A stellar cast of some two dozen of Broadway’s top performers, including several Tony Award winners, is gathering for a special FREE livestream holiday concert to provide hope and inspiration in these difficult times.
A Season of Hope & Inspiration: A Virtual Holiday Celebration is presented by Broadway Inspirational Voices (BIV), the Tony Award-winning choir founded and directed by Michael McElroy, at 7pm on Sunday, Dec. 13.
The concert is FREE. Therre also is a $10 VIP package that includes a pre-concert backstage event with Broadway stars.
BIV photo by © Brent Dundore
BIV’s holiday concert is an opportunity for us to come together, with some of the greatest talents of the Broadway stage, and holiday music which heals and inspires.
The concert blends traditional and familiar songs from holidays past alongside new music created especially for this concert.
Special guest appearances – in alphabetical order, because that’s the only fair way – by
Debbie Allen,
Gavin Creel,
Montego Glover,
Celia Rose Gooding,
Angela Grovey,
Marva Hicks,
LaChanze,
Telly Leung,
Lisa Lynne Mathis,
Audra McDonald,
Michael McElroy,
Brian Stokes Mitchell,
Karen Olivo,
John Eric Parker,
Phylicia Rashad,
Angela Robinson,
Jeanine Tesori,
Leslie Uggams,
Schele Williams,
Vanessa Williams
Plus additional performances featuring Shoshana Bean, Crystal Monee Hall, Marcus Paul James, Patti LuPone, Leslie Odom Jr., Billy Porter, Daniel J. Watts, and hundreds of guest artists from Broadway, U.S. National tours, London’s West End, and Australia.
Cyndi Lauper photo by Monica Simoes via Playbill
Also on Sunday
Cyndi Lauper’s Home for the Holidays Benefit
Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner Cyndi Lauper (Kinky Boots) will present her 10th annual Home for the Holidays benefit concert on her TikTok stream December 11, with additional broadcasts December 13 on YouTube and Facebook.
The star-studded virtual event will feature appearances and performances from Bette Midler, Taylor Swift, Cher, Dolly Parton, Whoopi Goldberg, Harvey Fierstein, the musical Kinky Boots, and more.
Register here for the FREE concert.
One registration can be viewed on up to five devices.
If you have an American Express card – and don’t we all – there’s also is a $10 VIP package that includes a ticket to the virtual concert and a pre-filmed virtual concert pre-show event starting at 6:30pm(ET) with Andrea Burns, Liz Callaway, Norm Lewis, Leslie Odom Jr., and Michael James Scott.
Sign up here for the $10 VIP ticket.
How to Watch:
- Desktop or Laptop Browser: Stellar streams work on most browsers on both Mac and PC computers. The producers recommend Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox for the best viewing experience. To view on a browser, just come to this page at the event time and select “Livestream” to start the stream.
- Mobile Browser: Viewing on a mobile browser works the same as viewing on a desktop browser. Just come to this page at the event time and select “Livestream” to start the stream.
- Stellar Tickets Mobile Apps: You can download the Stellar Tickets app for iOS or Android to watch your stream on your mobile device.
- Stellar Tickets on your TV: The Stellar Tickets app for Apple TV devices running tvOS is available by searching for “Stellar Tickets” in the AppleTV app store. The Stellar Tickets app is also available for FireTV devices here. Stellar Tickets is available for Roku using the code “Stellar” or in the Roku Channel store.
A Season of Hope & Inspiration is being executive produced by Broadway Virtual.
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