Christina Applegate and Denis O'Hare (Sweet Charity), and Lynn Redgrave (who will soon appear in The Constant Wife) have been confirmed to perform alongside a slew of stars in Broadway's Stars in the Alley,
the outdoor concert that will feature the stars of some of Broadway's
most popular musicals performing musical numbers in Shubert Alley on
June 1st. The free event is at 11 AM, and is timed to lead into the
Tony Awards.
The line-up of Tony-nominated musicals from which numbers will be sung includes Monty Python's Spamalot, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Light in the Piazza, Sweet Charity, and La Cage Aux Folles. Songs from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Little Women, All Shook Up, Avenue Q, Brooklyn: The Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, Hairspray, Mamma Mia!, Rent, The Phantom of The Opera, and The Producers will also be performed. All performances are subject to change.The annual Star Award will be presented at this year's Broadway's Stars in the Alley
to Joel Klein, Chancellor, Department of Education for the City of New
York for his support for Broadway theatre by Gerald Schoenfeld,
Chairman and Jed Bernstein, President of The League of American
Theatres and Producers, Inc.Broadway's Stars in the Alley
is produced by the League of American Theatres and Producers, and
presented by Continental Airlines, "The Official Airline of Live
Broadway." The official sponsors are Sprint and The New York Times, and additional support comes from the New York Marriott Marquis, and Broadway Previews.
The
concert, which is expected to last for approximately an hour and a
half, is located west of Broadway between 44th and 45th Streets.