Actor Ben Bogen (Frozen, Jersey Boys) brings back his solo show Teenage Dream to The Green Room 42 on Thursday, January 6 at 7 PM. The show was written, directed and choreographed by Bogen. Musical direction is by Drew Wutke.
This one-man concert event depicts Bogen’s adolescent years of navigating first love, awakening and heartbreak, through a music video filter with backup dancers and a four-piece band. Special guests for the encore performance are Tony Award-nominee Orfeh (Legally Blonde, Pretty Woman, Saturday Night Fever), Morgan Harrison (Beetlejuice, Mean Girls), Michelle Beth Herman (Les Miserables), T.J. Newton (Spamilton), and Ross Thompson.
About the inspiration for his creation, Bogen said, “Growing up, I felt connected to the lyrics of female pop icons and the romantic stories they shared, being a young queer teen with a huge secret and a heart that just wanted to love freely. This concert is all about celebrating that part of me that wanted his very own Teenage Dream all those years ago and what I’ve learned 10 years later since coming out of the closet.” The night will include hits by Katy Perry, Carly Rae Jepsen, Taylor Swift, Kim Petras, Cher, Demi Lovato, and other LGBTQ icons.
Teenage Dream is both live and live-streamed. For more information and tickets, click here. For the live performance, the ticket price includes a $10 credit to be spent inside at The Green Room 42 or outdoors at Social Drink & Food, the largest rooftop of any hotel in New York City.
The Green Room 42 is located in YOTEL at Tenth Avenue and 42nd Street, NYC.
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