| 2018 STARS IN THE ALLEY DATE AND PARTICIPATING SHOWS ANNOUNCED | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 05:24 pm EDT 05/03/18 | |
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| STARS IN THE ALLEY® To Take Place FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2018 at 1:00pm RAIN OR SHINE! FREE OUTDOOR CONCERT WITH LIVE MUSIC IN BROADWAY’S SHUBERT ALLEY Featuring Performances and Appearances From Over 20 Broadway Shows, Including Every 2018 Tony Award® Nominee For Best Musical! PRODUCED BY THE BROADWAY LEAGUE SPONSORED BY UNITED AIRLINES The Broadway League is pleased to announce that this year’s Stars in the Alley will take place on Friday, June 1st at 1:00pm in Broadway’s legendary Shubert Alley, west of Seventh Avenue between 44th & 45th streets. Stars in the Alley is a free outdoor concert with live music, produced by the Broadway League and sponsored by United Airlines, that celebrates the end of the 2017-2018 Broadway season and adds to the festivities leading up to the 2018 Tony Awards®. The event will consist of performances from this season as well as numbers from current long-running shows. “Celebrating the end of the season with Stars in the Alley is always one of the highlights of the year! This free concert has something for everyone covering all genres and offering new music, old favorites with a lot more to discover!” said Charlotte St. Martin, President of the Broadway League. “Stars in the Alley is an opportunity to sample the very best of live theatrical entertainment featuring the most talented performers in the city and celebrate the wonderful productions that are now on Broadway.” “United Airlines is proud to partner with The Broadway League once again for this exciting event. Working with such an iconic fixture of the New York City cultural scene allows us to support our customers and employees who are avid Broadway fans, and we are delighted to share in this year’s festivities,” said Mark Krolick, Vice President of Marketing at United. “On behalf of the MPTF and Bob Jaffe, Trustee of The Film Funds, we are again pleased to support the actors and musicians who make musical theatre performance the soul of Broadway. Stars In The Alley is such a joyful celebration, free to the public, in the heart of the theatre district.” Dan Beck, Trustee, Music Performance Trust Fund. PARTICIPATING MUSICALS INCLUDE*: Aladdin Anastasia The Band’s Visit Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Chicago Come From Away Dear Evan Hansen Escape to Margaritaville Frozen Kinky Boots Mean Girls My Fair Lady Once on This Island The Phantom of the Opera School of Rock The Musical SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Summer: The Donna Summer Musical Waitress Wicked WITH ADDITIONAL APPEARANCES FROM*: Children of a Lesser God Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two The Play That Goes Wrong Saint Joan *subject to change More details about Stars in the Alley to be announced soon! For Broadway information in NYC as well as for shows on tour across North America and internationally, visit Broadway.org. The concert will come just nine days before the American Theatre Wing’s 72nd Annual Tony Awards®. The ceremony will air on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, June 10, 2018 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, hosted by 2017 Tony Award Nominee Josh Groban, and 2016 Tony Award Nominee Sara Bareilles. The Tony Awards, which honor theatre professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway, have been broadcast on CBS since 1978. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. For more information on the Tony Awards, visit TonyAwards.com and Facebook.com/TheTonyAwards and follow @TheTonyAwards on Instagram and Twitter. The event is produced by The Broadway League. United Airlines is the title sponsor of Stars in the Alley® and is the official airline of The Broadway League and the Tony Awards. Live music sponsored by The Recording Industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund and the Film Funds. The official hospitality partner is Junior’s Restaurant. The official media partner is The New York Times. Additional support is provided by The Shubert Organization and SL Green Reality Corporation. UNITED AIRLINES and UNITED EXPRESS operate approximately 4,600 flights a day to 354 airports across five continents. In 2017, United and United Express operated more than 1.6 million flights carrying more than 148 million customers. United is proud to have the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark/New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 750 mainline aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 545 regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 191 countries via 28 member airlines. For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook. The common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the NYSE under the symbol "UAL". THE MUSIC PERFORMANCE TRUST FUND (MPTF) was established in 1948 as a nonprofit independent public service organization whose mission includes contributing to the public knowledge and appreciation of music, as well as making music a part of every child's life experience. Headquartered in New York City, the tax-exempt MPTF, operating under section 501(c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code, evolved from a landmark collective bargaining agreement between the American Federation of Musicians and the major recording companies of the day. Today the MPTF is a vital organization that brings music to the public and supplements the income of musicians, all at no cost to those receiving this precious gift of music. THE BROADWAY LEAGUE (Charlotte St. Martin, President), founded in 1930, is the national trade association for the Broadway industry. The League’s 700-plus members include theatre owners and operators, producers, presenters, and general managers who present in nearly 200 markets in North America. Each year, League members bring Broadway to nearly 30 million people in New York and on tour across the U.S. and Canada. The Broadway League has recently added a new category for International membership to collaborate with professionals from around the world who produce and present Broadway quality theatre. The Broadway League annually co-presents the Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards®, one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry. Key League programs and resources include: Kids’ Night on Broadway®, The Jimmy® Awards, Stars in the Alley®, Internet Broadway Database® (ibdb.com), Broadway.org, SpotlightonBroadway.com, Families.Broadway, Commercial Theatre Institute (with Theatre Development Fund), as well as numerous conferences and forums for our members. Broadway Bridges®, with the support of the New York City Department of Education, is aimed at giving every New York City public high school student the opportunity to see a Broadway show before graduation. TheatreAccessNYC (co-produced with TDF) is the one-stop website of accessible Broadway performances for theatregoers with disabilities. Broadway.org is the League’s official on-line headquarters for Broadway in NYC, on tour, and internationally. For more information visit BroadwayLeague.com, or follow @BroadwayLeague on Twitter and visit us at Facebook.com/BroadwayLeague. Broadway theatres are filled with an exciting array of new and classic musicals and plays, providing the perfect experience for every audience. Great seats are available at every price point and are easy to buy online, by phone, or in person at theatre box offices. It’s always the perfect time to see a show. Broadway performs every day of the week at multiple curtain times to accommodate every schedule. |
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