Kelli O’Hara, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Patrick Ball Join Broadway Earth Day Concert

The free concert will take place in Times Square April 25.

April 16, 2026 By Gabby Macogay

Kelli O'Hara, Michaela Jae Rodriguez, and Patrick Ball

Additional performances and guest speakers have been revealed for the 5th annual Broadway Celebrates Earth Day Concert April 25.

Newly announced performers and guest speakers include Kelli O’Hara (The King and I), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (The Rocky Horror Show), Liz Callaway (Baby), Patrick Ball (The Pitt), Lauren Patten (Jagged Little Pill), DeShawn Bowens (Mean Girls), Christine Pedi (Chicago), Zachary Noah Piser (Maybe Happy Ending) and a performance from Off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors. Additional guest speakers include Commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Rafael Espinal and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and environmental justice leader Catherine Coleman Flowers.

The free concert, presented by the Broadway Green Alliance, serves as a marquee event for the NYC Department of Transportation’s citywide Car-Free Earth Day. The celebration aims to reinforce the role of live performance in civic life, demonstrating how creative communities can drive meaningful change.

These new speakers and performers join a lineup that includes artists and organizations such as The Jimmy Awards, Baayork Lee's National Asian Artists Project, Jenn Colella (Come From Away), Sonya Balsara (Aladdin), Mara Davi (A Chorus Line), Jenn Gambatese (Mrs. Doubtfire), Arielle Jacobs (Here Lies Love), Jelani Remy (Back to the Future), and Shayna Steele (Rent), along with performances from & Juliet, Chicago, and Wicked.

The event will feature Jessie Mueller, Anika Larsen, and Jarrod Spector will reunite for the first time since starring together in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. There will also be special appearances from Julie Halston (And Just Like That…), Jackie Hoffman (Only Murders in the Building), and Andréa Burns (In the Heights).

”We are so proud to show that joy and action can go hand-in-hand this Earth Day, and we look forward to being part of the NYC DOT’s annual Car-Free Earth Day, bringing our biggest celebration yet to the heart of Times Square,” Molly Braverman, executive director of the Broadway Green Alliance, said in a press statement.

The event takes place April 25 from 11 AM to 3 PM in front of the TKTS Booth's iconic red steps in Times Square.

For more information, visit BroadwayGreen.com.