Broadway stars are taking the stage to demand climate action this Earth Day. New York City’s Second Annual Broadway Celebrates Earth Day concert takes over Times Square Saturday, April 22nd from 10am – 3pm ET as part of NYC Department of Transportation’s Car-Free Earth Day. A landmark activation and celebrity showcase, the concert is presented by the Broadway Green Alliance, the Times Square Alliance, and the entertainment phenoms at Stars in the House—all teaming up to move the needle on environmental engagement. This unique concert experience will feature live performances from Broadway's top talent and family-friendly activities to accomplish the green needs on #BroadwaysToDoList. Everyone can play a part this Earth Day, sparking action in-person or supporting from home via live stream. And after the event, guests can celebrate “Car-Free Earth Day,” opening streets to pedestrians throughout the City.

Broadway performers and hosts joining the event include Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley (Stars in the House), Tony Award Nominee Anika Larsen (Almost Famous), Philippe Arroyo (& Juliet), Mara Davi (A Chorus Line), Jordan Dobson (Bad Cinderella), Laurel Harris (Jagged Little Pill), Alli Mauzey (Kimberly Akimbo), Michael James Scott (Aladdin), Jason Tam (Be More Chill), Alysha Umphress (On The Town), and more to be announced. Young performers from across the region will take the stage in the afternoon, including students from Cassie Okenka Voice Studio, Epic Players, Marymount Manhattan College, New York City Children’s Theatre, Perkiomen Valley High School, R.Evolución Latina, and Wolf Performing Arts Center.

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The performance will also be live-streamed via Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's award-winning streaming series Stars in the House, co-hosted by Rudetsky, Wesley, and Tony nominee, Anika Larsen.

Broadway Green Alliance Director and Wolf PAC Alum, Molly Braverman, invited Wolf PAC to participate in this thrilling event. While we would of course want to bring all of Wolf PAC to Times Square, we were limited in the number of available spots and therefore, held auditions. 8th-12th grade performers from our 2022-2023 season were taught techniques for successful video auditions and submitted their material to Wolf PAC's artistic staff. As always, our Wolf PAC community blew us away! Over the course of only a few short days, we had the very difficult job of choosing only 15 participants to represent Wolf PAC fairly and accurately across a range of factors. The Broadway Green Alliance also requested we bring a few of our younger performers. Tasked with choosing just a few, our Directors decided to bring students who worked together in our fall production of Annie Jr. to perform a short selection from the show.

After settling on our performers, we assembled a lineup of beloved show tunes that speak to...or rather sing to themes of nature and beauty in the world around us, like "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz and "All Good Gifts" from the musical, Godspell. Plus, we chose a few songs that fit a little more creatively into the Earth Day theme, like "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin and "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl. Additionally, we have the bonus of adding to the lineup "Tomorrow" and "Easy Street" both from Annie since event coordinators requested we include some of our younger performers.

Following auditions, setlists, and rehearsals, the stage is now set for Wolf PAC to ease on down the road to Times Square for a wonderful day of music as we join forces with the Broadway community to raise awareness for our planet.