A dazzling display of Broadway talent was on display last night at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Orlando, Florida, performing in FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE, a concert to benefit the Central Florida LGBTQ Community and the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting.
Click here for BroadwayWorld's exclusive video interviews with participants Chita Rivera, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Norbert Leo Butz, Darren Criss, Lilla Crawford, Anika Larsen, Carrie Manolakos, and Kelli O'Hara.
The evening also included performances and appearances from Jessie Mueller (Tony Award winner, currently in WAITRESS), Wilson Cruz ("My So Called Life"), Carmen Cusack (BRIGHT STAR), Andrea McArdle (original ANNIE), Priscilla Lopez (A CHORUS LINE), Lillias White (Tony Award winner), Liz Callaway (MISS SAIGON), Josh Henry (SHUFFLE ALONG), Keala Settle (WAITRESS) and Justin Sargent (SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK), as well as Sirius XM Broadway hosts Seth Rudetsky and Christine Pedi. The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra donated their performance as one of the sponsors for the evening. Michael J. Moritz (Tony Award Nominee) served as Music Director. Visit frombroadwaywithlove.org.
While there was a lot of work to be quickly done, many of the performers still found time to snap photos for their social media pages. Here's a sampling:
The incomparable Chita Rivera! #legend #frombroadwaywithlove #nyc #playbill
Net proceeds raised from the performance (royalties and artist fees waived) by From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert For Orlando will be donated equally between the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida, Hope and Help Center of Central Florida and Zebra Coalition. A forthcoming CD and DVD of the concert will also be available at www.BroadwayRecords.com, Amazon.com and more, with 100 percent of profits benefiting the three designated non-profit organizations.
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