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Sara Bareilles, Jordan Fisher, Jessica Vosk Set for Maestra’s Amplify 2025 Concert
March 18, 2025, 8:02.43 am ET
Photo: Sara Barielles
Maestra Music, the Obie Award-winning nonprofit organization founded by Georgia Stitt to support the women and nonbinary musicians in the musical theater industry, will present AMPLIFY 2025, an electrifying evening celebrating the brilliance of women and nonbinary musicians in the theater industry on Monday, March 31 at 8pm at Sony Hall
Directed by Jessica Ryan, the evening will be co-hosted by Tony Award-nominees L Morgan Lee and Kate Baldwin, with a special appearance by Jessica Vosk.
Among the many performers will be Sara Bareilles, who will perform "Enough" from her new musical “The Interestings” co-written with Sarah Ruhl; Tony Award-winner Kecia Lewis, who will give a powerful performance of "Price, Bond, and Scott" and "Authors of Forever" from “Hell’s Kitchen” by Alicia Keys; Julia Mattison, who will showcase a number from “Death Becomes Her”: Khalia Wilcoxon, who will perform Little Redwood" from “Redwood,” written by Tina Landau and Kate Diaz; Jordan Fisher, who will deliver a moving rendition of "Waiting for Life" by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty; and Grammy-winning Mexican singer-songwriter Joy Huerta, of the internationally acclaimed duo Jesse & Joy, who will contribute a selection from her new musical “Real Women Have Curves.”
Music Director Julianne B. Merrill will lead a dynamic band composed entirely of Maestra members, including Elena Bonomo on drums, Mary Ann McSweeney on bass, Ann Klein on guitar, Nicole DeMaio on reeds, Melissa Westgate on cello, and Sara Jacovino on trombone.
Tickets are on sale now at maestramusic.org/amplify2025/
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