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Gavin Creel, Nikki M. James, Beth Leavel, Andrew Rannells, et al. Set for July 25 Stand Up For Freedom Concert

Gavin Creel
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Gavin Creel
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

An updated lineup of performers has been announced for the New York Civil Liberties Union’s Stand Up For Freedom Concert, to be offered on July 25 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Daniel Goldstein will direct the performance, which will be hosted by musical director Seth Rudetsky.

Gavin Creel has been added to the roster of performers for the event, which will also include, as previously announced, Erica Ash, De’Adre Aziza, Erich Bergen, Clinton Curtis, Nikki M. James, Moises Kaufman, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Beth Leavel, Nellie McKay, Lindsay Mendez, Steven Pasquale, Andrew Rannells, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Christina Sajous, Liana Stampur, and John Tartaglia.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the New York Civil Liberties Union’s youth programs, including its work with LGBT teenagers; its Teen Health Initiative, which educates teenagers on their rights to access health care in New York City; and its work to stop overly aggressive policing and military recruiting in the city’s public schools.

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