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.

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Photos: Rosie Perez, Ingrid Michaelson, Lilli Cooper, More Perform Carmel Dean's Well-Behaved Women

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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.