PBS begins premiering Broadway's Leading Ladies, an all-star concert filmed at NYC's The Town Hall in March, November 28. The special is airing on local PBS stations (check local listings) and streaming via PBS Passport.
Two-time Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth hosted the one-night-only event with original Broadway A Chorus Line cast members Baayork Lee, Kelly Bishop, and Priscilla Lopez serving as presenters. Performers included Tony winners LaChanze, Jennifer Holliday, Lindsay Mendez, and Jessie Mueller; Tony nominees Kate Baldwin, Judy Kuhn, Jennifer Simard, and Amber Iman; plus Mandy Gonzalez, Solea Pfeiffer, Adrianna Hicks, Helen J Shen, and McKenzie Kurtz.
The performers are backed by the American Pops Orchestra, conducted by Luke Frazier.
Take a look at the broadcast's full song listing:
“Hello, Dolly!” (Hello, Dolly!) – Holliday
“If I Loved You” (Carousel) – Mueller
“Vanilla Ice Cream” (She Loves Me) – Kuhn
“Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” (Show Boat) – LaChanze
“As If We Never Said Goodbye” (Sunset Boulevard) – Gonzalez
“I'm Not Afraid of Anything” (Songs For A New World) – Pfeiffer
“Moments in the Woods” (Into The Woods) – Mendez
“Hurt Someone's Feelings Today” – Simard
“Back to Before” (Ragtime) – Baldwin
“Come Rain or Come Shine” (St. Louis Woman) – Holliday
“Blame It on the Summer Night” (Rags) – Kuhn
“You’re a Queer One, Mr. Snow” (Carousel) – Mueller and Mendez
“Everything’s Coming Up Roses” (Gypsy) – Gonzalez
“My Man” (Funny Girl) – Pfeiffer
“What’ll I Do”/“Time Heals Everything” (As Thousands Cheer/Mack & Mabel) – Baldwin
“Be A Lion” (The Wiz) – LaChanze
Finale Medley: “It’s Today” (Mame), “I Have Confidence” (The Sound of Music), “All That Jazz” (Cabaret), “I Got Rhythm” (Girl Crazy), and “If They Could See Me Now” (Sweet Charity) – Iman, Kurtz, Hicks, Shen
PBS, in partnership with No Guarantees and Nouveau Productions, produced the concert. A portion of the ticket proceeds benefited the Women’s Health Initiative at the Entertainment Community Fund, founded by the late Phyllis Newman.
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