The 10th annual Living for Today benefit concert, featuring a lineup of Tony Award winners and Broadway favorites, takes place October 23 at 6:30 PM at Joe鈥檚 Pub.
Living for Today: Celebrates Acceptance features Tony Award winners Daisy Eagan (The Secret Garden), (Hedwig, Kinky Boots), and (Next to Normal, Side Show), as well as (Come From Away, The Book of Mormon), Will Roland (), (Crybaby, If/Then), Kate Mulgrew (Orange Is the New Black), (), Bonnie Milligan (), Ben Davis (), Kathryn Gallagher (), Britton Smith (Shuffle Along), Tracy McDowell (), Anne Fraser Thomas (Broadway Inspirational Voices), Caesar Samayoa (), and Jayson Kerr & Kai An Chee. *Talent subject to change based on availability.
Tickets are $15; $25; and $100 (VIP seats which includes an after-show champagne toast with the company) and are available at .
David Alpert (叠谤辞补诲飞补测鈥檚 If/Then, A Trip to Bountiful, Artistic Director of Headline Programming at BroadwayCon) directs and produces the series that supports Gilana鈥檚 Fund, which provides funding for educational programming 鈥減romoting acceptance and understanding of our communities, each other, and ourselves.鈥�
Watch highlights celebrating 10 years of Living for Today, featuring performances by and more, above.
Ben Cameron (Wicked, Aida) hosts the event, which will be music directed by Jason Wetzel ().
Living for Today was created by director-producer Alpert in 2008, a year after the passing of his sister Gilana Alpert at the age of 26. To date, Gilana鈥檚 Fund has helped raised nearly $50,000, and benefited numerous non-profit organizations nationwide.
鈥�Living for Today is an incredibly special night for me, and I鈥檓 thrilled to be celebrating our tenth annual concert! In the midst of this administration, changing the culture and helping teach the world about acceptance is perhaps the most important thing I do this (and every) year. I鈥檓 thankful to have the support of these amazing Broadway performers as we raise money for my late sister鈥檚 fund in the hopes that we can make a positive impact on the world. These days it鈥檚 important to be a helper鈥攖o be the change we want to see in the world. It鈥檚 crucial that we support organizations like Gilana鈥檚 Fund that are doing something to make the world a more loving, accepting, and understanding place.鈥�
(Updated October 23, 2017)
