Broadway Loves the '80s - Volume 2

Mo Rocca has appeared on a bunch of shows, including 'The Daily Show,' 'I Love the 80s,'...

Mo Rocca Feed

Broadway Loves the '80s - Volume 2

Posted Nov 7th 2007 10:45AM by Mo Rocca

A little self-promotion (for a good cause!) follows. The first time we did this concert, with different songs, was a blast. My performance of REO Speedwagon's Take It On The Run was stripped off of YouTube. Grrrrrr! But here are my brilliant cast mates from 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Aaron Albano, Stanley Bahorek, and Jared Gertner) singing an Air Supply medley:

Like it? If you're in NYC check it out Volume 2. Details below:

Lance Bass, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Ashley Parker Angel, Kate Shindle and More Set to Rock Out in

Broadway Loves the 80s

Volume 2

Mo Rocca Returns as Host

Jamie McGonnigal and Joe's Pub present Broadway Loves the 80's Vol. 2: a concert featuring your favorite Broadway stars singing their favorite hits of the awesomest decade ever!

Directed by McGonnigal with Music Direction by Ben Cohn, Broadway Loves the 80's Vol. 2 will take place on Monday, November 12^th at 11:30PM at Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY.

Spring Awakening's Lea Michele will join previously-announced, scheduled to appear performers Jamie-Lynn Sigler (The Sopranos, Beauty & The Beast), Legally Blonde's Kate Shindle, Xanadu's Curtis Holbrook, Ann Harada (Les Miserables), Ashley Parker Angel (O-Town, Hairspray), Aaron Albano (...Spelling Bee), Stanley Bahorek (...Spelling Bee), Brad Bass (Wicked), Lance Bass (NSYNC, Hairspray), Kathy Deitch (Wicked), Jared Gertner (...Spelling Bee), Van Hughes (Hairspray), Chris Jackson (In The Heights), Kasey Marino (Hairspray), Julia Murney (Wicked), The Broadway Boys - Danny Calvert (Altar Boys), Steve Morgan (Mamma Mia), Maurice Murphy (...Spelling Bee), Jesse Nager (Mary Poppins), Josh Strickland (Tarzan) and Daniel Torres (The Pirate Queen), Marty Thomas (Xanadu), Tony Vincent (We Will Rock You) and Amy Wren. With backup singers Will Shuler, Trisha Rapier and Sarah Pramstoller and the band including Sean McDaniel (Spamalot) on drums, Mike Aarons (Grease) on guitar, Michael Blanco (Grease) on bass and music director Ben Cohn (Wicked) on synthesizer, Broadway Loves the 80s Volume 2 is sure to rock out! The one and only Mo Rocca (VH1's I Love the 80s, ...Speling Bee) returns to host the event.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Joey DiPaolo AIDS Foundation and Camp TLC, a summer camp for inner-city teens living with HIV/AIDS. Producer/Director Jamie McGonnigal serves as a camp director for Camp TLC and hopes to insure many more years of this inspirational and life-sustaining experience. Please watch the brief video at www.jdaf.org to see what this experience is all about. With World AIDS Day fast approaching, it's eye-opening to meet some people for whom World AIDS Day is every day.

All seats for Broadway Loves the 80's Vol. 2 are $25. Tickets available at The Public Theater box office or through Telecharge: www.telecharge.com or 212.239.6200.

Permalink
Email this
Linking Blogs
Comments [9]
Share this
- Add this post to...
- Netscape
- Digg
- Del.icio.us

Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)

1. the 80's were the most awesome decade! this looks like a great event for a great cause. kudos to you mo for getting the word out!

bobbleheaddoll at 12:16PM on Nov 7th 2007

2. Hey Mo! Thanks for plugging the concert! Can't wait to see you Monday!

JamieMcG at 12:42PM on Nov 7th 2007

3. Maybe I'll go. My schedule is a bit tight at the moment, but oh boy, the chance to see Mo Rocca live? Again?

Giza and friends, come to New York with me so I won't have to sit alone. We can sing 'I Ran' by Flock of Seagulls.

Blayze at 1:50PM on Nov 7th 2007

4. Aw Mo,

This is a wonderful post. Great Music, Mo Rocca & making the world a better place, all in one stroke.
I would recommend that anyone who cannot attend, at least consider donating the admission price to the Joey Dipaolo Aids Foundation Inc. (Link above.)
I just did.

That said, for anyone who thinks they still can't be witty which such a serious topic, watch this:

Mo Rocca: there is a word for people like you!
It is called "Last Minute Planners!"
Why didn't we hear about this two weeks ago?
I didn't even have a chance to audition. I do a very nice rendition of Art Garfunkel's "A Heart in New York." Even though I only know five chords on my Yamaha, I probably could've "aired" it with a back-up band.
Ah, blame it on You Tube for losing your REO post. Well, as well all told Blaze, just record it again Mister.
And finally, if you see some 19 year old kid charging the stage with a video camera and a bag of Cheese Doodles, definitely grant him an interview. That would be our best adopted son Blayze.

Kimball/Andrea '08

John Giza at 2:08PM on Nov 7th 2007

5. Blayzie! The Flock of Seagulls idea is fantastic. You sing the tune- the rest of us commenters do this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA3e8kFoWd4
(Everytime I hear 'I Ran' I think of Pablo Francisco.) Imagine the standing O on this one!

Andrea- I love you! The Christmas card idea is everything that is awesome. I better receive one. I love Christmas cards :)

Where is Marsha and Finn? Did they skip town and elope without giving us a link to their bridal registry?

JG I can totally see Blayzie storming the stage with a video camera and Cheese Doodles. Kinda puts me in the mind of a crazed child running to see Santa in the mall. Blayze is lucky he's so adorable.

I wish I could make the show, but, I am in Pittsburgh, and I work the next morning :) But I will definitely make a donation, Mo, and get a contribution from work, too.

Mo, you should sing "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" from Starship, that tune that was in Mannequin. (My most FAV movie as a kid) If you would, I just might make the drive to Joe's to see it!

Jacqueline at 3:29PM on Nov 7th 2007

6. I have to go to this!

Game Theory for Applied Economics Nerd at 4:01PM on Nov 7th 2007

7. I personally LOVE "Take it on the Run." I really wish I could have seen that!

By the way, public service announcement: If you're giong to listen to the NPR podcast of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me on the treadmill at the gym, be extra vigilant about NOT falling. It's way too funny. It needs to come with a warning. ;) No, I didn't fall this time, but I'm sure I will at some point!

Chrissy at 5:47PM on Nov 7th 2007

8. I'd sing "And she was" by Talking Heads.
One of my fave 80s songs.

Too bad I'm so faaaaaaaaaaaar awaaaaaaaaaay.

Break a leg, Mo!

Spain... (you know the rest!)

Miguel Cane at 7:35PM on Nov 7th 2007

9. My dearest Mo,
I'm also donating the admission price-- since I don't live anywhere NEAR New York I can't attend.
I hope someone covers Echo and the Bunnymen-I loved them.

Andrea at 2:19AM on Nov 8th 2007

Add your comments

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br> tags.

Mo's Video

The Sound of a Smoke-Free Barack...
Almost two years ago we speculated on how Barack Obama's voice would change if he stopped smoking. ...

Coming Soon

Most Commented On

Coming Soon

Mo's Bio

Mo Rocca appears on a bunch of shows, including CBS News Sunday Morning (with the indescribably wonderful Charles Osgood), The Tonight Show on NBC, and NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! He's a sometime judge on Iron Chef and was featured on Telemundo's Amore Descarado. Last year he starred on Broadway in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. His expose "All the President's Pets" was published by Crown in 2004.