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Following a triumphant December 2008 benefit concert, ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty) and Sh-K-Boom / Ghostlight Records are very proud to announce the album release of ‘New York City Christmas’. The album is the product of a very special labor of love in support of a quickly growing international arts education non-profit. The 2008 event, conceived, produced and music directed by Drama Desk-nominated orchestrator Lynne Shankel (Cry-Baby, Altar Boyz, Vanities, Summer of '42) featured some of Broadway's most sought-after talent—and now, by popular demand, songs from the concert have been recorded as a 12 track holiday album titled ‘ New York City Christmas-- a benefit album for ASTEP’. “I wanted to take the wonderfully creative and generous spirit from last year's concert and try to bottle it!” says Shankel. “Making an album seemed like the perfect opportunity to do that. To work on a project that was both creatively and philanthropically fulfilling was an amazing experience for everyone involved.” ‘New York City Christmas-- a benefit album for ASTEP’ will be available for pre-order November 6th on the SH-K-BOOM/Ghostlight Records website [www.sh-k-boom.com] and then for digital download on Itunes on November 17th. Interested buyers will also be able to purchase the CD through Amazon.com around December 8th.To mark the exciting release of the album, ASTEP and SH-K-BOOM/Ghostlight Records will host the second annual concert presentation of a ‘A New York City Christmas’ at Joe’s Pub [425 Lafayette St, New York, NY] on December 14th at 9:30pm. Sierra Boggess, Chester Gregory II, Andy Karl, Tyler Maynard, Lindsey Mendez, Orfeh, Tory Ross, Raul Esparza, Anya Singleton, Sally Wilfert, Sherie Rene Scott and Raul Esparza are scheduled to perform*. Olivier Award nominee Stafford Arima (London's Ragtime, Altar Boyz, Bowfire, The Secret Garden benefit concert) will direct. Also appearing will be musicians Shankel (on piano), Joe Mowatt (drums/percussion), Randy Landau (bass), and Peter Calo and Michael Aarons (guitars).
$50.00 secures a seat for the concert, $25.00 for standing room.
ALL proceeds from album sales and tickets to the show go to supporting ASTEP's mission to create positive change for young people in need across the globe.
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