The three-day Curtain Up Broadway Festival celebrating all things Broadway and it officially wrapped up Sunday September 10 with the Curtain Up! LIVE from Broadway concert. The concert featured performances from of Broadway's favorite currently running shows, as well as a few previews from upcoming productions. Hosted by Eric McCormack, who can be seen on stage eight times a week in the comedy The Cottage.
The Curtain Up Festival—from partners Playbill, The Broadway League, and the Times Square Alliance—is presented by Prudential Financial with additional support from the NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, Music Performance Trust Fund, The Film Fund, Open Jar Studios, and Hotel Edison. The final concert was broadcast live on WABC.
In addition to performances, the concert included remarks from Charlotte St. Martin of the Broadway League, Susan Somersille Johnson of Prudential, Alex Birsh of Playbill, and Tom Harris of Times Square Alliance. The casts of Here Lies Love and Jaja’s African Hair Braiding were also on hand to introduce their shows to audiences.
Check out the complete set list below to see what show tunes were performed and who sang them!
- "Put Your Mind to It" from Back to the Future, performed by Casey Likes and Hugh Coles
- "Hit Me Baby One More Time" from & Juliet, performed by Rachel Webb
- "Hakuna Matata" from The Lion King, performed by Ben Jeffrey, Brandon A. McCall, and Fred Berman
- "Building Momenum" from How to Dance in Ohio, performed by Liam Pearce
- "When You're Good to Mama" from Chicago, performed by Lili Thomas
- "Friend Like Me" from Aladdin, performed by Caleb Barnett
- "Your Song" from Moulin Rouge, performed by Aaron Finley and Oyoyo Joi
- "Hey Little Songbird" and "When the Chips Are Down" from Hadestown, performed by Amelia Cormack, Brit West, Grace Yoo, Lindsey Hailes, Phillip Boykin
- "Darker Shade of Blue" from Some Like It Hot, performed by Adrianna Hicks
- "Skater Planet" from Kimberly Akimbo, performed by Colleen Fitzpatrick, Miguel Gil, Olivia Elease Hardy, Fernell Hogan, Michael Iskander, and Nina White
- "The Song That Goes Like This" from Spamalot, performed by Nik Walker and Leslie Kritzer
- "Baptize Me" from The Book of Mormon, performed by Cody Strand and Kim Exum
- "Harmony" from Harmony, performed by Sean Bell, Danny Kornfeld, Zal Owens, Eric Peters, Blake Roman, and Steven Telsey
- “Forever Blue Jeans/Sweet Caroline” from A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical, performed by Robyn Hurder, Nick Fradiani, Ninako Donville, Paige Faure, Kalonjee Gallimore, Samantha Gershman, Alex Hairston, Deandre Sevon, Tatiana Lofton, and MiMi Scardulla
- "Popular" from Wicked, performed by Hayley Podschun
- "Six" from SIX: The Musical, performed by Nasia Thomas, Khailia Wilcoxon, Kristina Leopold, Leandra Ellis-Gaston, Taylor Iman Jones, Zoe Jensen
See video highlights from the finale concert here, as part of the local ABC 7 news broadcast.
See photos from Curtain Up! LIVE in the gallery below.
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Casey Likes and Hugh Coles
Casey Likes and Hugh Coles
Casey Likes
Casey Likes and Hugh Coles
Eric McCormack
Audience at Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Rachel Webb
Rachel Webb
Rachel Webb
Rachel Webb
Audience at Curtain Up! LIVE from Broadway
Ellen Greenwald, Lauren Reid, and Charlotte St. Martin
Ben Jeffrey, Brandon A. McCall, and Fred Berman
The Lion King orchestra members
Brandon A. McCall
Moses Villarama, Reanne Acasio, and Jasmine Forsberg
Moses Villarama, Reanne Acasio, and Jasmine Forsberg
Liam Pearce
Liam Pearce
Liam Pearce
Liam Pearce
Liam Pearce
Somi Kakoma
Somi Kakoma
Somi Kakoma
Lili Thomas
Lili Thomas
Audience at Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Lili Thomas
Lili Thomas
Lili Thomas
Lili Thomas
Lili Thomas
Eric McCormack
Oyoyo Joi and Aaron Finley
Oyoyo Joi and Aaron Finley
Oyoyo Joi and Aaron Finley
Aaron Finley
Oyoyo Joi
Oyoyo Joi
Audience at Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Oyoyo Joi
Oyoyo Joi
Aaron Finley and Oyoyo Joi
Audience at Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Aaron Finley and Oyoyo Joi
Aaron Finley and Oyoyo Joi
Eric McCormack
Audience at Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Grace Yoo
Phillip Boykin
Company of Hadestown
Phillip Boykin
Amelia Cormack, Lindsey Hailes, and Brit West
Brit West, Lindsey Hailes, and Amelia Cormack
Grace Yoo
Phillip Boykin, Brit West, Lindsey Hailes, and Amelia Cormack
Amelia Cormack, Brit West, Grace Yoo, Lindsey Hailes, Phillip Boykin
Adrianna Hicks
Adrianna Hicks
Adrianna Hicks
Adrianna Hicks
Adrianna Hicks
Audience at Curtain Up! Live From Broadway
Miguel Gil, Fernell Hogan, Michael Iskander, Olivia Elease Hardy, Nina White, and Colleen Fitzpatrick
Miguel Gil, Fernell Hogan, Michael Iskander, and Olivia Elease Hardy
Fernell Hogan, Michael Iskander, and Olivia Elease Hardy
Audience at Curtain Up! Live From Broadway
Fernell Hogan, Michael Iskander, Olivia Elease Hardy, and Nina White
Michael Iskander, Olivia Elease Hardy, Nina White, and Colleen Fitzpatrick
Audience at Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Audience at Curtain Up! Live From Broadway
Audience at Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Audience at Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Audience at Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Audience at Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Audience at Curtain Up! Live From Broadway
John Bell
Nik Walker and Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer
Nik Walker and Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer
John Bell, Nik Walker, and Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer
Nik Walker and Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer
Nik Walker and Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer
Kim Exum and Cody Strand
Cody Strand
Kim Exum
Kim Exum and Cody Strand
Cody Strand
Kim Exum
Cody Strand
Audience at Curtain Up! Live From Broadway
Company of Harmony
Danny Kornfeld and company of Harmony
Zal Owen, Sean Bell, Eric Peters, Danny Kornfeld, Blake Roman, and Steven Telsey
Zal Owen, Sean Bell, Eric Peters, Danny Kornfeld, Blake Roman, and Steven Telsey
Zal Owen, Sean Bell, Eric Peters, Danny Kornfeld, Blake Roman, and Steven Telsey
Zal Owen, Sean Bell, Eric Peters, Danny Kornfeld, Blake Roman, Steven Telsey, and Melissa Etheridge
Zal Owen, Sean Bell, Eric Peters, Danny Kornfeld, Blake Roman, and Steven Telsey
Zal Owen, Sean Bell, Eric Peters, Danny Kornfeld, Blake Roman, and Steven Telsey
Melissa Etheridge
Eric McCormack and Melissa Etheridge
Nick Fradiani and company of A Beautiful Noise
Tatiana Lofton
Eric McCormack and Melissa Etheridge
Robyn Hurder
Robyn Hurder and company of A Beautiful Noise
Robyn Hurder and company of A Beautiful Noise
Tatiana Lofton, Ninako Donville, Deandre Sevon, and Alex Hairston
Tom Harris
Audience at Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Audience at Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Audience at Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Company of A Beautiful Noise
Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Nasia Thomas, Khaila Wilcoxon, Kristina Leopold, Leandra Ellis-Gaston, Taylor Iman Jones, Zoe Jensen
SIX's Khailia Wilcoxon, Leandra Ellis-Gaston, Kristina Leopold, Zoe Jensen, and Taylor Iman Jones
Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Curtain Up! Live from Broadway
Curtain Up! Live from Broadway