The show will indeed go on! After originally canceling the upcoming re-airing of the November concert “Celebrating 25 Magical years of Disney on Broadway” due to issues with the American Federation of Musicians union, the concert’s airing will now proceed as planned on April 17th at 7 p.m. eastern time. The concert will showcase a …
The show will indeed go on!
After originally canceling the upcoming re-airing of the November concert “Celebrating 25 Magical years of Disney on Broadway” due to issues with the American Federation of Musicians union, the concert’s airing will now proceed as planned on April 17th at 7 p.m. eastern time.
The concert will showcase a wide array of Broadway Stars performing various songs from hit Disney musicals, as well as being interviewed by Ryan McCartan, who is currently starring as Hans from Disney’s ‘Frozen’ as well as hosting the concert from his family’s basement.
Proceeds will go toward the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.
The concert was initially canceled on April 11th due to the union not being able to reach an agreement with Broadway Cares. However, the contractor of the event’s orchestra started a petition to waive all the fees of the live stream. The federation then reversed its decision. Disney, SAG-AFTRA and the Actors Equity Association already did the same.
Performances include all the Disney shows that have ever graced the Great White Way, from “The Lion King” to “Frozen” to “Hercules,” as well as a reunion of 18 performers from the original Broadway cast of “Newsies.” The concert also invited back many Disney Broadway alum, such as Sierra Boggess (“The Little Mermaid”), Susan Egan (“Beauty and the Beast”), Christian Borle (“Mary Poppins”), Adam Jacobs (“Aladdin”), Krysta Rodriguez (“Hercules”) and more.
When the concert aired in November, it raised $570,426 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
The concert will be available to stream on Playbill.com as well as BroadwayCares.org
