In celebration of Women’s History Month, AMT Live presented an American cabaret-style concert dedicated to the work of women musical theatre composers and lyricists, including Marguerite Monnot, Lynn Ahrens, Jeanine Tesori, Carole King, Betty Comden, Dorothy Fields, Sara Bareilles, Georgia Stitt, Lisa Kron, and Christine Khandjian. Performances included songs from the musicals Irma la Douce, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Beautiful (The Carole King Musical), Waitress, Violet, and Bells Are Ringing, as well as original compositions by American lyricist Germaine Shames and Paris-based composers Devon Graves and Andrea Offner.
The performance was received by a packed house at the Péniche le Marcounet along the Seine in central Paris, and featured AMT Live artists Quentin Bruno (The Voice Season 4, Next Thing You Know), Miranda Crispin (The Last Five Years, Next Thing You Know), Devon Graves, Andrea Offner, Marion Préïté (Huit clos, So In Love), Léna Townsley (Sotto Voce, My Fair Chatelet) and Mathieu Serradell (Cats, Bal des Vampires) along with guest artists Jerome Bortaud (Les Barrés de Broadway) Kym Mc, and David Koenig (Monsieur Choufleuri, Anastasia, Robin des bois).
Profits went to to support the association’s mission to create musical theater performances, educational opportunities and community outreach programs for international artists, fostering cultural exchange and development of the whole artist.
version française…
Afin de célébrer de le Mois de la Femme, AMT Live a presenté un cabaret-concert dédié au travail des femmes compositrices et parolières dans le théatre musical américain, notamment Marguerite Monnot, Lynn Ahrens, Jeanine Tesori, Carole King, Betty Comden, Dorothy Fields, Sara Bareilles, Georgia Stitt, Lisa Kron et Christine Khandjian. Le spectacle a presenté des chansons extraites des comédies musicales Irma la Douce, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Beautiful (The Carole King Musical), Waitress, Violet, et Bells Are Ringing, ainsi que des compositions originales écrites par la parolière Germaine Shames et les compositrices parisiennes Devon Graves et Andrea Offner.
Présents sur scène les artistes AMT Live: Quentin Bruno (The Voice Season 4, Next Thing You Know), Miranda Crispin (The Last Five Years, Next Thing You Know), Devon Graves, Andrea Offner, Marion Préïté (Huis clos, So In Love), Léna Townsley (Sotto Voce, My Fair Chatelet), et Mathieu Serradell (Cats, Le Bal des Vampires) ainsi que les artistes invités Jerome Bortaud (Les Barrés de Broadway) Kym Mc, et David Koenig (Monsieur Choufleuri, Anastasia, Robin des bois).