Spring Shout Program Insert

THE TOWN HALL SPRING SHOUT, MAY 19, 2025 HONORING LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA AND TOM WIRTSHAFTER OVERTURE Pops of Color Orchestra Conducted by Sean Mayes; Arranged by Terence Odonkor; Orchestrated by Alex De Leon, Sean Mayes, Terence Odonkor, and Paula Srur Carcar

WELCOME Melay Araya Artistic Director, The Town Hall

OPENER Thomas Kail

“GOLDEN AGE OF BROADWAY” Arranged by Kurt Crowley; Orchestrated by Nick Connors “I’ll Never Say No” The Unsinkable Molly Brown – Nicholas Christopher “If I Were a Rich Man” Fiddler on the Roof – James Monroe Iglehart “Master of the House” Les Misérables – Lesli Margherita, James Monroe Iglehart “Man of La Mancha” and “The Impossible Dream” Man of La Mancha – Nicholas Christopher, Aneesa Folds “Nothing” A Chorus Line – Priscilla Lopez

“THE MUSIC INSIDE YOUR HEART” Introduction: Rita Moreno Arranged by Alex Lacamoire and Nick Potocki; Orchestrated by Jeff Kryka, Alex Lacamoire, and Nick Potocki; Piano: Alex Lacamoire Bachata Rosa by Juan Luis Guerra – Emily Estefan Inside Your Heart by Lin-Manuel Miranda – Emily Estefan

“LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, THE EARLY YEARS” Introduction: Chris Hayes Arranged by Kurt Crowley and Cian McCarthy; Orchestrated by Cian McCarthy “Fetal Pig” Nightmare in D Major – Andrew Barth Feldman, Sasha Hutchings, Arthur Lewis “Staring at My Own Eyes” 7 Minutes in Heaven – Helen J. Shen “Say Goodbye” Hunter High School Graduation, 1998 – Andrew Barth Feldman, Arthur Lewis

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME “FOUNDATIONS” Keyboard: Bill Sherman Featuring: Utkarsh Ambudkar, Christopher Jackson, Shockwave, Anthony Veneziale

“A MERMAID MASH-UP” Arranged by Dan Lipton and Dick Scanlon; Orchestrated by Jim Abbott and Dillon Kondor; Dialogue: Dick Scanlon; Piano: Dan Lipton “Part of Your World” The Little Mermaid – Mandy Gonzalez “For the First Time” The Little Mermaid – Mandy Gonzalez

“JONATHAN LARSON” Introduction: Julie Larson Arranged by Kurt Crowley; Orchestrated by Sam Young “Boho Days” Tick, Tick... Boom! – Robin De Jesús “30/90” Tick, Tick... Boom! – Robin De Jesús, Joshua Henry “La Vie Boheme” Rent – Andrew Barth Feldman, Daniel Yearwood “Finale B” Rent – Andrew Barth Feldman, Robin De Jesús, Joshua Henry, Daniel Yearwood “Take Me or Leave Me” Rent – Renée Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo “Come to Your Senses” Tick, Tick... Boom! – Jasmine Cephas Jones, Julia Harriman

“HIP HOP IN THE HEIGHTS” Introduction: Jeremy McCarter Arranged by J.Period and Kurt Crowley; Orchestrated by Alex Lacamoire, Nick Potocki, and Bill Sherman “96,000” In the Heights – Robin De Jesús, Christopher Jackson, Javier Muñoz Super Lyrical by Big Pun – Chris Rivers, Black Thought

“MIRANDA ON SONDHEIM” Video Introduction: Bernadette Peters Arranged by Kurt Crowley; Orchestrated by Scott Wasserman “Barcelona / Best of Wives and Best of Women” Company / Hamilton – Jordan Fisher, Solea Pfeiffer “Finishing the Hat / Non-Stop” Sunday in the Park with George / Hamilton – Jordan Fisher, Solea Pfeiffer, Nikki Renée Daniels “Children Will Listen / Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story” Into the Woods / Hamilton – Nikki Renée Daniels

“THE WEST WING LEGACY” Video Introduction: Melissa Fitzgerald, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina, Mary McCormack, Martin Sheen, Richard Schiff Edited by Kat Spiess “One Last Time” Hamilton Arranged and Orchestrated by Ian Weinberger Trey Curtis, Christopher Jackson

FRIEND OF THE ARTS AWARD Tom Wirtshafter President Emeritus, The Town Hall Honoree

AUCTION AND PADDLE RAISE Auctioneer: CK Swett

“YODA” Video Introduction: JJ Abrams and Mark Hamill Yoda by “Weird Al” Yankovic Arranged by “Weird Al” Yankovic and Kurt Crowley; Orchestrated by Dillon Kondor “Weird Al” Yankovic, Utkarsh Ambudkar

“DISNEY/FAMILY MEDLEY” Video Introduction Arranged by Kurt Crowley; Orchestrated by Mike Elizondo, Marlon Espino, David Giuli, Dillon Kondor, Mark Mancina, and Dave Metzger “Family Madrigal” Encanto – Ana Villafañe “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” Encanto – Janet Dacal, Gregory Diaz IV, Eliseo Román “I Always Wanted A Brother” Mufasa – Vincent Jamal Hooper, Daniel Yearwood “I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors) / How Far I’ll Go” Moana – Arielle Jacobs, Olga Merediz

“MIAMI MIXTAPE” Introduction: Robin Arzón Arranged by Kurt Crowley, Joshua Henry, and Arturo O’Farrill; Orchestrated by Kurt Crowley, Arturo O’Farrill, and Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh; Piano: Arturo O’Farrill “Still Not A Player / When You’re Home” Big Pun / In the Heights – Joshua Henry, Chris Rivers

“Big Poppa / Wait For It” The Notorious B.I.G / Hamilton – Joshua Henry “Vivir Mi Vida / The Room Where It Happens” Marc Anthony / Hamilton – Joshua Henry, Ivan Llanes

“FINDING HOME IN NEW YORK” Video Tribute: John Kander Introduction: Shaina Taub Arranged by Kurt Crowley; Orchestrated by Alex Lacamoire, Jaime Lozano, and Bill Sherman “Far From the Home I Love” Fiddler on the Roof – Shaina Taub “Hurricane” Hamilton – Javier Muñoz “Pacienca Y Fe / In the Heights” In the Heights – Robin De Jesús, Olga Merediz “Cheering for Me Now” New York, New York – Janet Dacal, Mandy Gonzalez, Javier Muñoz, Eliseo Román, Shaina Taub “The Schuyler Sisters” Hamilton – Jasmine Cephas Jones, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME “LIN’S 80TH BIRTHDAY” Keyboard: Bill Sherman; Piano: Arthur Lewis Utkarsh Ambudkar, Aneesa Folds, James Monroe Iglehart, Christopher Jackson, Arthur Lewis, Kaila Mullady, Shockwave

VANGUARD AWARD Lin-Manuel Miranda Honoree

“WARRIORS” Video Introduction: Student Warriors Edited by Angelo Soriano Arranged by Kurt Crowley and Eisa Davis; Orchestrated by Jacinta Clusellas and Mike Elizondo; Piano: Kurt Crowley “Sick of Runnin’” Warriors – Jasmine Cephas Jones, Eisa Davis, Sasha Hutchings, Kaila Mullady, Phillipa Soo “Warriors’ Cypher” Warriors – Joshua Monge, Ashley Rosario Ramirez, Maya Smith “Somewhere in the City” Warriors – The Company

WALK OUT

Arranged and Orchestrated by Jacinta Clusellas “Somewhere in the City (Finale)” Warriors

Pops of Color Copyist Team: Utsav Bhargava, Sharon Ahn, Ruiran Xun, Michael Brinzer, Henry Roseman, Ben Jossi, Daniel Gittler, and Jensen Krall