Stars Gather for 2nd Annual SPOTLIGHT ON ST. JUDE Tonight

A host of theatre artists will rejoin forces tonight, March 11th for the second annual Spotlight On St. Jude, Broadway's Tribute to the Kids.

This unique musical theater experience will showcase some of New York's top Broadway stars as they perform to raise awareness and funds for children battling cancer and other deadly diseases. The event celebrates the generosity of the Broadway community and shines a spotlight on the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

The evening begins at 6pm with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres inside The Pershing Square Signature Center on West 42nd Street. The 90-minute show begins at 7pmand is followed by a dessert reception. VIP ticket holders will also enjoy an exclusive after party with the cast.

Performers include:

The Broadway Dolls
Broadway Inspirational Voices
Ward Billeisen (Anything Goes, Curtains, Fiddler on the Roof)
Richard H. Blake (Legally Blonde, The Wedding Singer, Wicked, Hairspray, Aida, Saturday Night Fever, Rent)
Larkin Bogan (Hair)
Christian Borle (NBC's Smash, Peter and the Starcatcher, Legally Blonde, Mary Poppins, Spamalot, Thoroughly Modern Millie)
Caroline Bowman (Kinky Boots, Wicked)
Anne Brummel (Wicked National Tour)
Steel Burkhardt (Hair)
Jamie Cepero (NBC's Smash)
Max Chernin (Really Bad Things, Broadway's Rising Stars)
Natalie Daradich (Wicked)
Rachel Dratch (The 24 Hour Plays, Saturday Night Live)
Jenn Furman (Wicked National Tour)
Brooklyn Freitag (Bring It On)
Alexa Green (Wicked)
Jenna Leigh Green (Wicked)
John Arthur Greene (Matilda, West Side Story)
Greg Hildreth (Cinderella, Peter and the Starcatcher, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson)
Autumn Hurlbert (Legally Blonde)
Sarah Jenkins (Legally Blonde National Tour)
Danielle Jordan (Follies)
David PatRick Kelly (Once: The Musical, Festen, Uncle Vanya, Twelfth Night, The Government Inspector, Is There Life After High School?, Knockout, Working, The Rocky Horror Show)
Sara Rose King (Hair National Tour)
Beth Leavel (Elf The Musical, Baby It's You!, The Drowsy Chaperone, Mamma Mia, 42nd Street, The Civil War, Show Boat, Crazy For You)
Anne Markt (Hair)
Mackenzie Mauzy (Giant, A Tale of Two Cities)
Fletcher McTaggart (Leap of Faith)
John Moauro (Hair)
Isabella Moner (Evita)
Halle Morse (Mamma Mia)
Jennifer Noble (Ghost)
Christine Nolan (Hair National Tour)
Marissa O'Donnell (Shrek, Annie National Tour)
Paul Pilcz (Bye Bye Birdie)
Catherine Porter (Next to Normal)
Daniel Quadrino (Bye Bye Birdie)
Kristine Reese (Les Miserables, Wicked National Tour)
Julie Reiber (Priscilla Queen of the Desert, On A Clear Day...Forever, Wicked, All Shook Up)
Aleque Reid (Really Really, Hair National Tour)
Rachel Resheff (Shrek, Billy Elliot, Mary Poppins, The People in the Picture)
Molly Ryan (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Annie National Tour)
lindsay Ryan (Annie National Tour)
Bryce Ryness (Leap of Faith, Hair, Legally Blonde)
Libby Servais (Lysistrata Jones, Wicked)
Coleen Sexton (Forever Dusty, Wicked National Tour, Jekyll & Hyde)
Chelsea Swanderski (A Chorus Line)
Brett Teresa (Til Death Do Us Part)
Max von Essen (Evita, Xanadu, Les Miserables, Dance of the Vampires, Jesus Christ Superstar)
Jennifer Hope Wills (The Phantom Of The Opera, Wonderful Town, The Woman In White, Beauty & The Beast)
Tony Yazbeck (Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Gypsy, A Chorus Line, Never Gonna Dance, Oklahoma, Chicago)
Lauren Ashley Zakrin (Cinderella, Grease National Tour, Legally Blonde National Tour)

Since opening 50 years ago, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has changed the way the world treats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. No family ever pays St. Jude for the care their child receives and, for every child treated here, thousands more have been saved worldwide through St. Jude discoveries. The hospital has played a pivotal role in pushing U.S. pediatric cancer survival rates from 20 to 80 percent overall, and is the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted to children. It is also a leader in the research and treatment of blood disorders and infectious diseases in children. St. Jude was founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas, who believed that no child should die in the dawn of life.

To purchase tickets and view the current list of performers, visit www.stjude.org/spotlightonstjude.