The 11:30 PM concert, led by musical director Benjamin Rauhala, promised new twists on tunes by Beyoncé, Elton John, Carole King, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Sara Bareilles, Britney Spears, John Lennon, Stephen Schwartz, Kelly Clarkson, Adele, Leonard Bernstein, Christina Aguilera, A Great Big World, Blu Cantrell and more within the evening's medleys and mash-ups.
Performers included Lacey Angerosa, Michael Campayno (NBC's "The Sound of Music"), Ariana DeBose (Pippin), Steven Grant Douglas (Ghost national tour), Meghann Fahy (Next to Normal), Jenna Leigh Green (Wicked), Ari Groover (Holler If You Hear Me), Janet Krupin (If/Then), Taylor Louderman (Bring It On), Trevor McQueen (Annie Get Your Gun), Tara Minogue, Ryah Nixon (Beaches), Daniel Quadrino (Newsies), Ryann Redmond (If/Then), Christopher Rice (The Book of Mormon), Nic Rouleau (The Book of Mormon), Nick Savarese, Jason Gotay (Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark) and Bre Jackson (Priscilla Queen of the Desert) and Tess Soltau (Into the Woods), among others.
The evening was produced and conceived by Rauhala and Savarese. Videography is by Shoshana Feinstein.
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Taylor Louderman - "Brave/Roar" (Sara Bareilles/Katy Perry):
Meghann Fahy - "December/A Long December" (Sara Bareilles/Counting Crows):
Jason Gotay - "Already Gone/Halo" (Kelly Clarkson/Beyoncé):
Bre Jackson, Tara Minogue, Lacey Angerosa - "'Til The World Ends/I Wanna Go" (Britney Spears):
Steven Grant Douglas - "Somewhere Only We Know/Closing Time" (Keane/Semisonic):
Jenna Leigh Green - "Wrecking Ball/Somebody That I Used To Know/Locked Out of Heaven":
Janet Krupin – "Radar/Latch" (Britney Spears/Disclosure/Sam Smith):
Nick Savarese - "Yesterday/It Never Entered My Mind/Say It Isn't So":
Ariana Groover – "E.T./Dark Horse" (Katy Perry):
Daniel Quadrino – "Last Friday Night/Domino" (Katy Perry/Jessie J):
Nic Rouleau and Meghann Fahy - "Already Home/So Far Away" (A Great Big World/Carole King):
Ryann Redmond - "All About That Bass/Shake It Of/Playas Gon' Play" (Meghan Trainor/Taylor Swift/3LW):
Ariana DeBose - "Before He Cheats/Hit Em Up Style Oops/Bust Your Windows”:
Trevor McQueen and Michael Campayno - "Someone Like You/Edge of Glory" (Adele/Lady Gaga):