More Broadway stars have been added to the lineup for the upcoming Broadway Celebrates Earth Day Concert, set to be presented April 26 in Times Square's Pedestrian Plaza from 11 AM to 3 PM ET. Hosted by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson, the free event will be free and open to the public.
Joining the previously announced Shaina Taub, Stark Sands, and Merle Dandridge are Lissa deGuzman (Wicked), Adrian Blake Enscoe (Swept Away), Jenn Gambatese (Mrs. Doubtfire), Tony Award winner Nikki M. James (Suffs), Anika Larsen (Almost Famous), Jaygee Macapugay (Suffs), Jennafer Newberry (Wicked), Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon), Kelsie Watts (SIX: The Musical), Rema Webb (Chicago), and Khaila Wilcoxon (Redwood). The performance will close with Taub leading "Keep Marching" from Suffs, featuring more than 80 young performers from the NYC area. Gambatese will lead kindergarten and first grade students from Hell's Kitchen's P.S. 212 in a performance of "Do Re Mi" from The Sound of Music.
Attendees can also expect to see performances from more than 75 students from the tri-state area and educational presentations from theatremakers and environmental leaders working on climate issues, including representatives from Materials for the Arts, HeadCount, Final Strike Collaborative, and 2030orBust. Schools represented will include Cassie Okenka Voice Studio, EPIC Players, K/1 Chorus at P.S. 212 led by Andrew Brubaker, NYU Steinhardt, Perkiomen Valley High School, R.Evoluci贸n Latina, and Wolf Performing Arts Center.
The annual event, being held for the fourth time, is a collaboration between the Broadway Green Alliance and Times Square Alliance.
鈥淭he Times Square Alliance is thrilled to partner once again with the Broadway Green Alliance and the Department of Transportation to present a free Broadway Earth Day concert in the heart of Times Square as part of Car-Free Earth Day,鈥� said Times Square Alliance President Tom Harris in an earlier statement. 鈥淲e are thrilled to see this concert continue to grow in its fourth year with new Broadway stars and partners filling our plazas with music and climate action as we celebrate Car-Free Earth Day throughout the city.鈥�
鈥淎t a time when environmental progress is being rolled back, hope can feel difficult to come by鈥攂ut our community continues to rise, turning frustration into action," added Broadway Green Alliance Director Molly Braverman. "This year, the concert embraces the theme of Active Hope, a reminder that through action, we create the hope we need to keep driving progress forward. We are so grateful to partner with the Times Square Alliance to belt this message out at the crossroads of the world.鈥�
The event, presented by SUMMIT One Vanderbilt, is directed by David Alpert with Rick Hip-Flores providing musical accompaniment.
鈥淚鈥檓 honored to once again be working with the Broadway Green Alliance to create this special event combining two of my favorite things: climate activism and musical theatre,鈥� said Alpert. 鈥淪o many of us feel hopeless and fearful when reading the news, but this is a way to practice active hope and action! As always, we will use this concert to not only spotlight the magic of live theatre and Broadway, but to also inspire, educate, and encourage all of us to be a little greener鈥揳nd use our individual voices to affect those around us.鈥�
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