The Curtain Up Broadway Festival may be over, but you can still relive some highlights. Playbill has footage from the September 11 finale concert, which included performances from currently running Broadway shows such as Wicked and Chicago, as well as upcoming shows such as How to Dance in Ohio and Spamalot.
View footage from the finale concert above, which includes “Put Your Mind to It," performed by Back to the Future's Casey Likes and Hugh Coles, “Baby One More Time,” performed by & Juliet's Rachel Sim Webb, “When You’re Good to Mama,” performed by Chicago's Lili Thomas, and “This Is the Song That Goes Like This,” performed by Spamalot's Nik Walker and Leslie Kritzer.
Playbill, The Broadway League, the Times Square Alliance, and Prudential Financial were the presenters of the third-annual Curtain Up Broadway Festival, a three-day outdoor experience in Times Square presented by title sponsor Prudential Financial, with additional support from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, The Film Fund, Music Performance Trust Fund, Open Jar Studios, and Hotel Edison. Held September 8–10 in Times Square, the event celebrated all things Broadway with sing-alongs, performances from Broadway stars, and more. See our complete recap from the weekend here.
See photos from the weekend festival in the gallery below.
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