{"id":6705,"date":"2019-07-10T03:21:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T07:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=6705"},"modified":"2019-07-10T03:21:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T07:21:58","slug":"broadway-stars-art-garfunkel-jr-to-perform-three-shows-on-seaside-heights-boardwalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2019\/07\/broadway-stars-art-garfunkel-jr-to-perform-three-shows-on-seaside-heights-boardwalk\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadway Stars, Art Garfunkel Jr., to Perform Three Shows on Seaside Heights Boardwalk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5494\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_5413.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Visitors on the Seaside Heights boardwalk on a summer night. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5494\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5494\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_5413-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors on the Seaside Heights boardwalk on a summer night. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_5413-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_5413-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_5413-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_5413-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_5413-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_5413-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_5413-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_5413-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_5413-238x178.jpg 238w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_5413-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_5413-681x511.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors on the Seaside Heights boardwalk on a summer night. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Broadway Meets the Beach is returning to Seaside Heights this summer after all!<\/p>\n<p>The popular program will bring cast members from Broadway shows in New York to Seaside Heights for three performances this season. Even organizers Joseph Brunetti and Dee Pellegrino announced the lineup Tuesday. All performances are free and begin at 6 p.m. The lineup is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Monday, July 22: Rock of Ages. <\/strong>Performed at the Franklin Avenue stage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monday, Aug. 5: John Cudia<\/strong>, (Star of Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, South Pacific); <strong>John Schiappa<\/strong>, (Star of Wicked, Jekyll &amp; Hyde) <strong>Mia Williamson<\/strong>, (Star of Once on this Island &amp; performing songs from Anastasia, Little Mermaid) <strong>Ted Brunetti<\/strong>, (Star of A Bronx Tale, Anastasia) <strong>Stephen Flaherty<\/strong>, Tony Award Winning, Grammy Nominated, Academy Award Nominated, composer of Suessical, Ragtime, Rocky, Anastasia, Once on This Island, and many more. Performed at the Franklin Avenue stage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monday, Aug. 19: \u200bJim Borstelmann<\/strong>, Star of Chicago, The Producers;<strong> Lucia Giannetta<\/strong>, A Bronx Tale, Funny Girl, <strong>Art Garfunkel, Jr.<\/strong>, Singing his father\u2019s hits from Simon &amp; Garfunkel; <strong>Gary Borstelmann<\/strong>, <strong>The Amazing Sladek<\/strong>, America\u2019s Oldest Daredevil Acrobat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Last year I was blown away at the level of talent that came to our boardwalk,&#8221; said Mayor Anthony Vaz. &#8220;We knew immediately this was going to be a huge success, and couldn\u2019t wait for it to come back!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This season&#8217;s lineup builds on the success of last season&#8217;s performances and adds some new talent, organizers said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This year we have packed each evening with some of the most amazing talent to ever hit the Broadway stage,&#8221; said Pellegrino. &#8220;In addition to the Broadway talent, we have added Gary Borstelmann, known as The Amazing Sladek, America\u2019s Oldest Dare Devil Acrobat, and singing his father\u2019s greatest hits, Art Garfunkel Jr. will join us on the Franklin Avenue stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This year my lifelong friend and Tony Award-winning composer, Stephen Flaherty, will join us and perform some of his favorite songs from his award winning plays such as Suessical, Ragtime, Rocky, Anastasia, and Once on this Island,&#8221; said Brunetti, the creator of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Guests will have an opportunity to meet the performers, take photos and get autographs after each show.<\/p>\n<p>~<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Note: Sponsorships are available for the series. For more information, contact Pellegrino at 732-539-8273 or email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dpellegrino@dpmshoresolutions@gmail.com\">dpellegrino@dpmshoresolutions@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2019\/07\/broadway-stars-art-garfunkel-jr-to-perform-three-shows-on-seaside-heights-boardwalk\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Broadway Meets the Beach is returning to Seaside Heights this summer after all! The popular program will bring cast members from Broadway shows in New York to Seaside Heights for three performances this season. Even organizers Joseph Brunetti and Dee Pellegrino announced the lineup Tuesday. 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