Broadway Celebrates Earth Day Adds Star Power and a Show-Stopping Finale

The concert continues to grow with three exciting developments:

Broadway favorites Andrew Rannells and Shaina Taub join a star-studded lineup including performances from Wicked, Chicago, SIX: The Musical, Redwood, and more.

Tony Award winner Shaina Taub will lead more than 80 young performers from across the region in a powerful grand finale of her anthem “Keep Marching.”

Kindergarten and 1st grade students from neighborhood P.S. 212 will take the stage with Broadway’s Jenn Gambatese to perform “Do Re Mi.”

New York, New York - April 10, 2025 - The Broadway Green Alliance and Times Square Alliance are pleased to share exciting new updates to the previously announced Broadway Celebrates Earth Day concert,  returning for the fourth year on Saturday, April 26th from 11am - 3pm ET, presented by SUMMIT One Vanderbilt. 

Adding to the star-studded lineup are Lissa deGuzman (Wicked), Adrian Blake Enscoe (Swept Away), Jenn Gambatese (Mrs. Doubtfire), Tony Award nominee Anika Larsen (Almost Famous), Jaygee Macapugay (Suffs), Jennafer Newberry (Wicked), Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Andrew Rannells (Book of Mormon), Kelsie Watts (SIX: The Musical), Rema Webb (Chicago), Khaila Wilcoxon (Redwood). 

They join previously announced hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson (Stars in the House); performers Grammy Award nominee Merle Dandridge (Hadestown), Tony Award nominee Stark Sands (& Juliet);  along with Tony Award winner Shaina Taub (Suffs), who will lead a powerful grand finale featuring more than 80 young performers from across the region, filling Times Square with her anthem “Keep Marching.” The performance will close the event by shining a spotlight on the next generation of change-makers and calling in audiences to collective action and perseverance.

In a special moment highlighting the neighborhood’s youngest voices, kindergarten and 1st grade students from P.S. 212 in Hell’s Kitchen will join Broadway favorite Jenn Gambatese on stage for a special performance of “Do Re Mi” and to remind each of us that we can “start at the very beginning,” no matter your age.

Alongside these show-stopping Broadway performances, audiences can look forward to performances from more than 75 students from the tri-state area and hear from theatre-makers and environmental leaders at the forefront of this work, including Materials for the Arts, HeadCount, and Final Strike Collaborative. 

The concert serves as a marquee event for the NYC Department of Transportation’s city wide “Car-Free Earth Day” and will highlight the theatre community’s ongoing efforts to combat the climate crisis with actionable steps. Fans can tune in from around the world through the livestream hosted by Stars in the House. 

Young performers taking the stage include students from Cassie Okenka Voice Studio, EPIC Players, K/1 Chorus at P.S. 212 led by Andrew Brubaker, NYU Steinhardt, Perkiomen Valley High School, R.Evolución Latina, and Wolf Performing Arts Center. 

The concert is presented by SUMMIT One Vanderbilt, NYC's premier immersive, artistic observation experience with 360-degree views of the city and beyond. SUMMIT is committed to supporting and elevating the intersection of sustainability, arts, and culture as a champion for initiatives that strengthen and celebrate the vibrant local community of New York City, such as Broadway Celebrates Earth Day. 

The concert is presented along with media partner iHeartRadio Broadway with additional generous support provided by The Knickerbocker Hotel. Creative Goods, Le Botaniste, New York City Center, and Sweet Hospitality Group contribute as additional sponsors for the event. David Alpert serves as the director of the event and Rick Hip-Flores provides musical accompaniment. 

“The Times Square Alliance is thrilled to partner once again with the Broadway Green Alliance and the Department of Transportation to present a free Broadway Earth Day concert in the heart of Times Square as part of Car-Free Earth Day,” said Tom Harris, President of the Times Square Alliance. “We are thrilled to see this concert continue to grow in its fourth year with new Broadway stars and partners filling our plazas with music and climate action as we celebrate Car-Free Earth Day throughout the city.” 

“At a time when environmental progress is being rolled back, hope can feel difficult to come by—but our community continues to rise, turning frustration into action," said Molly Braverman, Director of the Broadway Green Alliance. "This year, the concert embraces the theme of Active Hope, a reminder that through action, we create the hope we need to keep driving progress forward. We are so grateful to partner with the Times Square Alliance to belt this message out at the Crossroads of the World.”

“I’m honored to once again be working with the Broadway Green Alliance to create this special event combining two of my favorite things–climate activism and musical theatre,” said David Alpert, Broadway Celebrates Earth Day Concert Director. “So many of us feel hopeless and fearful when reading the news, but this is a way to practice active hope and action! As always, we will use this concert to not only spotlight the magic of live theatre and Broadway; but to also inspire, educate, and encourage all of us to be a little greener–and use our individual voices to affect those around us.”

For more information:

www.broadwaygreen.com/earth-day

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The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) educates, motivates, and inspires the entire theatre community and its patrons to implement environmentally friendlier practices. The BGA was launched in 2008 as an ad hoc committee of The Broadway League and is a fiscal program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The BGA brings together all segments of the theatre community, including producers, Broadway and Off-Broadway theatres in New York and around the country, college drama programs, theatrical unions and their members, and related businesses. Working closely with the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), the BGA identifies and disseminates better practices for theatre professionals and reaches out to theatre fans throughout the country, and through alliances, internationally. Follow the Broadway Green Alliance on Instagram at @BroadwayGreenAlliance. www.broadwaygreen.com ‍

The Times Square Alliance works to improve and promote Times Square - cultivating the creativity, energy and edge that have made the area an icon of entertainment, culture, and urban life for over a century. Founded in 1992, the Alliance keeps the neighborhood clean and safe, promotes local businesses, manages area improvements and produces major annual events with partners including New Year's Eve, Solstice in Times Square and Taste of Times Square. As the custodians of Times Square, the Alliance works every day to improve the quality of life for the neighborhood residents and businesses while driving economic growth in New York City. www.TSq.org

SUMMIT One Vanderbilt is NYC’s premier immersive observation experience with 360-degree views of the city and beyond. Located in the crown of One Vanderbilt in Midtown, in the heart of the city, the story-driven, innovative destination combines unparalleled vistas, curated multi-sensory experiences and cutting-edge technology. Visitors will experience way more than just spectacular views as SUMMIT offers four rooms of unique immersive art installations spread out across three levels. More daring adventurers will enjoy stepping out into fully transparent glass sky boxes that extends out of the building and suspends guests 1,063 feet above Madison Avenue. Completing the experience, on the top floor is Après, a bar and cafe that leads to the outdoor terrace. www.summitov.com

Contacts:

Broadway Green Alliance: Molly Braverman, molly@broadwaygreen.com 
Times Square Alliance: TJ Witham, tjwitham@tsq.org
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt: summit@berlinrosen.com