Maestra Music's annual Amplify concert played Sony Hall March 25 and Playbill has the pics to prove it.
Hosted by Tony winners Bonnie Milligan and J. Harrison Ghee, the concert celebrated female and nonbinary composer-lyricists and their work, with songs from Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Susan Birkenhead, Amanda Green, Rebekah Greer Melocik, Brandy Hoang Collier, Clare Fuyuko Bierman and Erika Ji, Christine Lavin, and more. Jessica Ryan directed the evening.
Amplify 2024's Playbill
Kayla Davion and the Amplify House Band
Kayla Davion and the Amplify House Band
Kayla Davion and the Amplify House Band
Kayla Davion
Ann Klein
Kayla Davion and the Amplify House Band
Kayla Davion
Bonnie Milligan and J. Harrison Ghee
Bonnie Milligan and J. Harrison Ghee
Brooke Ishibashi and the Amplify House Band
Rheanna Atendido and Ariella Serur
Rheann Atendido, Ariella Serur, and Brooke Ishibashi
Rheanna Atendido, Ariella Serur, and Brooke Ishibashi
Brooke Ishibashi and the Amplify House Band
J. Harrison Ghee and Bonnie Milligan
J. Harrison Ghee
Joy Woods and Jordan Tyson
Joy Woods and Jordan Tyson
Joy Woods and Jordan Tyson
Joy Woods and Jordan Tyson and the Amplify House Band
Joy Woods and Jordan Tyson and the Amplify House Band
Joy Woods and Jordan Tyson and the Amplify House Band
Joy Woods and Jordan Tyson and the Amplify House Band
Joy Woods and Jordan Tyson and the Amplify House Band
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Liam Pearce and the Amplify House Band
Liam Pearce and the Amplify House Band
Liam Pearce
Liam Pearce
Liam Pearce
Monica Davis
Lexi Bodick
Julianne B. Merrill
Liam Pearce
J. Harrison Ghee and Bonnie Milligan
J. Harrison Ghee, Bonnie Milligan, and the Amplify House Band
J. Harrison Ghee, Bonnie Milligan, Rheanna Atendido, and Ariella Serur
Jay Armstrong Johnson
Jay Armstrong Johnson
Jay Armstrong Johnson and the Amplify House Band
Monica Davis
Jay Armstrong Johnson and the Amplify House Band
Noelle Rueschman, Clédira Eltimé, and Monica Davis
Amanda Green
Amanda Green
Amanda Green and the Amplify House Band
Amanda Green, Rheanna Atendido, Ariella Serur, and the Amplify House Band
Noelle Rueschman
Rheanna Atendido and Ariella Serur
Rheanna Atendido, Meaghan Steele, and Ariella Serur
Meaghan Steele
J. Harrison Ghee
Meaghan Steele
Nicole Zuraitis and the Amplify House Band
Nicole Zuraitis
Nicole Zuraitis and the Amplify House Band
Nicole Zuraitis
Noelle Rueschman, Clerida Eltimé, and Monica Davis
Sushma Saha and the Amplify House Band
Rheanna Atendido, Ariella Serur, and Sushma Saha
Sushma Saha and the Amplify House Band
Noelle Rueschman, Clerida Eltimé, and Monica Davis
Sushma Saha and the Amplify House Band
Rheanna Atendido and Sushma Saha
Rheanna Atendido and Meaghan Steele
Ann Klein, Noelle Rueschman, Clerida Eltimé, and Monica Davis
Shirazette Tinnin
J. Harrison Ghee and Bonnie Milligan
Kate Baldwin, Bonnie Milligan, and J. Harrison Ghee
Kate Baldwin, Bonnie Milligan, and J. Harrison Ghee
Santino Fontana and the Amplify House Band
Santino Fontana
Santino Fontana
Santino Fontana and the Amplify House Band
Monica Davis
Julianne B. Merrill
Julianne B. Merrill and Lexi Bodick
Shirazette Tinnin
Lexi Bodick
Jasmine Amy Rogers
Noelle Rueschman
Jasmine Amy Rogers
Jasmine Amy Rogers
Shirazette Tinnin, Noelle Rueschman, Clerida Eltimé, and Monica Davis
Jasmine Amy Rogers and the Amplify House Band
Jasmine Amy Rogers
Noelle Rueschman
Bonnie Milligan, J. Harrison Ghee, and the Amplify House Band
Bonnie Milligan and J. Harrison Ghee
Ann Klein
Julianne B. Merrill, Lexi Bodick, Shirazette Tinnin, Ann Klein, Clerida Eltimé, Noelle Rueschman, and Monica Davis
Julianne B. Merrill
Maestra Music's Amplify 2024
Performing at this year's celebration were Tony winner Santino Fontana (Tootsie), Kayla Davion (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical), Brooke Ishibashi (Into the Woods), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Parade), Liam Pearce (How to Dance in Ohio), Jasmine Amy Rogers (BOOP! The Musical), Sushma Saha (Interstate), Jordan Tyson (The Notebook), Joy Woods (The Notebook), and Grammy winner Nicole Zuraitis. Additionally, Green performed from her own repertoire.
Julianne B. Merrill music directed the performance. She led a band comprising Monica Davis on violin, Ann Klein on guitar, Merrill on piano, Noelle Rueschman on reeds, Shirazette Tinnin on drums, Clerida Eltimé on cello, and Lexi Bodick on bass. Kristy Norter was music coordinator.
Founded by Georgia Stitt, Maestra Music works to provide support, visibility, and community to women and non-binary musicians working in the musical theatre industry.
