Conceived and Directed by
Chris Moore
Jan. 11, 2025, 3:00 & 8:00 pm

A New Line Cabaret VI

BROADWAY NOIR

A Special Concert Event!

Including songs from
Guys and Dolls
My Fair Lady
Man of La Mancha
Carousel
Grease
Company
Dear Evab Hansen
Waitress
and other iconic Broadway musicals!

A VERY SPECIAL EVENT!


New Line returned to the acoustically magnificent Sheldon Concert Hall with an all-black cast singing great theatre songs black performers don't usually get to sing.

The New Liners get to work on so many amazing musicals, famous and not, with powerful songs and stories. But sometimes there are theatre songs that our performers would love to sing, even though we may not produce the shows they come from. For that reason -- and to spotlight the incredible talent right here in St. Louis -- New Line brings you this Two-Night-Only showcase!

The evenings included some of the greatest songs from classic Broadway musicals like Les Misérables, My Fair Lady, Man of La Mancha, She Loves Me, Company, Guys and Dolls, Follies, and Pippin; plus terrific songs from more recent shows like Waitress, Dear Evan Hansen, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – and all performed by wildly talented, local performers of color, who may never get a chance to sing these songs inside these musicals.

The concert featured local perforners Charmian Aaron, De-Rance Blaylock, DeAnté Bryant, Travis Cummings, Sharee Jones, Kimmie Kidd-Booker, Dereis Lambert, Adrian L. Rice, Victoria Pines, Corrinna Redford, Areanna Shears, Adrienne Spann, and Aaron Tucker. The concert was be directed by Chris Moore, with music direction by Jermaine Manor.

New Line has previously performed at the Sheldon in 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2016. This was New Line's sixth concert of songs from Broadway musicals at the Sheldon.

Want to explore more?
We recommend:

Stewart F. Lane and Kenny Leon's book, Black Broadway: African Americans on the Great White Way

Allen Woll's classic book, Black Musical Theatre

Eric M. Glover's book, African American Perspectives in Musical Theatre

Josephine Lee's book, Race in American Musical Theater

Masi Asare's new book, Blues Mamas and Broadway Belters: Black Women, Voice, and the Musical Stage

Caseen Gaines' book, When Broadway Was Black: The Triumphant Story of the All-Black Musical that Changed the World

The book The Theatre of Black Americans, edited by Errol Hill

Artistic Director Scott Miller's book Strike Up the Band: A New History of Musical Theatre

Artistic Director Scott Miller's book The ABCs of Broadway Musicals: A Civilian's Guide