Michelle Obama Enlists Wicked, Color Purple and Waitress Casts For Broadway Shines a Light on Girls' Global Education
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First Lady Michelle Obama was joined by cast members from Wicked, The Color Purple, Waitress and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical for Broadway Shines a Light on Girls鈥� Global Education. Held at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on September 19, the event featured performances from the Broadway shows as Obama, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, host Stephen Colbert and young women from across the globe, who put the spotlight on , an initiative designed to create access to education for girls. In conjunction with this year鈥檚 United Nations General Assembly, the presentation allowed The First Lady to reach out directly to the spouses of other world leaders in the attendance.
