Exclusive photos from the event that raised over $130,000 for the charity.
The first-ever Covenant House Broadway Sleep Out was held on Monday, August 19. Fifty-three Broadway stars took part in the event, sleeping on the streets outside the Covenant House Crisis Shelter on 41st Street and 10th Avenue in solidarity with the 300 homeless young people living inside. The event, chaired by Covenant House board member Capathia Jenkins (
Newsies), as well as lyricist Neil Berg and Tony Award nominees Frank Wildhorn (
Bonnie and Clyde) and Stephanie J. Block (
Little Miss Sunshine), raised over $136,000 to provide food, clothing, shelter, and hope for youth in need.
TheaterMania enlisted two of the participants, producer Rachel Sussman and actor Claybourne Elder, to share their photos of the evening, which you can find — along with TM photographer David Gordon’s shots — in the gallery below.
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Rachel Brosnahan and Rachel Sussman are ready to sleep out.
(© Rachel Sussman)
Introductions from Covenant House Vice President of Peer-to-Peer Lissa Lee and the Broadway Sleep Out committee.
(© Rachel Sussman)
A small-group activity.
(© Rachel Sussman)
“Group D Final Collage.”
(© Rachel Sussman)
“Another Group Collage.”
(© Rachel Sussman)
Rachel Sussman and Sebastian Arcelus present some “Interesting Magazine Choices.”
(© Rachel Sussman)
“That’s Better.”
(© Rachel Sussman)
“Time to Sleep.”
(© Rachel Sussman)
“Here We Go.”
(© Rachel Sussman)
“Ryan [Watkinson] Is Onesie Ready.”
(© Rachel Sussman)
“Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus Take Cute Selfies.”
(© Rachel Sussman)
“My Beautiful Best Friend Rachel.”
(© Rachel Sussman)
“We Love Covenant House.”
(© Rachel Sussman)
“I Did It.”
(© Rachel Sussman)
A view of the event.
(© Claybourne Elder)
“Hunkering down at Covenant House.”
(© Claybourne Elder)
Melissa van der Schyff and Claybourne Elder present “Middle of the night! Nap time!”
(© Claybourne Elder)
“Middle of the night puppetry playtime with Inspired Puppets.”
(© Claybourne Elder)
“When you get caught between the moon and New York City…”
(© Claybourne Elder)
Selfies with Elizabeth A. Davis, Claybourne Elder, and Jack Cummings III.
(© Claybourne Elder)
Claybourne Elder takes a nap.
(© Claybourne Elder)
Melissa van der Schyff takes a nap.
(© Claybourne Elder)
The morning after.
(© Claybourne Elder)
Event organizers Frank Wildhorn, Neil Berg, Stephanie J. Block, and Capathia Jenkins.
(© David Gordon)
Tony Award winner and
American Horror Story star Denis O’Hare gives us the lay of the land.
(© David Gordon)
Sebastian Arcelus, Stephanie J. Block, Claybourne Elder, and Melissa van der Schyff smile for the cameras.
(© David Gordon)
It’s a
Bonnie and Clyde reunion with director Jeff Calhoun, star Melissa van der Schyff, and composer/lyricist Frank Wildhorn.
(© David Gordon)
Besties Rachel Brosnahan and Rachel Sussman show off their enthusiasm for the event.
(© David Gordon)
Participants also included Cameron Adams, Rose Hemingway, Ryan Watkinson, and Dennis Stowe.
(© David Gordon)
Tad Wilson, Keala Settle, Claybourne Elder, and Melissa van der Schyff are ready to sleep out.
(© David Gordon)
Michael McElroy, John Eric Parker, Elizabeth A. Davis, and Eliseo Román also took part in the event.
(© David Gordon)