'Best of Broadway Week' Begins on NBC's Today!

The brightest stars of Broadway are coming to Rockefeller Plaza. Next week, NBC's TODAY will broadcast a special "Best of Broadway" series beginning today, Monday, May 5.

Click here to check out the live performance of 'On My Way' from the cast of Broadway's VIOLET.

TODAY's week-long "Best of Broadway" lineup features highly-acclaimed 2014 Tony nominated musicals including: Violet with Sutton Foster, Bullets over Broadway with Zach Braff and Nick Cordero, Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, and Cabaret with Alan Cumming. TODAY will also feature a performance from the wildly popular show Mamma Mia!

The dates of the live TODAY performances are listed below.

Fans are encouraged to visit the TODAY plaza for "Best of Broadway." Viewing is on a first-come, first-served basis outside TODAY's Studio 1A, located at 48th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues in New York City. The performances will also be featured on TODAY.com.

TODAY's "Best of Broadway" Lineup:

Monday, May 5 Violet

Tuesday, May 6 Bullets Over Broadway

Wednesday, May 7 Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

Thursday, May 8 Cabaret

Friday, May 9 Mamma Mia!

NBC's TODAY is the news program that informs, entertains, inspires and sets the agenda each morning for Americans. Airing live from 7 am to 11 am ET, TODAY reaches more than 5 million people every day through its broadcast, and millions more through TODAY.com, the TODAY app, and social media platforms. Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Natalie Morales, Willie Geist, Tamron Hall, Carson Daly, Hoda Kotb, and Kathie Lee Gifford are the anchors and Don Nash is the executive producer.

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