Daniel Goldstein, who will stage the upcoming Broadway revival of Godspell, directs the 7:30 PM concert, which is hosted and music-directed by Seth Rudetsky.
In addition to Book of Mormon stars James and Rannells and Baby It's You! star Leavel, the evening includes appearances and performances by John Gallagher Jr. (American Idiot), Moisés Kaufman (33 Variations), Erica Ash (Baby It's You), Nellie McKay (Threepenny Opera), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent), Erich Bergen (Jersey Boys), Kyra Da Costa (Baby It's You), John Tartaglia (Avenue Q), Gavin Creel (Hair), Steven Pasqual (reasons to be pretty), Lindsay Mendez (Everyday Rapture), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Spelling Bee), De'Adre Aziza (Women on the Verge…), Gbenga Akinnagbe ("Nurse Jackie"), Crystal Starr Knighton (Baby It's You), Krysta Rodriguez (The Addams Family), Zachary Prince (Baby It's You), Christina Sajous (Baby It's You), Liana Stampur and Clinton Curtis.
Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America) is the honorary chairman for the event. He is joined by honorary members Susan Sarandon, Alan Cumming, Harvey Fierstein, Bill Irwin, Tom Kitt, Stephen Schwartz, Billy Crudup, Marc Shaiman, Scott Whitman and Thomas Schumacher.
All proceeds benefit the NYCLU's youth programming, including work for LGBT teenagers; the Teen Health Initiative, which educates teenagers on their rights to access health care in New York City; and its work to stop overly aggressive policing and military recruiting in the city’s public schools.
For tickets, beginning at $60, visit NYCLU.org/Bway. The Skirball Center is located at 566 LaGuardia Place.