Looking for something to do on Friday night? Well, you not only have something new to watch, but it is going to be absolutely amazing. “Disney on Broadway: Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway” is going to stream online…completely for free.
Ryan McCartan (Frozen, Live and Maddie) is hosting the event from…the comfort of his family’s basement. He will conduct interviews with Disney on Broadway stars who will also be safe in their homes.
To watch, simply tune into the video below on Friday evening.
You can also stream the show starting at 7:00 P.M. ET on Friday, April 17, 2020, through either of the links below. It will remain online for a week for all to view.
The concert features 79 performers, including Jelani Alladin (Hercules), Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid, School of Rock), Christian Borle (Little Shop of Horrors, Mary Poppins), Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins), Kerry Butler (Beetlejuice, Beauty and the Beast), Lauryn Ciardullo (Aladdin), Gavin Creel (Hello, Dolly!, Waitress), Merle Dandridge (Tarzan, Aida), Lindiwe Dlamini (The Lion King), Bongi Duma (The Lion King), Susan Egan (Beauty and the Beast), Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen), Bradley Gibson (The Lion King), Whoopi Goldberg (The View), Mandy Gonzalez (Hamilton, Aida), April Holloway (Aladdin), James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin, Hamilton), Adam Jacobs (Aladdin), Ramona Keller (Hercules), Nina LaFarga (Frozen), Tamika Lawrence (Hercules, Come From Away), Norm Lewis (Once on This Island, The Little Mermaid), Kara Lindsay (Newsies, Beautiful), Tshidi Manye (The Lion King), Sbusiso Ngema (The Lion King), Ashley Park (Mean Girls), Adam Pascal (Rent, Aida), Krysta Rodriguez (Hercules), Michael James Scott (Aladdin), Sherie Rene Scott (The Little Mermaid, Aida), Kissy Simmons (The Lion King), Josh Strickland (Tarzan), Katie Terza (Aladdin), Marisha Wallace (Aladdin, Something Rotten!), Rema Webb (Hercules, The Lion King), Alton Fitzgerald White (The Lion King), and Syndee Winters (Hamilton, The Lion King).
The show also marks a reunion of 18 Newsies from the show’s Broadway and national touring productions and a performance from Broadway Inspirational Voices. Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway was held at the New Amsterdam Theatre and raised $570,426 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
The event took place last November, and it is awesome that they are sharing it now with the whole world.
This event is going to raise funds for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.
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Great show and donated to say thank you for doing this!
Why not just put all the Disney Broadway shows on Disney +, like the newsies….