The Bridge Initiative in collaboration with ASU Kerr
presents BROADWAY CURIOUS

Part cabaret, part talk show, BROADWAY CURIOUS is our chance to see the world through musical theatre-colored glasses

Hosts Brenda Foley and Will Rogers use musical theater to spark curiosity about everyday topics from food to the environment in this innovative musical cabaret/talk show and newsletter. Join us for live performances by the Valley’s top talent and conversations with the area’s most engaging minds.

Come early for the bar and the opportunity to chat with the artists before the show, then indulge in our digital newsletter with content from the live show as well as additional goodies to satisfy and pique your curiosity.

2022-2023 Broadway Curious events

“STAGE MOTHER EARTH”
Friday, September 23
7:30 p.m., cash bar opens at 7 p.m.

Co-Hosted by Brenda Foley and Will Rogers
with Musical Director Raymond Cusick

Featured Guests:
Savannah Alfred, Rachel Bowditch, Daniela Crispo, Lance Gharavi, Simone Sanchez with a special treat from writer/lyricist/composer G. Victoria Campbell

To kick off our season, we bring Mother Earth center stage where she belongs. The music spans from musical theater standards to work in development, and the conversation will bridge early nature worship to space travel and explore how theater and science intersect.

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“FAITH MATTERS”
Saturday, December 3
7:30 p.m., cash bar opens at 7 p.m.

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“TIES THAT BIND”
Friday, March 3, 2023
7:30 p.m., cash bar opens at 7 p.m.

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“MUSICAL EATER”
Saturday, May 20, 2023
7:30 p.m., cash bar opens at 7 p.m.

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Birdsong: a Concert Event by Nicole Larsen
Saturday, October 8
6:30 p.m.

Birdsong is a family friendly, artistic cultural concert event by Nicole Larsen, which includes an art talk by featured Southwest artist Virginia Primozic and catering by local, family-owned eatery Hatch It. The concert centers around themes of freedom, challenging social norms and expectations, and hope and joy that each morning can bring. From jazz, musical theater, classical and even operatic styles, there is sure to be something for everyone, and a night to remember!

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Jazz Etcetera 2022
with Pinna Joseph, voice and Charles Lewis, piano
An Afternoon Concert
Sunday, October 23 at 3 p.m.

Pinna Joseph, voice, and Charles Lewis, piano, will perform a versatile collection of songs, drawn from the song genres of Broadway, standards, Brazilian and folk repertoire framed, interpreted and delivered in a jazz-influenced style. Dwight Kilian, stand-up bass and Dennis Yee, cello, will join them.

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Songs and Stories from a Not-Quite-Kosher Life
by Penny Orloff
Saturday, November 19 at 7 pm

"Penny Orloff... assured and excellent in every way."  --New York Times

Broadway musical theater actress Penny Orloff's solo show is back on the road, bursting with heirloom melodies, stories of her Jewish immigrant family and tales from her zany life in showbiz.

Penny Orloff was a working actor/dancer in LA when a Juilliard scholarship took her to New York. She had featured roles on Broadway, working for such directors as Harold Prince and Joseph Papp, and sang more than 20 Principal Soprano roles for New York City Opera under Julius Rudel and Beverly Sills. In a career spanning more than 50 years, she starred in over 100 productions off-Broadway, regionally and internationally. Her first solo show, “Jewish Thighs on Broadway” (based on her best-selling novel of the same name, available on Amazon), toured the U.S. for a decade, including a successful off-Broadway run in 2005. Having outlived most of her early competition for film roles, since 2012 she has enjoyed acting in a range of interesting shorts, indie and feature films (silver-white hair and a Botox-free face are, apparently, in short supply in LA…).

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A Christmas Night in Ireland
Thursday, December 8 at 7:30 pm

Experience the joy of An Irish Christmas as seen on PBS! Enjoy all the holiday carols you know and love plus a spectacular high-energy display of Irish dancing at its very best. An Irish Christmas is a celebration of family and community that showcases some of the great Irish holiday traditions and features award-winning dancers from Riverdance, Lord of the Dance and Celtic Wings. Now everyone can be Irish for the Christmas holidays!