Photo Flash: Broadway Unites at Coney Island for the Second Annual Great Elsie Fest!
By: Nicole Rosky Sep. 07, 2016
On Monday, Darren Criss and friends took to the stage at the Ford Amphitheater on Coney Island for the second annual Elsie Fest, a one-day outdoor music festival celebrating stars and songs from the stage and screen.
The second annual Elsie Fest included full sets from Tony Award nominated actress and Singer Megan Hilty; actor, singer and Emmy nominated star of Netflix Original series The UnBreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Tituss Burgess; Emmy nominated musician and actor Darren Criss; musician and actress Evan Rachel Wood and musician Zach Villa perform as Rebel and a Basket Case; musical theater composer, lyricist, playwright, and two time Tony award winner Jason Robert Brown; Hedwig and the Angry Inch's Tony award winning Lena Hall; Broadway sensation and Newsies star, Corey Cott; Tony nominated songwriting duo behind Broadway's upcoming musical Dear Evan Hansen, PASEK AND PAUL; YouTube sensation and upcoming star of Kinky Boots, Todrick Hall; stars of Netflix's Stranger Things, Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb McLaughlin; and Broadway personality and SiriusXM Radio "On Broadway" host, Julie James; and, a special guest performance by 2016 Tony Award Winner of The Color Purple, Cynthia Erivo who had the crowd on their feet.
This year, the all-day Elsie Fest was at the famous Coney Island at the Ford Amphitheater at the Coney Island Boardwalk. Concertgoers were treated to exclusive meet and greets with their favorite stars and a Beer Garden from the famed West Village piano bar MARIE'S CRISIS.
Photo Credit: Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com
Darren Criss and Tituss Burgess
Rebel and a Basketcase
Rebel and a Basketcase and Darren Criss
Rebel and a Basketcase
Cynthis Erivo
Caleb McLaughlin, Darren Criss and Gaten Matarazzo
Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin and Rebel and a Basketcase
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