Broadway on Broadway Musical Line-Up Announced

Musical numbers for the 2007 Broadway on Broadway concert were announced today by The League of American Theatres and Producers and The Times Square Alliance. Hairspray's Lance Bass (Corny Collins) will host 16th annual concert presented by Continental Airlines, to be held this Sunday, September 16 at 11:30AM in Times Square. The annual free outdoor concert brings together stars and performances from current and upcoming Broadway productions to celebrate the beginning of the Broadway season.  IMG Media, the world's largest packager and producer of sports and live event television, is producing Broadway on Broadway for the first time.

The following musical numbers will be performed:

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
"Why We Like Spelling"

Avenue Q
"For Now"

Chicago
"When You're Good To Mama"

A Chorus Line
"I Can Do That"

The Color Purple
"Push Da Button"

Curtains
"It's A Business"

The Drowsy Chaperone
"As We Stumble Along"

Grease
"Summer Nights"

Hairspray
"You Can't Stop The Beat"

Jersey Boys
"Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"

Legally Blonde
"Bend & Snap"

Les Miserables
"I Dreamed A Dream"

The Little Mermaid
"Part Of Your World"

The Lion King
"One By One"

Mamma Mia!
"Dancing Queen"

Mary Poppins
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"

Monty Python's Spamalot
"Find Your Grail"

The Phantom of the Opera
"All I Ask Of You"

Rent
"Out Tonight"

Wicked
"The Wizard And I"

Scheduled to appear: Lea Salonga (Les Miserables), Chazz Palminteri ("A Bronx Tale," "The Usual Suspects"), Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid), Debra Monk (Curtains), Laura Osnes (Grease), Max Crumm (Grease), Adriane Lenox (Chicago), Julia Murney (Wicked), Tamyra Gray (Rent), Ashley Parker Angel (Hairspray), Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone), Carolee Carmello (Mamma Mia!), Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins), Gavin Lee (Mary Poppins), Jennifer Hope Wills (The Phantom of the Opera) and Orfeh (Legally Blonde) are all scheduled to appear.

Other highlights from this year's Broadway on Broadway include:

Broadway's Biggest Fan Contest - Fans were asked to submit a sixty-second video showing why they are Broadway's biggest fan.  Videos from 3 finalists will be broadcast on a jumbo screen in Times Square in front of a crowd of thousands.  The three semi-finalists will be present and the ultimate winner will be determined by audience applause at the event.

Broadway Fan Zone will also make its debut this year, giving fans an opportunity to enjoy the concert from a VIP area right near the stage. It's an up-close and personal standing-room section available to the first 100 fans that arrive dressed as their favorite Broadway character.