Broadway for Orlando

Broadway for Orlando is a charitable initiative to provide support to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting.

History

Founded in June 2016 by Broadway Records, it sponsored a re-recording of Hal David's and Burt Bacharach's 1965 song, What the World Needs Now, sung by an all-star cast of Broadway artists. The organization is committing to donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this recording to the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida.[1]

The idea was conceived by James Wesley. Seth Rudetsky served as music director.[2][3] Michael J. Moritz Jr. and Michael Croiter produced the track. The track was released by Broadway Records.[4]

List of artists

According to the Broadway for Orlando website, artists participating in the recording included:

The recording was made available on iTunes as well as on the Broadway Records website.

The group subsequently performed the single on the June 21, 2016 episode of Maya & Marty with slight changes in the cast. The ensemble on the broadcast included:

The group performed on July 27, 2016 at the 2016 Democratic National Convention with the following cast:[5]

References
  1. Cox, Gordon. "Broadway Bands Together for Song to Benefit Orlando LGBT Center". Variety. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  2. "All-Star "Broadway for Orlando" Single Drops Today!". Playbill.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  3. "Broadway For Orlando". Broadwayrecords.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  4. "Broadway for Orlando's 'What the World Needs Now' Soars to #2 on iTunes". Broadway World. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  5. Hetrick, Adam (2016-07-28). "Watch Audra McDonald, Idina Menzel, Kristin Bell and More Sing at Democratic National Convention". Playbill.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
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