An all-star roster of musical theatre favorites were part of the March 10 Broadway鈥檚 Leading Ladies concert at The Town Hall in New York City, and 半岛体育 has photos and the song list from the one-night-only event. The concert will air on PBS later this year.
Two-time Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth hosted the evening with original Broadway A Chorus Line cast members Baayork Lee, Kelly Bishop, and Priscilla Lopez serving as presenters. Performers included Tony winners LaChanze, Jennifer Holliday, Lindsay Mendez, and Jessie Mueller; Tony nominees Kate Baldwin, Judy Kuhn, Jennifer Simard, and Amber Iman; plus Mandy Gonzalez, Solea Pfeiffer, Adrianna Hicks, Helen J Shen, and McKenzie Kurtz.
The repertoire for the evening follows:
鈥淗ello, Dolly!鈥� 鈥� Jennifer Holliday
鈥淐an鈥檛 Help Lovin鈥� Dat Man鈥� 鈥� LaChanze
鈥淰anilla Ice Cream鈥� 鈥� Judy Kuhn
鈥淢oments in the Woods鈥� 鈥� Lindsay Mendez
鈥淏e a Lion鈥� 鈥� LaChanze
鈥淚鈥檓 Not Afraid of Anything鈥� 鈥� Solea Pfeiffer
鈥淚f I Loved You鈥� 鈥� Jessie Mueller
"As If We Never Said Goodbye" 鈥� Mandy Gonzalez
鈥淵ou鈥檙e a Queer One, Julie Jordan / Mister Snow鈥� 鈥� Jessie Mueller & Lindsay Mendez
鈥淲hat鈥檒l I Do / Time Heals Everything鈥� 鈥� Kate Baldwin
鈥淓verything鈥檚 Coming Up Roses鈥� 鈥� Mandy Gonzalez
鈥淗urt Someone鈥檚 Feelings Today鈥� 鈥� Jennifer Simard
鈥淏lame It On the Summer Night鈥� 鈥� Judy Kuhn
鈥淢y Man鈥� 鈥� Solea Pfeiffer
鈥淏ack to Before鈥� 鈥� Kate Baldwin
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Medley (鈥淚t鈥檚 Today,鈥� 鈥淚 Have Confidence,鈥� 鈥淚 Got Rhythm,鈥� 鈥淎ll That
Jazz,鈥� 鈥淚f They Could See Me Now鈥�) 鈥� Adrianna Hicks, Amber Iman, Helen
J Shen, McKenzie Kurtz
Check out photos from the evening in the gallery below. The performers were backed by the American Pops Orchestra, led by Luke Frazier.
Jennifer Holliday
Kate Baldwin
LaChanze
Mandy Gonzalez
Solea Pfeiffer
Jessie Mueller
鈥淧BS is delighted to partner on such an extraordinary and important evening, celebrating the best of Broadway鈥檚 leading ladies. PBS strives to present the best of the arts, sharing with the nation the importance of this incredible and uniquely American art form, musical theatre,鈥� said Jerry Liwanag, vice president of fundraising strategy and programming for PBS, in an earlier statement.
PBS, in partnership with No Guarantees and Nouveau Productions,
produced the concert. A portion of the ticket proceeds benefited the
Women鈥檚 Health Initiative at the Entertainment Community Fund, founded
by the late Phyllis Newman.
