Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown’s Broadway in Nyack Benefit Concert for two Rockland-based non-profits,

Friday, December 4, 2026, at The Angel, Nyack

NYACK, NY, [October 29, 2026] — Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown will be joined by Tony Award nominee Mandy Gonzalez (Hamilton, In the Heights, Wicked), Broadway and television favorite Jordan Fisher (Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Sweeney Todd, Hadestown), and winner of the International Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition April Varner for an intimate concert Jason Robert Brown’s Broadway in Nyack at The Angel Nyack (18 S Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960) on Friday, December 4, 2026, to benefit Proyecto Faro and ArtsRock, two nonprofit organizations dedicated to strengthening and enriching the Rockland County community. Tickets start at $75 and are available at ArtsRock.org.

Broadway conductor Georgia Stitt will lead the orchestra for the concert, featuring some of Rockland County’s most esteemed musicians.

Proyecto Faro (“Project Lighthouse”) works across language, religion, and ethnicity to provide solidarity, safety, advocacy, legal support, leadership development, and community defense for Rockland’s immigrant population, a community increasingly targeted by hostile rhetoric and policy.

ArtsRock is a leading nonprofit arts organization dedicated to bringing exceptional performing arts and cultural experiences to Rockland County while nurturing and expanding the region’s vibrant creative community.

Brown returns to The Angel with two extraordinary Broadway performers and a world-renowned jazz vocalist for another evening of music, community, and solidarity, with proceeds supporting the vital work of both organizations.

“I am convinced there is no better place to make music than in Nyack, and I am bringing the greatest singers and players I know to this fantastic town for one extraordinary night, supporting two vital and essential organizations that make Rockland County a better, safer, more wonderful place”, states Brown.

“Two of Broadway’s biggest stars (who happen to be two of Broadway’s greatest singers) are joining a monstrously great group of musicians at one of the most beautiful venues on this side of the Hudson for a show celebrating the holidays, the hilarity and the heart of this incredible community. I cannot wait to make a ruckus with this crew!”

The one-night-only concert will feature Brown performing selections from his celebrated songbook, alongside Gonzalez, Fisher, and Varner, as well as members of Brown’s family. Together, these extraordinary performers will bring artistry, energy, and a spirit of community to the stage, uniting audiences in song while supporting two organizations working to make Rockland a more welcoming, creative, and connected place for everyone.

Join us for an extraordinary night of music, community, and solidarity as Jason Robert Brown, Mandy Gonzalez, and Jordan Fisher come together to support two vital Rockland County nonprofits.

Jason Robert Brown has written some of the most highly acclaimed scores for the stage in the last three decades, including Songs for a New World, Parade (1999 Tony for Best Score, 2023 Tony for Best Revival), The Last Five Years (also a feature film), The Bridges of Madison County (Tonys for Best Score and Orchestration), Honeymoon in Vegas, 13 (also a Netflix film), Mr. Saturday Night (with lyrics by Amanda Green), and The Connector. Upcoming: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, written with Taylor Mac and directed by Rob Ashford, based on John Berendt’s novel; and Les, written with Doug Wright and adapted from the novel by Andrew Sean Greer. As a solo artist, Jason has performed around the world, including his debut at Carnegie Hall in Autumn 2024, and has released several albums of his songs. His most recent release, Jason Robert Brown & Stephen Sondheim Live in Concert (on Concord Theatricals Recordings), documents a 2019 all-star performance at New York’s Town Hall. Jason lives in Nyack, NY, with his wife, composer Georgia Stitt, and their two daughters.

Mandy Gonzalez is an accomplished film, television, stage actor, singer, and author, celebrated for one of the most powerful and versatile contemporary voices in musical theater. She starred on Broadway as Angelica Schuyler in the megahit Hamilton and originated the role of Nina Rosario in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning In the Heights, earning a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. She also starred as Elphaba in Wicked and as Aida on Broadway. Most recently, she guest-starred as Norma Desmond in the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard. Gonzalez has appeared on television in Madam Secretary, Bull, Quantico, and Only Murders in the Building, as well as in films including Across the Universe, After, and Man on a Ledge. A frequent concert soloist, she has performed with major symphony orchestras throughout the United States and at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops. Her debut album, Fearless, was released by Warner Music and debuted at #13 on the iTunes charts. She is also the author of the Fearless young adult novel series, published by Simon & Schuster.

Jordan Fisher is an actor, artist, producer, and advocate whose work spans stage, screen, and music. He founded and leads Jordan Fisher Productions, a production company that curates collaborative theater and film projects that spark meaningful conversations. Most recently, Fisher starred as Seymour in the Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors. His Broadway credits include Christian in Moulin Rouge!, Anthony in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Evan in Dear Evan Hansen, and Laurens/Philip in Hamilton, as well as Bobby in the NYCC production of Urinetown. On screen, he produced and starred in Netflix’s Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between. His credits also include: To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, Work It, Rent: Live!, Grease: Live!, and Disney/Pixar’s Turning Red.

April Varner Praised by DownBeat as an artist with “impressive range,” April Varner has gained steady momentum as a supreme vocalist, a bebop technician, and a contemporary storyteller. The Toledo-born New Yorker has toured the world as a leader and a highly sought-after collaborator, and her music has earned wide recognition in the New York City Jazz Record, Hot House Jazz Guide, NPR affiliate WRTI Radio, DownBeat, Paris-Move, UK Jazz News, and more. To keep up with April’s busy tour schedule, subscribe to her newsletter at aprilvarner.com and follow her on YouTube, Instagram @aprilvarnermusic, and TikTok @aprilvarnermusic.

ArtsRock is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to making professional performing arts and cultural experiences accessible to the Rockland County community. Through performances, educational programs, artist engagements, and partnerships, ArtsRock helps cultivate a vibrant local arts ecosystem and brings nationally and internationally recognized artists to audiences throughout the region.

PROYECTO FARO (Project Lighthouse) is a Rockland County–based nonprofit that provides advocacy, leadership development, legal support, mutual aid including food relief, and community-defense initiatives for immigrant families. Working across lines of language, faith, and identity, Proyecto Faro strives to ensure safety, dignity, and belonging for all who call Rockland home. As immigration enforcement intensifies, Proyecto Faro provides a vital local infrastructure of support and accompaniment: helping immigrants understand and defend their rights, providing legal empowerment and representation, organizing communities to respond to threats, developing youth and community leadership, and ensuring that families facing crisis are not left to navigate challenges and complex systems alone.

Learn more at www.proyectofarorockland.org.

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