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Michael Arden, Carolee Carmello, Kevin Clay, Manoel Felciano, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Donna McKechnie, Matthew Morrison, Anika Noni Rose, Kelli O’Hara, Elaine Stritch, and Lee Ann Womack will complete the cast of Broadway Under the Stars, the annual free evening of all-star entertainment, which will take place on Monday, June 26 at 8pm on the Great Lawn in Central Park. A fireworks finale will follow the performance.
They join previously announced stars Michael Cerveris, John Cullum, Christine Ebersole, Sutton Foster, Shuler Hensley, Brian d’Arcy James, Jane Krakowski, Rebecca Luker, Bebe Neuwirth, and the cast of Jersey Boys
This year’s show will salute the work of the legendary director and producer Harold Prince. He is the recipient of 21 Tony Awards — the most ever by one person — including this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He directed such Broadway shows as A Little Night Music, Cabaret, Evita, Follies, Pacific Overtures, Parade, Sweeney Todd, and The Phantom of the Opera; he is currently directing the Las Vegas version of Phantom. His productions include Damn Yankees, The Pajama Game, West Side Story, and Fiddler on the Roof.
The show will be directed by Jeff Calhoun, with choreography by Chase Brock, and Phil Reno will lead the live orchestra. WCBS-TV will televise a one-hour special from the concert on Saturday, July 15 at 7pm.
For more information, call 212-484-1222 or visit BroadwayUnderTheStars.com.
