CURTAIN UP! LIVE FROM BROADWAY CONCERT

CELEBRATES THE NEW BROADWAY SEASON

The Broadway League, in partnership with Playbill and Times Square Alliance, presents Curtain Up! LIVE from Broadway finale concert.

Hosts: Amber Ruffin and Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Director: Sammi Cannold
Musical Director: Daryl Waters
Music Provided by: The Music Performance Trust Fund
Written by: Eric Ulloa and Amber Ruffin

 

Comedian Amber Ruffin will host “Curtain Up! Live from Broadway Concert” with Jesse Tyler Ferguson on Sunday, October 2. Pictured: Amber Ruffin on ‘The Amber Ruffin Show”. Photo: Lloyd Bishop/Peacock.

Featuring performances and special appearances from 19 Broadway shows:
A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical; A Strange Loop; Aladdin;
& Juliet ; Beetlejuice; The Book of Mormon; Chicago; Death of a Salesman; Funny Girl; Hadestown; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; Into the Woods; The Lion King; MJ The Musical; Moulin Rouge! The Musical; The Music Man; The Phantom of the Opera; Six; and Wicked.

WHAT: Curtain Up! LIVE from Broadway is a free outdoor concert featuring marquee talent from Broadway productions. It is the perfect way to usher in the new Broadway season by spotlighting many of Broadway’s great musicals and plays. Curtain Up! LIVE from Broadway marks the culmination of the three-day Curtain Up Broadway Festival and will be broadcast live on WABC.

American Sign Language interpretation will be provided during Curtain Up! LIVE from Broadway. Accessibility services secured by Invest In Access.

For more information on Curtain Up! LIVE from Broadway, click here.

WHEN: Sunday, October 2, 2022 from 11:00am – 1:00pm; rain or shine
Press Arrival Time: 10:00am Sunday, October 2, 2022

WHERE: Times Square – Mainstage on Duffy Square (Broadway between 46th & 47th Streets)
Live Broadcast will be available on WABC

Please note that performances and artists are subject to change.

# # #

THE BROADWAY LEAGUE (Charlotte St. Martin, President), founded in 1930, is the national trade association for the Broadway industry. The League’s 700-plus members include theatre owners and operators, producers, presenters, and general managers in nearly 200 markets in North America and internationally. Each year, League members bring Broadway to upwards of 30 million people in New York, on tour across the U.S. and Canada, and around the globe. The Broadway League’s newest category of membership, League Fellows, affords access and benefits to upcoming professionals who represent a diversity of background, ethnicity, experience, and views. The Broadway League annually co-presents the Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards®, one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry.

Key League programs and resources include: Kids’ Night on Broadway®, The Jimmy Awards®, Stars in the Alley®, Viva Broadway, Black to Broadway, Internet Broadway Database® (ibdb.com), Broadway.org, SpotlightonBroadway.com, Commercial Theater Institute (with TDF), as well as numerous conferences and forums for our members. Broadway Bridges® is aimed at giving every New York City public high school student the opportunity to see a Broadway show before graduation. TheatreAccessNYC (co-produced with TDF) is the one-stop website of accessible Broadway performances for theatregoers with disabilities. Broadway.org is the League’s official on-line headquarters for Broadway in NYC, on tour, and internationally.

For more information visit BroadwayLeague.com or follow @BroadwayLeague on Twitter and visit us at Facebook.com/BroadwayLeague. Follow @Broadway on Instagram for more Broadway content.

Broadway theatres are filled with an exciting array of new and classic musicals and plays, providing the perfect experience for every audience. Great seats are available at every price point and are easy to buy online, by phone, or in person at theatre box offices. It’s always the perfect time to see a show. Broadway performs every day of the week at multiple curtain times to accommodate every schedule.