Cabaret & Concert NewsLaurie Metcalf, Kelli O'Hara, Santino Fontana, More Perform at Voices for the Voiceless February 6The concert at Town Hall in NYC benefits You Gotta Believe, which supports teens struggling in foster care.
By
Dan Meyer
February 06, 2020
Tony winners Laurie Metcalf, Kelli O'Hara, Santino Fontana, Andrea Martin, Lynn Ahrens, and Brian Stokes Mitchell take the stage at Town Hall in NYC for the 6th annual Voices for the Voiceless concert February 6. Also in the lineup are Tony nominees Jenn Colella and Anika Larsen.
Rounding out the list of performers and guests are Ta'Nika Gibson (Ain’t Too Proud), Lilla Crawford (Annie), Emmy winner and host of the Kill Me Now podcast Judy Gold, America's Got Talent semi-finalist Luke Islam, NY Jets running back Ty Montgomery, The Broadway Boys, and WNBC news meteorologist Janice Huff.
Hosted by Your Kids, Our Kids founding directors Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, the concert brings together Broadway celebrities to raise awareness for teens struggling in foster care. Proceeds from the event benefit You Gotta Believe, a New York nonprofit specializing in finding permanent families for older kids in foster care.
The annual event showcases the work of emerging musical theatre writers who were named winners and finalists of this year's Write Out Loud songwriting contest.
The return of Broadway's music festival will also feature performances from shows including Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending, Swept Away, and more.
The concert features hits from Les Misérables and Miss Saigon as well as rarely heard material from their musicals Martin Guerre,The Pirate Queen, and La Révolution Française.