As celebrations for our planet continue throughout the month, I wanted to reach out on behalf of the Times Square Alliance with a friendly reminder that the Broadway Celebrates Earth Day concert will return this Saturday, April 26th from 11am-3pm.
Taking place in Times Square’s Pedestrian Plaza, this free outdoor concert will feature live performances and appearances from show-stopping Broadway headliners, including Merle Dandridge (Hadestown), Stark Sands (& Juliet), Lissa deGuzman (Wicked), Andrew Rannells (Book of Mormon), Shaina Taub (Suffs), and so many more. Audiences can also look forward to performances from more than 75 students from the tri-state area and hear from theatre-makers and environmental leaders at the forefront of this work.
On Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 11am to 3pm, Andrew Rannells, Stark Sands, Merle Dandridge, and more join the annual star-studded event to celebrate Car Free Earth Day with NYC DOT
Tony Award winner Shaina Taub will lead more than 80 young performers from across the region in a powerful grand finale of her anthem “Keep Marching.”
WHO: Tom Harris, President of the Times Square Alliance; Molly Braverman, Director of the Broadway Green Alliance; hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson (Stars in the House); and many Broadway and young performers included below.
WHAT: The Broadway Green Alliance and Times Square Alliance are proud to announce the return of the Broadway Celebrates Earth Day concert on Saturday, April 26th from 11am – 3pm ET, presented by SUMMIT One Vanderbilt. Taking place in Times Square’s Pedestrian Plaza, this free outdoor concert will feature live performances and appearances from show-stopping Broadway headliners, young performers, and environmental leaders. The concert serves as a marquee event for the NYC Department of Transportation’s city wide “Car-Free Earth Day” and will highlight the theatre community’s ongoing efforts to combat the climate crisis with actionable steps. Fans can tune in from around the world through the livestream hosted by Stars in the House.
Broadway performers joining the event will include hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson (Stars in the House); performers Grammy Award nominee Merle Dandridge (Hadestown), Tony Award nominee Stark Sands (& Juliet), Lissa deGuzman (Wicked), Adrian Blake Enscoe (Swept Away), Jenn Gambatese (Mrs. Doubtfire), Tony Award nominee Anika Larsen (Almost Famous), Jaygee Macapugay (Suffs), Jennafer Newberry (Wicked), Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Andrew Rannells (Book of Mormon), Kelsie Watts (SIX: The Musical), Rema Webb (Chicago), Khaila Wilcoxon (Redwood); along with Tony Award winner Shaina Taub (Suffs), who will lead a powerful grand finale featuring more than 80 young performers from across the region, filling Times Square with her anthem “Keep Marching.” The performance will close the event by shining a spotlight on the next generation of change-makers and calling in audiences to collective action and perseverance.
Kindergarten and 1st grade students from P.S. 212 in Hell’s Kitchen will also join Broadway favorite Jenn Gambatese on stage for a special performance of “Do Re Mi” and to remind each of us that we can “start at the very beginning,” no matter your age.
Alongside these show-stopping Broadway performances, audiences can look forward to performances from more than 75 students from the tri-state area and hear from theatre-makers and environmental leaders at the forefront of this work, including Materials for the Arts, HeadCount, and Final Strike Collaborative. Young performers taking the stage include students from Cassie Okenka Voice Studio, EPIC Players, K/1 Chorus at P.S. 212 led by Andrew Brubaker, NYU Steinhardt, Perkiomen Valley High School, R.Evolución Latina, and Wolf Performing Arts Center.
The concert is presented along with media partner iHeartRadio Broadway with additional generous support provided by The Knickerbocker Hotel. Creative Goods, Le Botaniste, New York City Center, and Sweet Hospitality Group contribute as additional sponsors for the event. David Alpert serves as the director of the event and Rick Hip-Flores provides musical accompaniment.
