The evening will mark Kind鈥檚 second time hosting the show, which he helped to inaugurate in 2009.
Joining the previously announced cast of performers are songwriters/composers and . Tony nominee will direct the fundraiser with music direction by Lawrence Yurman.
Performers also include , , , , , Khaya, Carole Lasser, , , Zane, Timothy McDevitt, , , Jesse Ruben, , , , , and .
Founder and executive producer Sarah Galli created Born for Broadway in 2003 as a way to give back to her community after her brother Jeff suffered a spinal cord injury. Eleven years later, it has evolved from a student-run music revue into an annual cabaret that brings together established Broadway and television performers and emerging talent, including individuals with paralysis, to benefit paralysis-related causes.
In a statement Galli said, 鈥淲e couldn鈥檛 be more thrilled that Richard is hosting Born for Broadway once more. He is the epitome of what Born for Broadway aspires to be: energetic, hilarious, and enormously compassionate, with just the right amount of sass. Richard was truly born for Broadway, and to have Marc and Scott as a part of our night, joining us as we shine a necessary spotlight on paralysis causes, is beyond a thrill. I am enormously grateful.鈥� Tickets are on sale now for $25-75 at bornforbroadway.com. All proceeds benefit Unite 2 Fight Paralysis, a nonprofit that supports international advocacy, education and spinal cord injury research.
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center is located at 129 W. 67th Street.
