Tony and Grammy award-nominated Michael McElroy and Broadway Inspirational Voices released the sixth video in their "Broadway Our Way" series today, featuring "I Don't Need A Roof" from the musical BIG FISH, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa (multi-award winner, including Emmy, Outer Critics, and Drama Desk Awards; Grammy, and Tony nominations for The Wild Party, The Addams Family, I Am Harvey Milk). Check it out below!
Introduced by Mr. Lippa, himself, this lush, tender arrangement is performed by soloist Crystal Monee Hall and BIV women Michelle Dawson, Kate Chapman, Alysha Deslorieux, Andrea Green, Crystal Monee Hall, Zonya Love Johnson, Lisa Lynne Mathis, Brenda O'Brien, Tasha Michelle Smith, Sophia Stephens, Tanesha Gary Stickney, and Jenifer Thigpen. Orchestration is by Isaac Harlan and Michael McElroy. In the band are Matt Cataldi (piano), Jerry DeVore (bass), Spencer Cohen (percussion), and Robin Braun (violin).
Broadway Inspirational Voices (BIV) was founded by Tony-nominated Michael McElroy in 1994 as the Broadway Gospel Choir. In 1999 BIV reincarnated to its current name. In 2010 BIV became a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission consists of providing hope to inspire and transform youth in need through music and The Arts.
In addition to performing numerous concerts, the Grammy-nominated choir (for their first album "Great Joy: A Gospel Christmas" on Sh-K-Boom Records) has performed with award-winning artists including Elton John, Sting, Mariah Carey, Jason Mraz, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vanessa Williams, Heather Headley, and Billy Porter.
Additionally, BIV has been featured on "This Week" with John Oliver, "Late Night" with David Letterman, The Miss America Pageant, multiple Tony Awards Telecasts, NBC's hit show "SMASH", "America's Got Talent", and "The Rosie O'Donnell Christmas Special" and has played venues like Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, the Crystal Cathedral, and Constitution Hall.
The Broadway Inspirational Voices released their second album, "Great Joy II: Around the World" last fall. Their new web series, "Broadway Our Way" was launched on YouTube over the summer. For more information, visit BIVoices.org. You can also find them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at handle @BIVoices.
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