin, Katie Thompson, and the Amplify House Band
Kennedy Caughell, Kate Baldwin, Katie Thompson, and the Amplify House Band
Kennedy Caughell, Kate Baldwin, Katie Thompson, and the Amplify House Band
Julianne B. Merrill, Kennedy Caughell, Kate Baldwin, and Katie Thompson
Julianne B. Merrill, Kennedy Caughell, Kate Baldwin, and Katie Thompson
Yuka Tadano and Tomoko Akaboshi
Gretchen Cryer
Julianne B. Merrill, Kennedy Caughell, Kate Baldwin, and Yuka Tadano
Julianne B. Merrill, Kennedy Caughell, and Kate Baldwin
Abby Mueller and Kate Baldwin
Abby Mueller, Kennedy Caughell, and Kate Baldwin
Abby Mueller and the Amplify House Band
Abby Mueller and the Amplify House Band
Gretchen Cryer
Bryonha Marie and the Amplify House Band
Yuka Tadano
Bryonha Marie Parham
Bryonha Marie Parham
Bryonha Marie Parham
Bryonha Marie Parham and the Amplify House Band
Julianne B. Merrill and Bryonha Marie Parham
Claire Kwon and Emily Borromeo
Emily Borromeo
Sasha Ono
Tomoko Akaboshi
Elena Bonomo
Claire Kwon, Emily Borromeo, and the Amplify House Band
Claire Kwon and Emily Borromeo
Claire Kwon and Emily Borromeo
Meghan Doyle
Andy Kelso
Julianne B. Merrill, Nicholas Rodriguez, and Andy Kelso
Andy Kelso
Nicholas Rodriguez
Yuka Tadano, Elena Bonomo, Meghan Doyle, and Tomoko Akaboshi
Sasha Ono
Julianne B. Merrill
Julianne B. Merrill, Bre Jackson, and Yuka Tadano
Julianne B. Merrill, Bre Jackson, and Yuka Tadano
Bre Jackson
Bre Jackson
Julianne B. Merrill, Bre Jackson, and Yuka Tadano
The concert was held at New York City's Chelsea Music Hall, with a digital experience organized through All Together Now. Maestra board member and Tony nominee Kate Baldwin hosted, wrote, and directed the concert, marking her second consecutive time leading the event.
Featured performers included Ellie Biron, Emily Borromeo (The Prom), Kennedy Caughell (Beautiful), Tyler Hardwick (Once on This Island), Bre Jackson (Six), Gizel Jimenez (tick, tick…BOOM!), Andy Kelso (Kinky Boots), Claire Kwon (Almost Famous), Abby Mueller (Six), Bryonha Marie Parham (Prince of Broadway), Nicholas Rodriguez (Company), Zoe Sarnak (Larson Award winner), Blake Stadnik (This Is Us), Katie Thompson (Renascence), and Analise Scarpaci (Mrs. Doubtfire) singing songs from trailblazing composers including Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer, Cyndi Lauper, Brenda Russell, Stephen Bray and Allee Willis, Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, Julia Riew, Zoe Sarnak, and more. Additionally, Baldwin performed.
For more information, visit MaestraMusic.org.
