Steel Burkhardt (Hair), Morgan James (Godspell) and Tituss Burgess (The Little Mermaid) are among the seventeen stars that will perform some of Michael Jackson’s greatest hits at Broadway Sings Michael Jackson. The second of the new Broadway Sings… concerts, this homage to the late King of Pop will take place September 17 at Le Poisson Rouge. No word yet on which artists will tackle which classic Jackson tunes.
In addition to Burkhardt, James and Burgess, Broadway Sings Michael Jackson will feature Chester Gregory (Sister Act), Alysha Umphress (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), Saycon Sengbloh (Fela!), Justin Johnston (Rent), Marty Thomas (Xanadu), Kyle Beltran (In the Heights), Tim Ehrlich (Rent), Celisse Henderson (Godspell), Eric Michael Krop (Godspell), Aaron LaVigne (Spider Man, Turn Off the Dark), Corey Mach (Godspell), Julia Mattison (Godspell), Tracy McDowell (Rent) and Libby Servais (Lysistrata Jones).
In April, several young Broadway actors gathered at Le Poisson Rouge to present the inaugural concert, Broadway Sings Adele.