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From GALWAY to BROADWAY
FOR IMMEDIATE CIRCULATION WHO: The Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation, Inc. and St. Therese of Lisieux
“From Galway to Broadway” to Montauk (Montauk, NY…March 2008) The Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation (MPCCF) and St. Therese of Lisieux will host well-known Irish singers Ciaran Sheehan and Gay Willis and pianist Eily O’Grady Patterson in “From Galway to Broadway” on April 5, 2008 at 7:30pm in the newly reconstructed St. Therese of Lisieux Roman Catholic Church in Montauk, New York. The event is a fundraiser for both organizations. In “From Galway to Broadway,” the musicians will perform Irish classics, Broadway hits, inspirational favorites, and more. “From Galway to Broadway” has been performed worldwide for the past 4 years, selling out venues including Carnegie Hall and The National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland. The production is currently featured on television in the highly acclaimed PBS show “From Galway to Broadway.” All three individuals are successes in their own right. Irish Tenor Sheehan has appeared in numerous Broadway musicals – he debuted on Broadway in Les Miserables and later played Phantom in Phantom of the Opera in over 1,000 performances – and on broadcast television. Award-winning soprano Willis has also appeared on Broadway, including the musicals Phantom of the Opera, Pirates of Penzance, and Showboat, among others, and starred in the world tour of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Concert Spectacular. Pianist Patterson has toured extensively throughout Europe, appeared in concert with the Boston Pops, and performed numerous times on the BBC and London and Irish Television. The event is a collaborative effort to celebrate and support the completion of reconstruction and rehabilitation at two of Montauk’s most beloved Tudor-style historic buildings, the Montauk Playhouse Community Center and St. Therese of Lisieux. The Montauk Playhouse (originally the Montauk Tennis Auditorium) was constructed in 1929 as part of developer Carl Fisher’s plan to turn Montauk into the “Miami of the North,” and opened to the public in August 1929 with a high-profile boxing match to raise funds for the Montauk Catholic Church Building Fund. The event, which featured headliners Rene des Vos and Babe McCorgary in the feature bout, was attended by 1,500 and raised $3,500 toward the construction of the church. Both historic structures have recently undergone substantial reconstruction and rehabilitation and are now open to the community. Cost of admission is $40 per person in advance, $45 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the Montauk Laundromat or by phone at (631) 668-2200.
Ciaran Sheehan Currently he is studying voice with David Jones in NYC. After winning the role of Tom in Hal Prince's acclaimed play Grandchild Of Kings, Ciaran's talent was quickly recognized and rewarded by starring roles on Broadway in such prestigious productions as Les Miserables (Babet, Marius) and The Phantom Of The Opera (1,000 performances as the dashing young Raoul, followed by over 1,000 performances on Broadway and in Toronto, as The Phantom). Broadway stage work also includes Byzantium (W. B. Yeats), The Molly Maguires (James McKenna), and Pulitzer Prize winning author Frank McCourt's The Irish...and How They Got That Way, as well as a wide variety of productions at the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York City. Television and film work includes appearances on Law And Order, One Life To Live, Late Night With David Letterman, The PBS Presentation of The Irish...and How They Got That Way, Another World, and Married To The Mob. Ciaran's singing engagements include memorable and acclaimed performances on Broadway with such theater legends as Vanessa Redgrave, Angela Lansbury, Shirley Jones, and Rosemary Clooney. He touched the hearts of millions world-wide with his rendition of Danny Boy sung at the internationally televised Memorial Mass for John and Carolyn Kennedy, Jr. at Old St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. In 2001, Ciaran performed as the Special Envoy to the Governor Pataki during the Governor's first pilgrimage to Ireland to his ancestral home. He performed the National Anthem at Governor Pataki's inauguration in New York in 2003. Ciaran opened the dedication ceremonies for the Irish Hunger Memorial in New York City with stirring renditions of both the Irish and American National Anthems. He has sung for the Presidents of both countries. Ciaran has toured extensively in America and Europe, earning standing ovations in venues such as The National Concert Hall in Dublin. On December 7, 2005 Ciaran headlined at Carnegie Hall to a full house. Performing with him were Gay Willis and the Irish Sopranos. When Ciaran and Gay performed "All I Ask Of You" from Phantom the audience applause brought the show to a stop. Later, when Ciaran performed "The Music Of The Night" the audience exploded into the evening's only standing ovation for an individual performance. The climax at the end of the show included the entire cast - Ciaran, Gay, The Irish Sopranos, and over 100 other performers, singing "Silent Night'. This, too received a standing ovation. Ciaran returned to Carnegie Hall in concert in February2007, as well as the Christmas concert in December. Gay Willis Eily O'Grady Patterson |
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