"Hamilton" Star Coming to St. Louis
"Hamilton’s" Mandy Gonzalez will perform a benefit concert in St. Louis for one night only April 16 at 7pm. The artist, who portrays Angelica Schuyler, will sing from her debut solo album, "Fearless." Proceeds from the concert will fund the Writers and Artists Compensation Fund for december Magazine, a twice-yearly nationally recognized nonprofit literary publication headquartered in St. Louis.
Gonzalez is also known for her portrayal of Nina Rosario in the Tony-Award-winning, Lin-Manuel Miranda Broadway musical "In the Heights," and also replaced Idina Menzel as Elphaba in the Broadway production of "Wicked." She stars in the CBS hit series “Madam Secretary."
Tickets for Experience Broadway’s Mandy Gonzalez are available through Metrotix and may be purchased by calling 314.301.9980 or at http://www.decembermag.org/.
Gonzalez performs concerts in prestigious venues across the U.S. and around the world. FEARLESS is her debut solo album representing the soul and passion that have propelled her to the top stages in New York.
Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda introduce Mandy Gonzalez singing the title song from her FEARLESS album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?amp%3Bauthuser=0&v=2iMcroRC2uk
Talking with Young Performers of America class, singing ‘Defying Gravity’ from Wicked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyoRsjloaHs
Singing ‘The Wizard and I’ from Wicked in Times Square:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXcFMVm5D1Q
Singing ‘Despacito’ - 2017 Grammy Award winning song of the year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB2Tp1IcoQQ
ABOUT december MAGAZINE
december is a twice-a-year nationally recognized literary publication — every issue filled with short fiction, essays, poems, and visual art — with a distinguished legacy of publishing the earliest work of little-known writers and artists. december’s writers (including such distinguished literary figures as Marvin Bell, Stephen Berg, Rita Mae Brown, Raymond Carver, Donald Hall, Ted Kooser, Philip Levine, Joyce Carol Oates, and Marge Piercy) who published their first or very early work in the journal include:
• 5 U.S. Poets Laureate
• 6 Pulitzer Prize winners
• 8 National Book Award winners
• 3 National Book Critics Circle Award winners
• 6 state poets laureate
• 9 Guggenheim fellows
• 10 NEA fellows
• 3 Poet’s Prize winners
• 5 O. Henry Award winners (totaling 10 awards)
• 2 Pen/Faulkner Award winners
• 3 Pushcart Prize winners
• 5 selections in Best American Short Stories
december is dedicated to championing the work of unheralded writers and artists, celebrating fresh concepts from seasoned voices, and advocating for its contributors in the literary, artistic, and general communities. Founded in Iowa City in 1958, december moved to Chicago in 1962, ceased publication in 1981, and was revived in St. Louis in 2013 to widespread acclaim.
Most literary magazines pay their contributors in copies of the issue in which their work appears. december pays contributors in cash and contributor copies, advocating for contributors by nominating their work for prizes and awards, spreading word about their readings and other publications on the website and social media.