Legally Blonde's Shindle & More Ready for Concert for the Crown Benefit May 21

A mix of Broadway stars and pageant veterans will join Legally Blonde's Kate Shindle, aka Miss America 1998, at Concert for the Crown at Joe's Pub on Monday, May 21 at 7pm. The one-night-only event will serve as a scholarship fundraiser for the Miss New York Organization as well as Miss America's national charity, The Children's Miracle Network.

Joining Shindle, who plays snooty Vivienne Kensington in Legally Blonde, will be John Treacy Egan the final Max Bialystock in The Producers and the upcoming The Little Mermaid, Rob Evan Tarzan, Jim Walton Merrily We Roll Along, The Music Man, Kilty Reidy The Drowsy Chaperone, Company stars Matt Castle and Fred Rose, composer Brian Lowdermilk, Darryl Winslow see off-Broadway in Evil Dead and Blonde castmates Nikki Snelson and Natalie Joy Johnson. Jen Bender will direct with musical direction by Castle.

There will also be performances by several former pageant winners, including some who have been seen on the New York stage: Tiffany Haas Wicked, Miss Ohio 2002, Whitney Kirk Theatreworks' Henry and Mudge, Miss Arkansas 2003, Christina Ellington Pares Miss New York 2004 and Bethlene Pancoast Miss New York 2006.

The Miss America Organization is the world's largest provider of scholarships to women, last year providing more than $45 million in assistance.

The cover charge for Concert for the Crown is $60 with a $12 food and drink minimum. Doors open at 6pm. Call 212 967-7555 for tickets and more information.