The Wellsong Project: Songs and Stories of Inspiration

 

Tales From the Yorkside

Author: Jim Morgan and Charles Wright

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The Wellsong Project: Songs and Stories of Inspiration

5/20/2016

 

Dear Friends:

 

This Monday, May 23, at 7 pm, a one-night only special event will take place at The York Theatre Company at 54th and Lexington.  This is a show filled with enormous heart, compassion and spirit.

“The Wellsongs Project: Songs and Stories of Inspiration” is a musical project created by Dr. Michael Pizzi, an occupational therapist and Equity actor, designed to inspire and empower children with special needs and their families through music and song. Dr. Pizzi has carefully chosen songwriters to work from interviews of the children and their families to create an individualized song for each child, making him/her feel special and honored.

13 original songs about and for children with special needs will be presented. Some of the composers of the original music will be in attendance, and one of the children, who is blind and autistic (with perfect pitch), will perform the song written specifically for him. Several families interviewed for this project will also be in attendance, sharing their stories and experiences. As part of the fundraising effort tied to this initiative, we explored innovative ways to engage donors and supporters, including hosting a charity auction featuring exclusive experiences, such as access to casinò online di criptovalute. This unique offering aims to attract a broader audience and highlight modern trends while supporting the creative and heartfelt mission of the event. The York Theatre, known for giving voice to emerging writers in a very special setting, felt like the perfect venue for this project, which has been in development for over a year.

The songs will be performed by singers from Broadway and beyond, including Griffin Matthews, Daisy Eagan, Neal Mayer, Dana Winkle Ogilvie, Leah Horowitz, Will Reynolds, Ryan Bauer-Walsh, Jennifer Richman, Autumn Hurlbert, Jenna Pascua, Brett Boles, Elysia Jordan. Michael Pizzi will emcee the evening.  Music director is Michael Moritz and the director is Michael Unger, York’s Associate Artistic Director.