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Glenn Close and Jake Gyllenhaal to Sing Broadway Title Songs in Show of Titles

The special concert event from Broadway’s Best Shows features performances from Darren Criss, Santino Fontana, Patti LuPone, and Joshua Henry.

Glenn Close and Jake Gyllenhaal are two of the performers slated to sing in Show of Titles.
Glenn Close and Jake Gyllenhaal are two of the performers slated to sing in Show of Titles.
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Dozens of Broadway stars will come together to sing the title songs from over 20 beloved musicals in Show of Titles, a special benefit for the Actors Fund. The concert will be livestreamed on Stellar on June 8 at 8pm EST and will be available for viewing for a limited time.

Slated performers include Annaleigh Ashford, Glenn Close, Len Cariou, Darren Criss, Santino Fontana, Kelsey Grammar, David Alan Grier,
Jake Gyllenhaal, Joshua Henry, Isabelle Huppert, Norm Lewis, Patti LuPone, Rob McClure, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Melba Moore, Jessie Mueller, Eva Noblezada, Kelli O'Hara, Laura Osnes, Steven Pasquale, Michael Rupert, Ernie Sabella, Lea Salonga, Phillipa Soo, Will Swenson, Aaron Tveit,
Leslie Uggams, Vanessa Williams, and Patrick Wilson.

The evening will also feature special appearances by Broadway Inspirational Voices, Candice Bergen, Danny Burstein, Bryan Cranston, Sheldon Harnick,
John Kander, Angela Lansbury, John Lithgow, Lindsay Mendez, Phylicia Rashad, Ben Vereen, BD Wong, and Florian Zeller. Lonny Price directs, with musical direction by Jason Howland.

The slected numbers are composed by Lee Adams, Maxwell Anderson, Burt Bacharach, Irving Berlin, Jerry Bock, Bertolt Brecht, Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, Joe Darion, Hal David, Fred Ebb, Gary Geld, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Adolph Green, Adam Guettel, Oscar Hammerstein, Sheldon Harnick, Jerry Herman, John Kander, Burton Lane, Mitch Leigh, Alan Jay Lerner, Frank Loesser, Frederick Loewe, Galt MacDermot, Cole Porter, James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Richard Rodgers, Charles Strouse, Jule Styne, Peter Udell, and Kurt Weill.

Show of Titles is presented by Broadway's Best Shows and executive producer Jeffrey Richards, who has produced a series of starry play readings in the past year.

Click here for tickets and more information about Show of Titles.