The cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical performs at the 2014 Stars in the Alley Concert Photo by Amanda Schwab
One of my favorite events of the years is Broadway’s Stars In The Alley. Every year for the last few years, the Broadway League puts on a free outdoor concert. The 2 hour event is sort of an unofficial dress rehearsal for the Tony Awards and features appearances and performances from over 30 different Broadway shows. The event is held Friday, June 3rd, in the historic Shubert Alley on West 44th, from 12:30 to 2:30 pm, rain or shine.
The nice thing is, it’s usually a well organized event and normally starts on time, so get there early! This year’s participants include performances from the cast of Something Rotten, The Color Purple, Get On Your Feet and more. The cast of Hamilton will make an appearance as well, although not performing. Here’s a full list.
PARTICIPATING MUSICALS INCLUDE*:
Aladdin
American Psycho
An American in Paris
Beautiful – The Carole King Musical
Bright Star
Chicago
The Color Purple
Disaster!
Fiddler on the Roof
Finding Neverland
Fun Home
Jersey Boys
Kinky Boots
Les Misérables
Matilda The Musical
On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan
Paramour
The Phantom of the Opera
She Loves Me
Something Rotten!
Tuck Everlasting
Waitress
Wicked
WITH ADDITIONAL APPEARANCES FROM*:
An Act of God
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Eclipsed
The Father
Fully Committed
Hamilton
The Humans
Long Day’s Journey into Night
School of Rock The Musical
Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
*subject to change