Out of Myself — Songs of Peter Foley

June 5, 2023 @ 7:30pm
One night only, all-Foley concert
Peter Norton Symphony Space, NYC

On Monday, June 5th, come hear Broadway's finest perform a dazzling range of Peter Foley’s songs from The Hidden Sky, The Names We Gave Him, Bloom, Songs from an Unmade Bed, and more, in a one-night-only, all-Foley celebration concert at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City. Hosted by Eisa Davis and Manoel Felciano, the evening features a star-studded cast performing Peter’s theater, cabaret, and art songs with a 9-piece band and 20-person chorus. Grammy and Emmy Award winner Rob Berman music supervises and conducts.

Find out why Stephen Sondheim described Peter as "among the best of his generation at setting lyrics and writing music that evokes character and mood.”

Presented by the Peter Foley Music Project and Prospect Theater Company’s IGNITE Series.

Music by
PETER FOLEY

Lyrics by
PETER FOLEY, MARION ADLER, CARL R. BRUSH, MARK CAMPBELL, ADAM GOPNIK,
MATTHEW HEIMER, & ELLEN McLAUGHLIN

Featuring
SHEREEN AHMED
KATE BALDWIN
MIKAELA BENNETT
MAX CHERNIN
EISA DAVIS
MELISSA ERRICO
MANOEL FELCIANO
ASHLEY PÉREZ FLANAGAN
JASON GOTAY
MARYA GRANDY
DARRON HAYES
MICHAEL PROTACIO
CHRISTIAN PROBST
DAVID ROWEN
SAM SIMAHK
MICHAEL WINTHER

& COLLEGIATE CHORAL SINGERS
Bobby Barksdale, Elyse Bell, Landan Berlof, Kat Capili, Jordan Collins, Julianna Domiciano, Nour Habbash, Gabriela Hernandez, Charlotte Kunesh, Jadon Lopez, Asher Muldoon, Isabella Ramirez, Chandler Sinks, Grayson Todd, Maria Tramontozzi, Matthew Weatherhead & Yemie Woo

​Music Supervised by
ROB BERMAN

Curated by
KATE CHISHOLM

Associate Music Directors

GRIFFIN STROUT & ALEXANDER TOM

Directed by
LEAH HOFMANN

We look forward to seeing you there!

Peter Norton Symphony Space
2537 Broadway @ 95th St, New York City

Sponsored by The Ted & Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund
Additional funding provided by the Peter Foley Music Project and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

Read the full story here.

PETER FOLEY (1967-2021) was a composer, lyricist, vocal arranger, and orchestrator. His musical theater works include The Hidden Sky (world premiere at Prince Music Theater, Philadelphia; nominated for six Barrymore Awards), The Names We Gave Him, Bloom, The Bear, Whitechapel, and music for “To Sing” in Songs from an Unmade Bed (New York Theatre Workshop; Sh-K-Boom Records). For his music and lyrics, he received an NEA New American Works grant, the Richard Rodgers Award, Stephen Sondheim Award, Jonathan Larson Foundation Award, commissions from The Public Theater and Signature Theatre, and fellowships/residencies at the MacDowell Colony, Millay, O’Neill, and Sundance. Peter’s songs have been performed at Lincoln Center’s American Songbook, Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, New York Festival of Song, Symphony Space, Town Hall, Joe’s Pub, 54 Below, Birdland, and more.

Learn more about Peter's music here.

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