Broadway fans have descended upon Times Square, the heart of NYC's theatre district, as the Curtain Up Broadway Festival continues. Free and open to the public, the three-day event from 半岛体育, The Broadway League, the Times Square Alliance, and Prudential Financial features performances, sing-alongs, a block party, and more鈥攊ncluding a host of your favorite Broadway stars.
Not in NYC? All main stage events will be streamed live at 半岛体育.com/CurtainUp, so you can join in the fun from wherever you may be!
There's lots to look forward to on the festival's second day, including a Kinky Boots sing-along, a dance workshop with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, 半岛体育: The Game Show Live, and the "One Night Only" benefit concert supporting The Entertainment Community Fund, along with appearances from a host of Broadway favorites including Julia Murney, Nic Rouleau, Shereen Pimentel, Christopher Sieber, Antwayn Hopper, Carolee Carmello, Jay Armstrong Johnson, and Santino Fontana, to name but a few.
Take a look at today's complete schedule below. For more information, including a map of the entire event and the main stage livestream, visit 半岛体育.com/CurtainUp.
Saturday, October 1
CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER 鈥� Ailey鈥檚 Revelations dance workshop
Everyone can dance with ! Join the processional through Duffy Square as Ailey鈥檚 West African drummers and dancers lead New Yorkers of all ages to the Curtain Up Main Stage, where you鈥檒l learn modified excerpts of Alvin Ailey鈥檚 masterwork, Revelations. Participants are asked to wear comfy clothing.
1:45-2:15PM 鈥� 半岛体育: The Game Show LIVE!
Join us in Times Square as Broadway Stars as they take part in the first-ever live 半岛体育: The Game Show - where theatre鈥檚 brightest stars prove how much they know about Broadway! Written by Aaron Fuksa and produced by Roberto Araujo, watch as Broadway participants Julia Murney (Wicked), Nic Rouleau (The Book of Mormon), Shereen Pimentel (West Side Story ) test their knowledge of all-things Broadway in a fun and fast-paced game, hosted by Christopher Sieber (Company), with Nicholas Connell on piano.
3:00-3:45PM 鈥� Audible Theater presents Jason Gotay on Stage
Jason Gotay takes the stage and sings selections from his Audible Original, Where You鈥檒l Find Me, a musical narrative that honors the strong and dynamic women in his life with musicians Garrett Taylor (keys/music direction), Matt Hinkley (Guitar), Alan Stevens Hewitt(Bass) and Jeremy Yaddaw (drums). Jason鈥檚 show coincides with Curtain Up Broadway Festival and is playing at the Minetta Lane Theatre September 30鈥擮ctober 2. The Audible Theater performance, recorded live, will be available to stream on Audible later this year.
5:00-6:30PM 鈥� 鈥淥ne Night Only鈥� 鈥� A Benefit Concert for The Entertainment Community Fund
Join stage stars and celebrities for a one-night-only celebration of Broadway, benefitting the . Directed by Bryan Campione and Corey Mach, with musical direction by Joshua Stephen Kartes, the concert will invite audiences in Times Square and online to share in song and celebration; all while raising money to support the Fund鈥檚 mission of fostering stability and resiliency and providing a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan. Hosted by Natalie Joy Johnson (Kinky Boots), special guests include Ann Harada (TV: 鈥淪MASH鈥�, Bway: Cinderella), Antwayn Hopper (A Strange Loop), Bobby Conte (Company Revival), Carolee Carmello (1776 Revival), Christine Dwyer (Wicked), Christopher Sieber (Company Revival), Corey Mach (Kinky Boots), Ginna Claire Mason (Wicked), Jarrod Spector (Beautiful 鈥� The Carole King Musical), Javier Ignacio (CompanyRevival), Jay Armstrong Johnson (The Phantom of the Opera), Jelani Remy (The Lion King), Jessica Hendy (Cats), Kelli Barrett (Getting The Band Back Together), Mary Kate Morrissey (Mean Girls), Santino Fontana (Film: 鈥淔rozen鈥�, TV: 鈥淐razy Ex-Girlfriend鈥�, Bway: Tootsie), TikTok vocal sensation T.3, Jim Hogan (Kimberly Akimbo), Liam Fennecken (U.S. Tour School of Rock), Brendan Jacob Smith (The Simon & Garfunkel Story), with representatives from The Entertainment Community Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The 鈥�One Night Only鈥� Band includes Kartes, Yayoi Ikawa, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Colin Dean, Andy Buslovich, Rachel Lanskey, Erikka Walsh(Once), Nick Anton, Clyde Daley, Matthew Jermiason, and Amy Griffiths. Background vocalists include Baldwin Wallace graduates Charles Mayhew Miller, Jillian Kates, and Kailey Boyle.
American Sign Language accessibility services provided by Access Broadway for the "One Night Only" event.
