A Strange Loop Tony nominee L Morgan Lee will host Amplify 2025, a March 31 concert at Sony Hall to benefit Maestra Music, the Obie-winning nonprofit founded by Georgia Stitt to support women and nonbinary musicians in the musical theatre industry.
Directed by Jessica Ryan, the 8 PM performance will be co-hosted by Tony nominee Kate Baldwin, who is also a member of the Maestra Advisory Board. Special guests are currently scheduled to include Jordan Fisher, Zeniba Now, and Jessica Vosk. Additional musical guests will be announced.
Music director Julianne B. Merrill will lead a band composed entirely of Maestra members, with Elena Bonomo on drums, Ann Klein on guitar, and Yuka Tadano on bass.
Celebrating the close of Women's History Month, the concert will honor the brilliance of Maestras
in musical theatre. Attendees can expect to hear the work of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Zeniba Now and Jay Adana, Cheeyang Ng and Eric Sorrels, plus songs from Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez's Real Women Have Curves and more.
The annual concert celebrates the power of representation, creativity, and collaboration in
the performing arts through the stories, voices, and talents of
Broadway’s top performers, composers, and music directors while
championing diversity and inclusion across the industry.
“It has been amazing to watch the growth of Maestra since we began five years ago, and our annual concert gets bigger and better every year,” said Maestra Founder Stitt in a statement. “Our goal with Amplify is to make Maestra’s mission visible on stage through the songs we program, the artists we hire, the stories we tell, and the community we have built that gathers to celebrate!"
Proceeds will support Maestra Music’s ongoing mission to create support, visibility, and community for women and nonbinary musicians.
Amplify 2025 is produced by Stitt, Carrie Caffrey, Laura Ivey, and Whitney Britt. The event is presented in partnership with All Together Now and Patchmaster and supported by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Concord Theatricals, Disney Theatricals, and Grove Entertainment.
For ticket information visit MaestraMusic.org.