Theatre
Benefit Concert



Manley Pope and Friends

A Benefit Concert for the Grand Valley State University

Theatre Program



Manley Pope, who played the role of Roger in RENT's first national tour and on Broadway, gives a benefit concert for Theatre at Grand Valley

Date: November 16, 2009
Time: 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Cook Dewitt Center on the GVSU Allendale Campus
Suggested Donation: Students/Seniors: $10 Public/Faculty/Staff: $20

Pope is currently at GVSU directing a production of RENT, a co-production between GVSU and Heritage Theatre Group. RENT opens November 13th in the Louis Armstrong Theatre.


Pope divides his time between New York, Nashville and Los Angeles and amyriad of artistic projects as a singer, composer and director. While performing on Broadway alongside Joey Fatone of N'Sync, and touring America with Roger Daltrey of The Who, Manley continues to garner critical acclaim for his own music, selling out shows from New York City to Los Angeles. He also headed up the pre-Broadway productions of Miramax's ALL SHOOK UP and The Public Theater's THE UNKNOWN. Pope has also starred in films, such as the festival favorite FEEDING
THE MACHINE (Digidance Best Picture) and Paramount's music industry satire, MARCI X, opposite Lisa Kudrow and Damon Wayans.
  Last Modified Date: November 6, 2009
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