NewsBroadway Stars Including Laura Osnes, Chuck Cooper, Darius De Haas, Brandon Victor Dixon "Sleep Out" to Support Homeless YouthBroadway stars hit the streets Aug. 17 for the annual Sleep Out: Broadway Edition that raises money for Covenant House and awareness of homeless youth in the city.
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Matthew Blank
August 19, 2015
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Broadway Stars Including Laura Osnes, Chuck Cooper, Darius De Haas, Brandon Victor Dixon "Sleep Out" to Support Homeless Youth
Broadway Stars Including Laura Osnes, Chuck Cooper, Darius De Haas, Brandon Victor Dixon "Sleep Out" to Support Homeless Youth
Broadway stars hit the streets Aug. 17 for the annual Sleep Out: Broadway Edition that raises money for Covenant House and awareness of homeless youth in the city.
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Tommar Wilson, Brandon Victor Dixon and Tamika Lawrence
Dominick Totino
Karen Mason, Elizabeth Stanley and Marci Reed
Dominick Totino
Karen Mason, Elizabeth Stanley and Marci Reed
Dominick Totino
Sebastian Arcelus and Stephanie J. Block
Dominick Totino
Back: Sebastian Arcelus, Stephanie j Block, Mary Little, Tad Wilson and Josh Tollin
Front: Joseph Bwarie, Marci Reed, Mary Little and Karen Mason
Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, a member of Sleep Out's executive committee, has embarked on a campaign to raise $25,000 or more for the organization. Check out her page here.
While Sleep Out: Broadway Edition takes place Aug. 17 in New York City, McDonald will sleep outside in solidarity with homeless youth Nov. 19, following the annual Candlelight Vigil for Homeless Youth in Times Square.{image-1} McDonald is part of the executive committee alongside Stephanie J. Block, Jeff Calhoun, Darius de Haas, Capathia Jenkins, Thomas Schumacher and Keala Settle.
Playbill editor in cheif Blake Ross and Playbill.com features manager Michael Gioia also hit the streets for the Broadway Sleep Out as part of Team Playbill.
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Broadway Stars Including Laura Osnes, Chuck Cooper, Darius De Haas, Brandon Victor Dixon "Sleep Out" to Support Homeless Youth
Broadway Stars Including Laura Osnes, Chuck Cooper, Darius De Haas, Brandon Victor Dixon "Sleep Out" to Support Homeless Youth
Broadway stars hit the streets Aug. 17 for the annual Sleep Out: Broadway Edition that raises money for Covenant House and awareness of homeless youth in the city.
38 PHOTOS
Tommar Wilson, Brandon Victor Dixon and Tamika Lawrence
Dominick Totino
Karen Mason, Elizabeth Stanley and Marci Reed
Dominick Totino
Karen Mason, Elizabeth Stanley and Marci Reed
Dominick Totino
Sebastian Arcelus and Stephanie J. Block
Dominick Totino
Back: Sebastian Arcelus, Stephanie j Block, Mary Little, Tad Wilson and Josh Tollin
Front: Joseph Bwarie, Marci Reed, Mary Little and Karen Mason
"Covenant House has been dear to me since 2012, when I was honored by the organization in California for my charitable work to empower and transform the lives of children in need," said Williams. "When Darius asked me to join him at the Broadway Sleep Out this summer, and shared with me how touched the young people are by welcoming us into their home to share an evening and an overnight with them, my reply was, 'For you and these kids, anything.'"
According to the Covenant House website, over 57,000 homeless children will turn to the organization for help this year. The Sleep Out is an opportunity for one community to come together for these kids — to raise funds for their material needs, to shower them with love and attention and to give these beautiful young people one more reason to believe that they matter.
For more information on how to participate and donate, click here.
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