Luis Salgado comes in as choreographer for Broadway Backwards 2023
Broadway Backwards
Broadway Backwards
8 pm on Monday, March 13
New Amsterdam Theatre, New York City
Broadway Backwards is back. The annual, one-night-only extravaganza tells LGBTQ+ stories like no other production on Broadway.
It’s an evening where your favorite Broadway stars, backed by a live orchestra, reinterpret classic and current songs of musical theater into anthems of LGBTQ+ experiences.
Broadway Backwards is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and benefits Broadway Cares and New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.
Special guests set to perform this year include F. Murray Abraham, George Abud, Philippe Arroyo, Corbin Bleu, Wayne Brady, Len Cariou, Bradley Dean, Dormeshia, Eden Espinosa, Robbie Fairchild, Barrett Foa, Adrianna Hicks, Robyn Hurder, Beth Leavel, Brittney Mack, Ellyn Marie Marsh, Bonnie Milligan, Jeigh Madjus, Chris McCarrell, Samantha Pauly, Anthony Rapp, Turner Riley, Lea Salonga, Kyle Scatliffe, A.J. Shively, Alexandra Silber, Ali Stroker, Paulo Szot and Paul C. Vogt.
Broadway Backwards favorite Jenn Colella returns for the third year to host the in-person event, which features fully staged production numbers and a live 13-piece orchestra.
Broadway Backwards creator Robert Bartley will again direct the show. Bartley, Lauren Gemelli, Robyn Hurder, Mimi Quillin, Adam Roberts, Luis Salgado and Tony Yazbeck are the show’s choreographers. Music supervisors are Ted Arthur and Mary-Mitchell Campbell. Jeff Brancato serves as production stage manager.
The evening will feature lighting design by Nyle Farmer, sound design by Marie Renee Foucher and prop design by Jenna Snyder and Alexander Wylie. Costume designers are Tyler Carlton Williams, Jess Gersz and Nicole Zausmer. Binder Casting’s Mark Brandon and Chad Eric Murnane return as casting consultants.
Tickets for Broadway Backwards are selling fast. Remaining tickets start at $285. Sponsorship packages feature VIP tickets with premium seats and a special post-show cocktail reception with the cast.
A limited number of “Backstage & Beyond” ticket packages also are available, which include an exclusive invitation to the dress-tech rehearsal and tour of the New Amsterdam Theatre, premium seats to the show and the special post-show reception with the cast.
Broadway Backwards began as a grassroots concert performed at The Center in 2006. The event has grown into one of the most anticipated annual celebrations on Broadway.
In 2022, Broadway Backwards returned to its home at the New Amsterdam Theatre after the pandemic shutdown put a two-year pause on the live, in-person event. The return raised a record $758,582, besting the previous record set by 2021’s virtual edition.
Broadway Backwards is generously supported by lead corporate sponsors City National Bank, The New York Times and United Airlines, as well as lead individual sponsor Ted Snowdon.
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