A host of Broadway favorites joined forces October 28 at The Town Hall for a benefit performance of Carmel Dean’s song cycle Well-Behaved Women, which spotlights stories of historic and inspirational women throughout time. See photos from the evening, which benefitted the Harris Victory Fund and Democratic women in other down-ballot races, in the gallery below. Schele Williams (The Wiz, The Notebook) directed.
The roster of performers included Krystina Alabado, Kate Baldwin, Klea Blackhurst, Andréa Burns, LaChanze, Victoria Clark, Lilli Cooper, Hannah Corneau, Alma Cuervo, Natascia Diaz, Melissa Rose Hirsch, Natalie Joy Johnson, Ingrid Michaelson, Lauren Patten, Jessica Phillips, Salena Qureshi, Pearl Sun, Mary Testa, Katie Thompson, Jessica Vosk, Barbara Walsh, and Betsy Wolfe, all celebrating the accomplishments and tales of Cleopatra, Harriet Tubman, Frida Kahlo, Billie Jean King, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Malala Yousafzai.
Mary Testa
Alma Cuervo
Lauren Patten
Hannah Corneau
Melissa Rose Hirsch
Krystina Alabado
Katie Thompson
Jessica Phillips
Jessica Phillips
Kate Baldwin
Ingrid Michaelson
Maria DiDia and the stage management team
Schele Williams, Carmel Dean, and Ingrid Michaelson
Schele Williams, Carmel Dean, and Ingrid Michaelson
Carmel Dean
Natascia Diaz and Carmel Dean
Schele Williams and Carmel Dean
Schele Williams
Schele Williams
Natascia Diaz
Barbara Walsh
Pearl Sun
LaChanze
LaChanze
Lilli Cooper
Lilli Cooper
Asmeret Ghebremichael
Rosie Perez
Rosie Perez
Mary Ann McSweeney, Francesca Castro, Carmel Dean, Hiroko Taguchi, and Elena Bonomo
Mary Ann McSweeney, Francesca Castro, Carmel Dean, Hiroko Taguchi, and Elena Bonomo
Klea Blackhurst
Klea Blackhurst
Victoria Clark
Victoria Clark
Jessica Vosk
Jessica Vosk
Natalie Joy Johnson
Natalie Joy Johnson
Ingrid Michaelson and company of Well Behaved Women
Klea Blackhurst, Betsy Wolfe, Jessica Phillips, Pearl Sun, Alma Cuervo, Salena Qureshi, and Krystina Alabado
Melissa Rose Hirsch, Katie Thompson, Mary Testa, Kate Baldwin, Hannah Corneau, and Ingrid Michaelson
Mary Testa, Jessica Vosk, Kate Baldwin, Hannah Corneau, and Ingrid Michaelson
Hannah Corneau, Ingrid Michaelson, Andréa Burns, and Natalie Joy Johnson
Hannah Corneau, Ingrid Michaelson, Andréa Burns, and Natalie Joy Johnson
Carmel Dean
Company of Well-Behaved Women
Well-Behaved Women was originally performed at Joe’s Pub in January 2020, with a subsequent production in Sydney, Australia. A studio cast recording is available through Concord Theatricals Recordings. Orchestrations are by Lynne Shankel, and additional lyrics are by Miriam Laube.
The Producer Host Committee is headed by Jane Abramson, Sue Frost, and Susan Sampliner. The concert was presented in association with the Manhattan Democratic Party.
