Casts of FIRST DATE, SPIDER-MAN & More to Take Part in BROADWAY ROCKS TIMES SQUARE, 6/2

Thousands of Times Square pedestrians will join cast members of Broadway's favorite shows, along with CBS RADIO New York personalities and sponsors, for "Broadway Rocks Times Square for St. Mary's Kids," a free concert presented by CBS RADIO New York in Father Duffy Square (Broadway & 47th Street) on Sunday, June 2nd from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM.

The outdoor event will feature performances from the Broadway hits Rock of Ages, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark the upcoming Broadway musical comedy First Date and featuring a unique photo booth experience sponsored by Broadway's Let It Be, A Celebration of The Music of The Beatles, to raise awareness about the growing number of children with complex medical needs at St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children, New York City's only pediatric post-acute care hospital dedicated to improving the health and quality of life for children with special needs and their families. Also slated to appear are the stars of First Date, Zachary Levi, star of TV's "Chuck," Disney's feature film Tangled, and the upcoming Thor: The Dark World, and television ingénue Krysta Rodriguez ("Smash," The Addams Family).

St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children is a national leader in post-acute care for children with special needs and life-limiting conditions. Today one in five children has a special healthcare need. St. Mary's provides intensive rehabilitation, specialized care, and education to 4,000 children each day in the New York Metropolitan region and beyond through its family-centered inpatient, home, and community programs. A pediatric healthcare innovator, St. Mary's opened the first medical facility for children in New York City in 1872 and today, remains the City's only pediatric post-acute care facility. St. Mary's created the nation's first pediatric palliative care program, NY State's first long-term home healthcare program, NYC's first certified traumatic brain injury program, and offers one of only nine interdisciplinary pediatric feeding disorder programs in the nation. For the second consecutive year, St. Mary's Hospital for Children has been recognized as a top long-term care facility by U.S. News and World Report. On September 27, 2012, St. Mary's will open its new Patient Pavilion, providing a total-healing environment for children with medically complex conditions and their families. For more information visit www.stmaryskids.org.

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The world's most recognizable Super Hero leaps off the comic book pages and onto the Broadway stage in SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark. Peter Parker's ordinary teenage life takes a turn for the extraordinary when he's bitten by a genetically altered spider and suddenly finds himself endowed with incredible superpowers. Parker quickly learns that with great power comes great responsibility as he tries to juggle the demands of high school and home life, while battling the Green Goblin and his band of super villains as they try to take down New York City and destroy everything Peter holds dear - including the beautiful girl-next-door, Mary Jane Watson. This high-flying groundbreaking and history-making production brings this story - inspired by more than fifty years of Marvel comic books - thrillingly to life! SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark features music and lyrics by 22-time Grammy Award-winners Bono and The Edge and a book co-written by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, with direction by Ms. Taymor and additional direction by Philip William McKinley. Scenic Designer George Tsypin and Costume Designer Eiko Ishioka are winners of Outer Critics Circle Awards and were nominated for Tony Awards for their work on SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark.

Zachary Levi, star of TV's "Chuck," Disney's feature film Tangled, and the upcoming Thor: The Dark World, makes his Broadway debut opposite Broadway and television ingénue Krysta Rodriguez("Smash," The Addams Family) in FIRST DATE, Broadway's upcoming musical comedy. When tightly wound Aaron is set up with serial-dater Casey, a quick drink at a busy New York restaurant turns into a hilarious, high-stakes dinner. As the date unfolds in real time, the couple quickly finds they are not alone on this date as Casey and Aaron's inner critics take on a life of their own when other restaurant patrons and the wait staff get into the act. Dinner is served with sides of Google background checks, fake emergency phone calls, supportive best friends, manipulative exes and protective parents, who sing and dance them through ice-breakers, appetizers and potential conversational land mines. FIRST DATE is Broadway's new hysterical and hopeful new musical about the chances we take to find love. Tickets for FIRST DATE are on sale now. Tickets range from $35 to $137, and can be purchased at www.Telecharge.com (212.239.6200). The performance schedule is as follows: Tuesday-Saturday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3pm and 7pm. Beginning August 12, 2013 the performance schedule is as follows: Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday-Saturday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3pm and 7pm.

The music that ignited a generation is heating up Broadway in the five-time Tony Award nominated musical ROCK OF AGES - which in its record-breaking fourth year on Broadway celebrated its one-millionth customer, its 1500thperformance, seven Box Office Records, and its spot in the Top 50 Longest-Running Broadway Shows in History. The classic rock love story of the decade erupts into Broadway's Best Party eight times a week at the Helen Hayes Theatre, all to the sounds of such feel-good, sing-out-loud songs as "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", "I Wanna Know What Love Is", "Here I Go Again", "Don't Stop Believin"and more. www.RockOfAgesMusical.com

Direct from London's West End comes LET IT BE, a spectacular concert experience featuring 40 of The Beatles' greatest hits! Relive The Beatles' meteoric rise from their humble beginnings in Liverpool's Cavern Club, through the heights of Beatlemania, to their later studio masterpieces with live performances of songs including "Twist and Shout," "She Loves You" and "Drive My Car," as well as the legendary "Yesterday," "Hey Jude," "Come Together" and, of course, "Let It Be." Come sing, dance and scream like a fan on The Ed Sullivan Show at this sensational celebration of rock 'n' roll's greatest band.