Hello everyone, thanks so much for tuning in. Today’s I’m so excited to be joined by musical theater legends Norm Lewis and Sandy Bainum who are lending their talents for a great cause for a one-night only concert of the Tony Award–winning musical comedy Woman of the Year, at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. It’s all to benefit FNAM’s ShowSearch program, which mentors high school and college writers as they develop new original musicals.

Norm Lewis is a Tony, Emmy, Grammy, and SAG Award nominee whose career has spanned the very best of Broadway and beyond. He’s been seen in The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess, and Chicken and Biscuits. He’s now taking on the role of Sam Craig — the quick-witted cartoonist whose life collides with a TV news anchor in Woman of the Year.

Sandy Bainum is an accomplished Broadway performer, cabaret artist, and recording star who made her debut in 42nd Street and has since appeared in Mame, The Music Man, Mamma Mia!, and more. On screen, you’ve seen her in Game Change, Criminal Minds, and The 12 Days of Christmas Eve with Kelsey Grammer. In Woman of the Year, she’s stepping into the role of Tess Harding — famously played by Lauren Bacall on Broadway.