Broadway on Broadway 2009 takes over the heart of Times Square at 11:30am with a free concert sampling Broadway's fall season. Hosted by Superior Donuts star Michael McKean, the concert will feature performances by Kate Baldwin, Daniel Breaker, Jennifer Damiano, Sutton Foster, Anya Garnis, Deidre Goodwin, Cheyenne Jackson, Brian d’Arcy James, Chad Kimball, Pasha Kovalev, Beth Leavel, Caissie Levy, Christiane Noll, Karen Olivo, Laura Osnes, Alice Ripley and Aaron Tveit.
Baldwin (Finian’s Rainbow), Breaker (Shrek the Musical), Damiano (Next to Normal), Foster (Shrek the Musical), Garnis (Burn The Floor) Goodwin (Chicago), Jackson (Finian’s Rainbow), James (Shrek the Musical), Kimball (Memphis), Kovalev (Burn the Floor), Leavel (Mamma Mia!), Levy (Hair), Noll (Ragtime), Olivo (West Side Story), Osnes (South Pacific), Ripley (Next To Normal) and Tveit (Next To Normal) will be joined by cast members from Billy Elliot, Burn the Floor, Bye Bye Birdie, Chicago, Fela!, Finian’s Rainbow, Hair, In the Heights, White Christmas, Jersey Boys, The Lion King, Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, Memphis, Next to Normal, The Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime, Rock of Ages, Shrek, South Pacific, West Side Story, Wicked and more for a series of performances from Broadway’s 2009-2010 season. Times Square will be car-free for the duration of the free event, making room for tens of thousands of attendees. Fans should arrive early for a good spot.
Broadway on Broadway 2009 is produced by the Broadway League and the Times Square Alliance.