Yesterday, May 9, The Canal Room hosted The Concert For A Healthy Birth, benefitting Choices in Childbirth, a leading national advocacy organization for maternity care and women's health. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you photo coverage below.
Christy Turlington Burns, model, fashion icon, activist and director of the upcoming documentary about global maternal mortality, No Woman No Cry, and Dr. Christiane Northrup, women's health pioneer and bestselling author, was honored. The event, hosted by Choices in Childbirth board member, actress, talk show host and executive producer of The Business of Being Born,
Ricki Lake, featured a concert with performances by: Lake, Broadway stars
Josh Gad (Book of Mormon),
Christopher Hanke (How to Succeed in Business...),
Rebecca Jones (American Idiot),
Alysha Umphress (American Idiot),
John Hill (Hairspray),
Natalie Joy Johnson (Legally Blonde),
Elizabeth Stanley (
Million Dollar Quartet) and artists from the world of rock and pop including
Storm Large.
Founded in 2004, Choices in Childbirth has become a leader in maternity care consumer education, advocacy and outreach. We believe that every woman and child deserves a safe, respectful and deeply fulfilling birth experience and we strive to improve maternity care and ensure that the birth of each child is treated with the reverence that it deserves. At Choices in Childbirth, we provide expectant parents with information, tools and guidance to help them make informed maternity care decisions. More information at
www.choicesinchildbirth.org.
Storm Large
Storm Large
Storm Large
Storm Large
Rebecca Naomi Jones
Rebecca Naomi Jones
Rebecca Naomi Jones
Rebecca Naomi Jones
Alysha Umphress
Alysha Umphress
Alysha Umphress
Alysha Umphress
Alysha Umphress
Elizabeth Stanley
Elizabeth Stanley
Elizabeth Stanley
Elizabeth Stanley
Christopher Hanke
Christopher Hanke
Christopher Hanke
Christopher Hanke
Ricki Lake
Christiane Northrup
Regena Thomashauer
Christy Turlington Burns
Elan Vital McAllister
Ricki Lake
