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Photos: A Wicked Sing-Along, The Broadway Block Party, More at Curtain Up Broadway Festival Day 1
Get a special inside look at this three-day event in the heart of New York's theatre district: Times Square.
John-Andrew Morrison, Brittney Johnson, Kerry Butler, Norm Lewis, James Sampliner, and James Jackson Jr. at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Curtain up! Light the lights! The Curtain Up Broadway Festival from Playbill, The Broadway League , the Times Square Alliance, and Prudential Financial kicked off September 30 in the heart of New York's theatre district: Times Square.
The event got off to a running start with Chicago , Wicked , and Little Shop of Horrors sing-alongs; appearances from a host of Broadway favorites, including Norm Lewis , Kerry Butler , John-Andrew Morrison , James Jackson, Jr. , Jessica Keenan Wynn , Conrad Ricamora , and Jeanna de Waal to name but a few; The Broadway Block Party, a large-scale street celebration inviting revelers to dance and sing to classic and contemporary show tunes; and more!
WATCH: Norm Lewis, Brittney Johnson , Kerry Butler, and More Perform at the Curtain Up! Broadway Festival Kick-Off
Get an inside look at the first day of the festival below.
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See Inside Day One of the Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
See Inside Day One of the Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Attendees at the Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Brittney Johnson and James Sampliner at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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John-Andrew Morrison, Norm Lewis, Kerry Butler, James Sampliner, Brittney Johnson, and James Jackson Jr. at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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John-Andrew Morrison, Norm Lewis, Kerry Butler, James Sampliner, and James Jackson Jr. at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Norm Lewis, Kerry Butler, and James Sampliner at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Kerry Butler, and James Sampliner at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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John-Andrew Morrison, Anne del Castillo, and James Jackson Jr. at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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John-Andrew Morrison, Richard Parkinson, and James Jackson Jr. at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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John-Andrew Morrison, Tom Harris and James Jackson Jr. at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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John-Andrew Morrison, Alex Birsh, and James Jackson Jr. at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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John-Andrew Morrison, Charlotte St. Martin, and James Jackson Jr. at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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John-Andrew Morrison and James Jackson Jr. at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Tom Harris, Charlotte St. Martin, Anne del Castillo, and Alex Birsh at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Tom Harris, Charlotte St. Martin and Alex Birsh at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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The Stage at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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An attendee gets her face painted at the Audible experience at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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An attendee gets her face painted at the Audible experience at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square's Dueling Pianos
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Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square's Dueling Pianos
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Attendees Sing Along at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square's Dueling Pianos
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Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square's Dueling Pianos
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An Attendee at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square's Dueling Pianos
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Scott Cady plays piano at the Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square's Dueling Pianos
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John-Andrew Morrison, Brittney Johnson, Kerry Butler, Norm Lewis, James Sampliner, and James Jackson Jr. at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Kerry Butler, John-Andrew Morrison and James Jackson Jr. at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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James Jackson Jr. and Kerry Butler at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Brittney Johnson performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Brittney Johnson performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Brittney Johnson performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Brittney Johnson performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Brittney Johnson performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Norm Lewis performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Norm Lewis performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Norm Lewis performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Norm Lewis performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Norm Lewis performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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James Sampliner performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Norm Lewis and James Jackson Jr. at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Norm Lewis and James Jackson Jr. at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Anne del Castillo at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Brittney Johnson and Richard Parkinson at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Richard Parkinson and Brittney Johnson at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Richard Parkinson at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Richard Parkinson at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Alex Birsh at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Tom Harris at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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John-Andrew Morrison and James Jackson Jr. at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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John-Andrew Morrison and James Jackson Jr. at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Charlotte St. Martin and Ellen Greenwald at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Rachel Kaufman plays the Sing For Hope Piano at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Rachel Kaufman plays the Sing For Hope Piano at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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The Audible Experience at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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The Playbill Merchandise Store at the Edison Hotel during the Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Attendees try out the BE a STAR on Broadway – AR experience from Prudential at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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The Dueling Pianos Stage at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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An Attendee at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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The BE a STAR on Broadway – AR experience from Prudential at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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An attendee tries out the BE a STAR on Broadway – AR experience from Prudential at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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An attendee tries out the BE a STAR on Broadway – AR experience from Prudential at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Confetti falls during the kick-off event for the Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Tom Harris speaks onstage at the Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Confetti falls during the kick-off event for the Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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The Grand Wagoneer Red Carpet at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Attendees at the Grand Wagoneer Red Carpet at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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The Grand Wagoneer Red Carpet at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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The Grand Wagoneer Red Carpet at the Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Selena Flowers, Ashley Rodriguez, Christine Dwyer, and Matt DeAngelis at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Christine Dwyer and Matt DeAngelis at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Apollo Levine performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Christine Dwyer and Matt DeAngelis perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Christine Dwyer and Matt DeAngelis perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Christine Dwyer and Matt DeAngelis perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Christine Dwyer and Matt DeAngelis perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Christine Dwyer and Matt DeAngelis perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Lee Siegel performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Lee Siegel performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Raymond J Lee performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Raymond J Lee performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Raymond J Lee performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Raymond J Lee and Bryan Campione at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Apollo Levine performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Apollo Levine performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Apollo Levine performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Mike Borowski DJs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Apollo Levine performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Bryan Campione at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Bryan Campione at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Rodney LeBon and Tracee Beazer perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Tracee Beazer performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Lee Siegel, Tracee Beazer, Christine Dwyer, Matt DeAngelis, Raymond J Lee, Apollo Levine, and Bryan Campione at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Lee Siegel, Tracee Beazer, Christine Dwyer, Matt DeAngelis, Raymond J Lee, and Apollo Levine at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Matt DeAngelis and attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Chrtistine Dwyer and Matt DeAngelis perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Christine Dwyer and Matt DeAngelis perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Christine Dwyer performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Christine Dwyer performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Christine Dwyer performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Raymond J Lee and Tracee Beazer perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Raymond J Lee and Tracee Beazer perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Raymond J Lee and Tracee Beazer perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Raymond J Lee and Tracee Beazer perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Raymond J Lee and Tracee Beazer perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Raymond J Lee and Tracee Beazer perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Raymond J Lee and Tracee Beazer perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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T. Oliver Reid at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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T. Oliver Reid at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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T. Oliver Reid performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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T. Oliver Reid performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Yayoi Ikawa performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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T. Oliver Reid performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Jessica Keenan Wynn performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Jessica Keenan Wynn performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Jeanna de Waal performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Jeanna de Waal performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Morgan James performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Corey Mach perfroms at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Allison Semmes performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Jessica Keenan Wynn performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Belt It Out on Broadway at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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MK Morrissey performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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MK Morrissey performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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MK Morrissey performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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MK Morrissey performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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MK Morrissey performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Jessica Keenan Wynn performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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MK Morrissey and attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Corey Mach performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Corey Mach performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Conrad Ricamora performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Allison Semmes at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Morgan James and T. Oliver Reid at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Jessica Keenan Wynn performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Jeanna de Waal performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Morgan James performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Jeanna de Waal performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Morgan James performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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T. Oliver Reid hosts and performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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MK Morrissey performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Corey Mach and Joshua S Kartes perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Corey Mach performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Corey Mach performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Jeanna de Waal performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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T. Oliver Reid hosts and performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Allison Semmes performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Jessica Keenan Wynn performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Allison Semmes performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Jeanna de Waal performs Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Allisom Semmes performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Allisom Semmes performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Allison Semmes performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Joshua S Kartes performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Joshua S Kartes performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Conrad Ricamora performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Conrad Ricamora performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Jelani Remy at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
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