Photos: Go Inside BroadwayWorld's Star-Studded 20th Anniversary Celebration
BroadwayWorld.com officially launched in May 2003.
By: Bruce Glikas May. 23, 2023
Sunday night was a very special occasion here at BroadwayWorld. The best of Broadway gathered at Sony Hall to celebrate a huge milestone- our 20th Anniversary! The concert event benefitted Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Under the musical direction of Kevin Stites and the direction of Richard Jay-Alexander, the star-studded concert line-up included performances and appearances from the previously announced Shoshana Bean, Liz Callaway, Mario Cantone, Jenn Colella, Kurt Domoney, Myles Frost, Debbie Gibson, Olivia Hardy, Brittney Johnson, Constantine Maroulis, Donna McKechnie, Orfeh, Hugh Panaro, Seth Rudetsky, Marc Shaiman, Christopher Sieber, Blair St. Clair, Paulo Szot, Elizabeth Teeter, Natalie Toro, Jessica Vosk, and Josh Walden.
The night was hosted by legendary Tony-winner Chita Rivera and popular BroadwayWorld host Richard Ridge and even included a Proclamation from the Mayor's Office, naming May 21, 2023 as BroadwayWorld Day in New York City.
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Below, check out photos from behind the scenes of the big night!
Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas
Eden Espinosa, Jenn Colella, Brittney Johnson, Director Richard Jay-Alexander, Liz Callaway, Blair St. Clair and Olivia Elease Hardy
Shoshana Bean and Chita Rivera
Orfeh and Constantine Maroulis
Chita Rivera, Donna McKechnie and Richard Ridge
Debbie Gibson, Eden Espinosa, Jessica Vosk and Liz Callaway
Chita Rivera, Myles Frost and Richard Ridge
Olivia Elease Hardy and Brittney Johnson
Director Richard Jay-Alexander and Debbie Gibson
Choreographer Kyle Garvin and Elizabeth Teeter
Debbie Gibson and Blair St. Clair
BroadwayWorld Editor-in-Chief Nicole Rosky and Jennifer Broski
Zakary Rosenberg and BroadwayWorld Managing Editor Chloe Rabinowitz
Director Richard Jay-Alexander and Dave Quinn
Director Richard Jay-Alexander
Photographer Bruce Glikas, BroadwayWorld's Founder and CEO Robert Diamond and BroadwayWorld Editor-in-Chief Nicole Rosky
BroadwayWorld Managing Editors Chloe Rabinowitz, Stephi Wild and Alexa Criscitiello
Director Richard Jay-Alexander and BroadwayWorld's Founder and CEO Robert Diamond
Photographer Jennifer Broski and Kris Broski
Director Richard Jay-Alexander, Eda Sorokoff and Stephen Sorokoff
BroadwayWorld Vice President and Sales & Marketing Miles Silverman, BroadwayWorld Spain's Juanjo Gonzalez and BroadwayWorld's Founder and CEO Robert Diamond
Jennifer Diamond and Robert Diamond
Photographer Bruce Glikas, Broadway World Editor-in-Chief Nicole Rosky and Richard Ridge
Richard Ridge, Mark William and Preston Ridge
President and CEO of the Entertainment Community Fund Joseph P. Benincasa and Director Richard Jay-Alexander
Becky Rosky and BroadwayWorld Editor-in-Chief Nicole Rosky
Assistant Director Nellie Beavers and Matt Glasson
Director Richard Jay-Alexander and Assistant Director Nellie Beavers
BroadwayWorld Social Media Manager HaleyJane Rose, BroadwayWorld Managing Editor Stephi Wild, BroadwayWorld Editor-in-Chief Nicole Rosky, BroadwayWorld Managing Editor Chloe Rabinowitz, BroadwayWorld Newsdesk Editor and Special Projects Coordinator Blair Ingenthron and BroadwayWorld Managing Editor Alexa Criscitiello
Celeste Simone and Choreographer Kyle Garvin
BroadwayWorld Founder and CEO Robert Diamond and BroadwayWorld Editor-in-Chief Nicole Rosky
BroadwayWorld Founder and CEO Robert Diamond and BroadwayWorld Vice President, Sales & Marketing Miles Silverman
Publicists Nicholas Buchholz and Juliana Hannett
Mark Sendroff and Pascal Pastrana
Director Richard Jay-Alexander and Choreographer Baayork Lee
Mark Sendroff and Randy Rainbow
Publicist Adrian Bryan-Brown, Photographer Joan Marcus and Director Richard Jay-Alexander
David Zippel, BroadwayWorld Industry Editor Cara Joy David and Constantine Maroulis
Eden Espinosa, Jenn Colella, Brittney Johnson, Liz Callaway, Blair St. Clair and Olivia Elease Hardy
Blair St. Clair
Blair St. Clair
Director Richard Jay-Alexander and Liz Callaway
Olivia Elease Hardy and Brittney Johnson
Eden Espinosa and Debbie Gibson
Brittney Johnson and Liz Callaway
Paulo Szot, Liz Callaway and Director Richard Jay-Alexander
Orfeh and Mario Cantone
Director Richard Jay-Alexander and Hugh Panaro
Chita Rivera and Donna McKechnie
Director Richard Jay-Alexander, Richard Ridge and Chita Rivera
Constantine Maroulis and Debbie Gibson
Myles Frost and Charmayne Strayhorn
Elizabeth Teeter and Paulo Szot
Paulo Szot and Constantine Maroulis
Host Chita Rivera, Host Richard Ridge, BroadwayWorld's Founder and CEO Robert Diamond and Theatre Director of Strategic Partnerships Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting Carla Hoke-Miller
Liz Callaway and Mario Cantone
Eden Espinosa, Jessica Vosk and Liz Callaway
Eden Espinosa, Julia Murney, and Jessica Vosk
Eden Espinosa, Julia Murney, Director Richard Jay-Alexander and Jessica Vosk
Chita Rivera and Richard Ridge
Carlos Clemenz and Liz Callaway
Shoshana Bean and Liz Callaway
Shoshana Bean and Constantine Maroulis
Chita Rivera and Brittney Johnson
Brittney Johnson and Carlos Clemenz
Orfeh, Constantine Maroulis and Shoshana Bean
Orfeh, Constantine Maroulis, Shoshana Bean and Brittney Johnson
Orfeh and Shoshana Bean
Shoshana Bean and Brittney Johnson
Chita Rivera, Chita Rivera and Constantine Maroulis
Eden Espinosa, Jessica Vosk, Shoshana Bean and Julia Murney
Shoshana Bean, Myles Frost, and Jessica Vosk
Shoshana Bean, Myles Frost, Jessica Vosk and Julia Murney
Elizabeth Teeter and Shoshana Bean
Olivia Elease Hardy and Director Richard Jay-Alexander
Jessica Vosk and Debbie Gibson
Blair St. Clair and Chita Rivera
Orfeh, Constantine Maroulis, Carlos Clemenz and Director Richard Jay-Alexander
Director Richard Jay-Alexander, Orfeh and Hugh Panaro
Choreographers Kyle Garvin and Baayork Lee
Director Richard Jay-Alexander and Robert Diamond
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