Broadway performers joining the event include host Ben Cameron (Broadway Sessions), Tony Award Winner Ruthie Ann Miles (Sweeney Todd), Tony Award Nominee Anika Larsen (Almost Famous), Tony Award Nominee Emily Skeggs (Fun Home), John Cardoza (The Notebook), Lissa deGuzman (Wicked), John Michael Dias (Beautiful), Alex Gibson (Spongebob), Autumn Hurlbert (Legally Blonde), Casey Likes (Back to the Future), Michael Maliakel (Aladdin), Liam Pierce (How to Dance in Ohio), Courtney Reed (Moulin Rouge), Jelani Remy (Back to the Future), Nic Rouleau (The Book of Mormon), Alexandra Socha (Wicked), Nik Walker (Spamalot), and Teddy Yudain (Little Shop of Horrors).
Young performers taking the stage include students from Cassie Okenka Voice Studio, EPIC Players, NYU Steinhardt, Perkiomen Valley High School, R. Evolución Latina, and Wolf Performing Arts Center. The event will also feature guest speakers from Arts & Climate Initiative, Earthjustice, Final Strike Collective, HeadCount, New York League of Conservation Voters, and Scenery.
The concert will be help on Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets and serves as one of the key events for the NYC Department of Transportation’s “Car-Free Earth Day” be celebrated throughout the five boroughs of New York City that day.
This event underscores the Broadway community’s commitment to raise awareness about the climate emergency and inspire actionable steps towards a more sustainable future. The concert will be simultaneously live-streamed, offering audiences around the world the opportunity to join this musical celebration of sustainability.