A host of Broadway stars came together in Times Square October 1 for a special "One Night Only" concert benefiting the Entertainment Community Fund, part of Playbill, the Broadway League, and Times Square Alliance's Curtain Up Broadway Festival, sponsored by Prudential Financial.
Stream the entire concert, filmed live, above, with donations to the Fund encouraged at EntertainmentCommunity.org.
Hosted by Natalie Joy Johnson (Kinky Boots), special guests included Ann Harada (Into the Woods), Antwayn Hopper (A Strange Loop), Bobby Conte (Company), Carolee Carmello (1776), Christine Dwyer (Wicked), Christopher Sieber (Company), Corey Mach (Kinky Boots), Ginna Claire Mason (Wicked), Jarrod Spector (Beautiful), Javier Ignacio (Company), Jay Armstrong Johnson (The Phantom of the Opera), Jelani Remy (The Lion King), Jessica Hendy (Cats), Kelli Barrett (Getting The Band Back Together), Mary Kate Morrissey (Mean Girls), Santino Fontana (Tootsie), TikTok vocal sensation T.3, Jim Hogan (Kimberly Akimbo), Liam Fennecken (School of Rock), and Brendan Jacob Smith (The Simon & Garfunkel Story), along with representatives from The Entertainment Community Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Co-directed by Bryan Campione and Corey Mach, the event featured music direction by Joshua Stephen Kartes, leading a band including Yayoi Ikawa on keys, Hiroyuki “Matsu” Matsuura on drums, Colin Dean on bass, Andy Buslovich on guitar, Rachel Lanskey on strings, Erikka Walsh on strings, Nick Anton on cello, Clyde Daley on trumpet, Matthew Jermiason on trombone, and Amy Griffiths on reeds. Rounding out the band: background vocalists Charles Mayhew Miller, Jillian Kates, Kailey Boyle, and Matthew Henry Pitts.
"The Fund is proud to team up with Playbill and Times Square Alliance, in the heart of New York City, to celebrate our beloved Broadway community!," said Fund President and CEO Joe Benincasa in an earlier statement. "We can’t wait to welcome friends and fans to join us—in-person and online, for ‘One Night Only’—to enjoy show-stopping performances and share in support of our programs and services for everyone in the entertainment industry."
"It is an absolute honor working with this incredible roster of friends, colleagues, and leaders from across our industry who all know the invaluable work the Fund provides all of us working in the Broadway industry," added Campione. "Audiences in Times Square and watching at home are in for an absolute treat. The performances (and surprises we have in store) are sure to be memorable moments forevermore, as we look to inspire audiences to support this incomparable organization."
Curtain Up Broadway Festival—from Playbill, The Broadway League, the Times Square Alliance, and Prudential Financial—included three days of performances, sing-alongs, a block party, and more, all in the heart of New York's theatre district—Times Square. The annual event, now in its second year, was held September 30–October 2.
Stay tuned to Playbill for more coverage of the landmark event, or head to Playbill.com/CurtainUp for a full run-down of the three-day festival.


Nicholas Connell, Julia Murney, Christopher Sieber, Roberto Araujo, Nic Roleau, and Shereen Pimental
Nicholas Connell, Julia Murney, Christopher Sieber, Roberto Araujo, Nic Roleau, and Shereen Pimental
Amanda Enriquez, Shereen Pimental, Julia Murney, Leonad Rodino, Nicholas Connell, Christopher Sieber, and Nic Roleau at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber, Nic Roleau, and Shereen Pimental at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Leonard Rodino at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Leonard Rodino at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Roberto Araujo at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Roberto Araujo at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Roberto Araujo at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Roberto Araujo at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber, Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber, Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Nic Roleau and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental and Nic Roleau at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber, Shereen Pimental, and Nic Roleau at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Nic Roleau and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber and Shereen Pimental at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber and Shereen Pimental at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber and Shereen Pimental at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber and Shereen Pimental at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Nic Roleau and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Nic Roleau at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Nic Roleau at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Nic Roleau at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Nic Roleau at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Nic Roleau at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Nicholas Connell at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber, Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental and Nic Roleau at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental and Nic Roleau at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Nicholas Connell at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Nicholas Connell at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Nic Roleau and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Nic Roleau at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental and Nic Roleau at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental and Nic Roleau at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental and Nic Roleau at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Nic Roleau at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber, Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber, Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber, Roberto Araujo, Shereen Pimental, Nic Roleau, and Julia Murney at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jason Gotay performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jason Gotay performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jason Gotay performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jason Gotay performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jason Gotay performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jason Gotay performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jason Gotay performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jason Gotay performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jason Gotay performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jason Gotay performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jason Gotay performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jason Gotay performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees play the Sing For Hope Piano at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendee at the Audible experience at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christopher Sieber performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
L Morgan Lee attends Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Natalie Joy Johnson hosts "One Night Only" at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Joshua S Kartes and Andy Buslovich perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Tom Harris and Joe Benincasa at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Tom Harris and Joe Benincasa at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Natalie Joy Johnson and Kelli Barrett at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Kelli Barrett performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Kelli Barrett performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Kelli Barrett performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Kelli Barrett performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Kelli Barrett performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Natalie Joy Johnson and Santino Fontana at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Santino Fontana performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Santino Fontana performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Santino Fontana performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Santino Fontana performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Santino Fontana performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Antwayn Hopper performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Antwayn Hopper performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Antwayn Hopper performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Antwayn Hopper performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Antwayn Hopper performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Antwayn Hopper performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Antwayn Hopper performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Antwayn Hopper performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Antwayn Hopper and Natalie Joy Johnson at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jarrod Spector performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jarrod Spector performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jarrod Spector performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jarrod Spector performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jarrod Spector performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christine Dwyer at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christine Dwyer at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Christine Dwyer at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Ginna Claire Mason and Antwayn Hopper at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jelani Remy at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Javier Ignacio and Natalie Joy Johnson at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Javier Ignacio and Natalie Joy Johnson at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Javier Ignacio and Natalie Joy Johnson at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
MK Morrissey and Ginna Claire Mason perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
MK Morrissey and Ginna Claire Mason perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
MK Morrissey and Ginna Claire Mason perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
MK Morrissey and Ginna Claire Mason perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
MK Morrissey and Ginna Claire Mason perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
MK Morrissey and Ginna Claire Mason perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
MK Morrissey and Ginna Claire Mason perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
MK Morrissey and Ginna Claire Mason perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
MK Morrissey and Ginna Claire Mason perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jelani Remy performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jelani Remy performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jelani Remy performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jelani Remy performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jim Hogan, Liam Fennecken, Brenden Jacob Smith perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jim Hogan, Liam Fennecken, Brenden Jacob Smith perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Ann Harada performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Ann Harada performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Ann Harada performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Ann Harada performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Ann Harada performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Ann Harada performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Ann Harada performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Ann Harada performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Bobby Conte performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Bobby Conte performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Bobby Conte performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Bobby Conte performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Natalie Joy Johnson and Corey Mach at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Corey Mach and Jillian Kates perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Ginna Claire Mason, MK Morrissey, Christine Dwyer, and Jelani Remy at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Corey Mach performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Corey Mach performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jillian Kates performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Corey Mach and Jillian Kates performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Corey Mach and Jillian Kates performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jessica Hendy performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jessica Hendy performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jessica Hendy performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jessica Hendy performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jessica Hendy performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jim Hogan, Liam Fennecken, Brenden Jacob Smith perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jim Hogan, Liam Fennecken, Brenden Jacob Smith perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Carolee Carmello performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Carolee Carmello performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Carolee Carmello performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Carolee Carmello performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Carolee Carmello performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Carolee Carmello performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Carolee Carmello performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jay Armstrong Johnson performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jay Armstrong Johnson at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jay Armstrong Johnson performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jay Armstrong Johnson performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jay Armstrong Johnson performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jay Armstrong Johnson performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jay Armstrong Johnson performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jay Armstrong Johnson performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jay Leslie performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
N'Kenge and her daughter at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Donnie Kehr performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jeremy Schonfeld performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Max Sangerman performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Lauren "LoLo" Pritchard at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Lauren "LoLo" Pritchard at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Donnie Kehr performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jen Perry performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Michael Longoria performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Michael Longoria performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
N'Kenge and daughter at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Donnie Kehr performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Jeremy Schonfeld at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Donnie Kehr performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Sam Behr performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Sam Behr performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Max Sangerman performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Rob Evan performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Rob Evan performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Bligh Voth performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Bligh Voth performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Bligh Voth performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Bligh Voth performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Attendees at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
N'Kenge performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
N'Kenge and her daughter perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
N'Kenge and her daughter perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Squareat Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
N'Kenge, Sam Behr, Jay Leslie and Jen Perry perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
N'Kenge and her daughter perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
N'Kenge performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
N'Kenge and her daughter perform at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Lauren "LoLo" Pritchard performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Lauren "LoLo" Pritchard performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Lauren "LoLo" Pritchard performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Lauren "LoLo" Pritchard performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Lauren "LoLo" Pritchard performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square
Michael Longoria performs at Curtain Up Broadway Festival in Times Square