Broadway came out to support U.S. presidential nominee Kamala Harris October 14. Broadway Rallies for Kamala!, directed by Schele Williams and music directed by Seth Rudetsky, was co-hosted by Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson. See photos from the starry evening below.
The evening, put on by Broadway for Harris, saw film star Anne Hathaway performing "Somebody to Love" from Ella Enchanted, Audra McDonald singing "Children Will Listen," Billy Porter giving a five-minute sermon and singing "Not Today!," Lilli Cooper and Lillias White duetting on "Think," an impromptu performance from White of The Wiz anthem "Home," and more.
With live streams and social media, the event reached three million people nationwide.
Wilson Cruz and Annie Wu
James Wesley Jackson and Seth Rudetsky
Seth Rudetsky and Stephen Schwartz
Billy Porter
Billy Porter
Billy Porter
Avery Wilson, Kyle Freeman, Lilli Cooper, and J. Harrison Ghee
Seth Rudetsky
Nina West
Whoopi Goldberg
Seth Rudetsky and Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer
Audra McDonald
Rosie Perez, and Jasmine Crockett
Shaina Taub
Shaina Taub and company members from Suffs
James Wesley Jackson
Chasten Buttigieg
James Wesley Jackson and Kelli O'Hara
Kelli O'Hara
Arielle Jacobs and company of Broadway For Harris
Arielle Jacobs
Seth Rudetsky, Lili Thomas, and James Wesley Jackson
Seth Rudetsky, Lili Thomas, James Wesley Jackson, and Hennessy Winkler
Javier Muñoz, Raúl Esparza, and Liam Pearce
Seth Rudetsky, James Wesley Jackson, and Audra McDonald
Judy Kuhn
Jasmine Crockett, Lillias White, and Lilli Cooper
Lillias White and Lilli Cooper
Lillias White
James Wesley Jackson and Priscilla Lopez
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway
Company of Broadway For Harris
Attendees included Ana Gasteyer, Anne Hathaway, Arielle Jacobs, Audra McDonald, Avery Wilson, Billy Porter, Chasten Buttigieg, Coby Getzug, Hennessy Winkler, Isabelle McCalla, J. Harrison Ghee, Jasmine Crockett, Javier Muñoz, Jenn Gambatese, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Judy Kuhn, Kate Reinders, Kelli O’Hara, Kristin Chenoweth, Kyle Freeman, Laura Bell Bundy, Liam Pearce, Lili Thomas, Lilli Cooper, Lillias White, Patti Murin, Priscilla Lopez, Raúl Esparza, Rosie Perez, Shaina Taub, Stephen Schwartz, Whoopi Goldberg, Wilson Cruz and cast members from Broadway’s SUFFS (Ally Bonino, Chessa Metz, Dana Costello, Jenna Bainbridge, Monica Tulia Ramirez and Tsilala Brock), as well as Christian Arredondo, Isaac Kueber, Lindsay Lavin, Luis Mora, Luke Islam, Morgan Smart, Regina Famatigan, Sabrina Shah, Samantha Joy Pearlman, Sean-Michael Bruno, Ta'Nika Gibson, and Will Jackson.
The event also included scenic design by David Rockwell, lighting design by Jamie Roderick, video design by Andrew Lazarow, and sound design by Shannon Slaton. Jackson, Rudetsky, Bruce Cohen, Robb Nanus, and Jeff Metzler produced.
Visit BroadwayForHarris.com, which is continuing to host phone banking and public events featuring Broadway stars in advance of the election November 5.
