The one-night-only benefit concert at The Cutting Room in Manhattan was directed by Leigh Silverman with musical direction by Georgia Stitt.

The Lilly Awards Broadway Cabaret featured musical numbers from Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, Kinky Boots, Fun Home, The Color Purple, The Drowsy Chaperone, Runaways, Doctor Zhivago, It Shoulda Been You and more.

The evening celebrated the work of women songwriters Kristen Anderson‐Lopez, Barbara Anselmi, Carmel Dean, Lisa DeSpain, Bridget Everett, Jenny Giering, Julie Gold, Micki Grant, Amanda Green, Carole King, Lisa Kron, Lisa Lambert, Cyndi Lauper, Amy Powers, Lauren Pritchard, Brenda Russell, Lucy Simon, Jenny Stafford, Georgia Stitt, Elizabeth Swados, Shaina Taub, Jeanine Tesori, Jill Abramovitz and Allee Willis.

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Kate Baldwin, Sydney Lucas, Lesli Margherita, Billy Porter and More Come Out for the Lilly Awards Broadway Cabaret

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Also included in the line-up of performers are Billy Porter (Kinky Boots), Bridget Everett (Rock Bottom), Gina Ferrall (Mamma Mia!), Amanda Green (Bring It On, The Musical), Julie Gold ("From a Distance"), Joshua Henry (The Scottsboro Boys), Joaquina Kalukango (The Color Purple), Kenita Miller (The Wild Party), Shania Taub (Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812), Sally Wilfert (Assassins), Grace Capeless (The Lion King), Bonale Fambrini (The King and I), Akira Golz (Matilda), Jake Lucas (The King and I) and Alexandria Suarez (On Your Feet).

Proceeds benefit the Lilly Awards Foundation, dedicated to promoting gender parity and celebrating the work of women in the theatre industry.