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"Broadway in Bryant Park" Concert Schedule Updated

New York City
An updated schedule for the “Broadway in Bryant Park” series of free lunchtime concerts in Bryant Park has been released. (Because of the cancellation of last week’s concert due to inclement weather, some performances were rescheduled.) Presented by 106.7 LiteFM, the concerts are held in the park every Thursday from 12:30pm to 1:30pm; they feature stars of Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals performing numbers from their shows. The complete, revised schedule is as follows:

July 22
From My Hometown
Beauty and the Beast (with Christy Carlson Romano)
The Phantom of the Opera
Hairspray (with Carly Jibson, Chester Gregory II, and Sabrina Reitman)
Stomp

July 29
Wicked
Aida (with Micky Dolenz)
Avenue Q
Little Shop of Horrors (with Joey Fatone)

August 12
Movin’ Out
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Chicago
The Lion King
Hair

August 19
The Donkey Show/The Karaoke Show
Brooklyn: The Musical
Dracula, The Musical
Rent

Also, on Thursday, August 5 at 12:30pm, Dancing for Life! will celebrate “Dance on Broadway” on the Upper Terrace at Bryant Park. Performing will be cast members of such Broadway musicals as Aida, The Lion King, Bombay Dreams, Movin’ Out, and 42nd Street. Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba will make a special appearance and a finale number choreographed by A.C. Ciulla will feature 20 dancers.

Bryant Park is located east of Sixth Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets, directly behind the main branch of the New York Public Library. For more information about the “Broadway in Bryant Park” series, visit 1067litefm.com.