VideoWatch Adrienne Warren, Kirstin Maldonado, Alex Brightman, and More Perform at Elsie Fest 2021Plus, Darren Criss and Miss Piggy sing “Dancing in the Moonlight.”
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Dan Meyer
August 31, 2021
Elsie Fest returned August 29, with Broadway favorites taking the stage to perform for fans in NYC’s Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Check out Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Tony nominee Adrienne Warren singing “Simply the Best” above.
Below, watch Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice, School of Rock), songwriting duo Barlow and Bear (with special guest Joshua Henry), Kirstin Maldonado (Kinky Boots), and Elsie Fest co-founder Darren Criss dueting with Miss Piggy.
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Check Out Photos of the Elsie Fest in Prospect Park
The lineup also featuredDear Evan Hansen star Jordan Fisher, Freestyle Love Supreme (of the eponymous hip-hop improv show), and Krysta Rodriguez (Spring Awakening). Marie’s Crisis Cafe also returned with Singalongs with Kenney Green & Adam Tilford.
The new trailer showcases the scale of the production design, as well as a first listen to the power ballad "Waiting on a Wish," one of the new original songs by Pasek and Paul.
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Andrew Gans,
Logan Culwell-Block
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November 14, 2024
The 2021 concert preceded the acclaimed Off-Broadway staging of Creel's musical inspired by his time wandering the collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.