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Beth Leavel and Jessie Mueller to Headline The Rink Benefit Concert at Classic Stage Company

Scheduled for September 15 at CSC’s Lynn F. Angelson Theater, the concert unites Tony-winning leads with director Dave Solomon in a fundraising revival of the 1984 Kander and Ebb musical.

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Overview

  • The one-night-only benefit performance will open at 7 p.m. on September 15 to raise funds for Classic Stage Company’s programming.
  • Tony winners Beth Leavel and Jessie Mueller will portray the estranged mother-daughter duo at the heart of The Rink’s reconciliation-driven story.
  • Dave Solomon will direct with Greg Jarrett as music director, Shannon Lewis choreographing, Sam Davis supervising music and casting by Alaine Aldaffer and Lisa Donadio.
  • Tickets for the benefit concert are priced from $100 to $500, with underwriting packages beginning at $1,000.
  • Originally premiering on Broadway in 1984 starring Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli, The Rink features iconic songs such as “Colored Lights” and “Chief Cook and Bottle Washer.”