Elsie Fest is back September 8! The 2024 iteration, the festival's seventh, is being held at The Rooftop at Pier 17 with doors opening at 5 PM for a 6 PM show.

And attendees can expect performances from a starry roster of Broadway favorites, with several upcoming musicals set to perform as well. That line-up includes Descendants: The Rise of Red and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star Dara Reneé, Taylor Trensch, Nkeki Obi-Melekwe (Safety Not Guaranteed), Golden Globe winner Rachel Zegler (West Side Story, Romeo and Juliet), global touring artist Lizzy McAlpine, Jordan Fisher (Hadestown, Hamilton), Emmy and Golden Globe winner Darren Criss (Maybe Happy Ending, Glee), Tony winner John Gallagher, Jr. (Swept Away, Spring Awakening), Tony and Oscar nominee Will Butler (Stereophonic, Her), Joy Woods (The Notebook, Little Shop of Horrors), and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season two winner Alaska Thunderfuck (Drag: The Musical). 

Shows performing include Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending, Swept Away, and Drag: The Musical; as well as the Prime Video animated musical series Hazbin Hotel from A24 and FOX’s Bento Box Entertainment. The famed West Village piano bar Marie's Crisis will also return to lead showtune sing-alongs.

Elsie Fest is produced by Criss, Ricky Rollins, Eleni Gianulis, Jeff Jernigan, Jordan Roth, Dr. Sidney J. Stern, and Corey Lubowich, alongside Live Nation.

Elsie Fest was co-founded in 2015 by Criss, Rollins, and Roth. Past performers have included Nick Jonas, Leslie Odom, Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Ariana DeBose, Olivia Rodrigo, Sutton Foster, and many more.

Visit ElsieFest.com for tickets.