Check out the full schedule for Curtain Up 2022 below! Please note that performers are subject to change.
DAILY
Event: Sing for Hope Piano Concerts and Free Play
Time: Check Daily Schedule
Location: Broadway between 47th and 48th Streets
Located on Broadway between 47th and 48th Streets, guests can take photos, play a tune or two or enjoy a concert on Playbill’s Sing for Hope Piano! Special guest pianists Rachel Kaufman (Speakeasy Magik), Steven Jamail (Born For This) and Kevin B. Winebold will take to the keys, playing contemporary and classic Broadway tunes for all to enjoy. Performance schedules will be posted daily at the Sing for Hope piano.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Event: Official Curtain Up Kick-Off Celebration
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM
Location: Mainstage on Duffy Square
Hosted by A Strange Loop cast members John-Andrew Morrison and James Jackson Jr., the Curtain Up Broadway Festival kicks-off with guest speakers from Playbill, The Broadway League, Times Square Alliance, The NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, and title sponsor Prudential, with special guest speakers. Broadway atars Norm Lewis (The Phantom of the Opera), Brittney Johnson (Wicked) and Kerry Butler (Beetlejuice) will perform under the direction of music director James Sampliner. The event will ignite excitement on the mainstage and include a celebratory countdown to the official event start!
American Sign Language accessibility services provided by Access Broadway for the Curtain Up Kick-Off event.
Event: CHICAGO Sing-Along
Time: 3:00-3:30 PM
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)
Hotcha! We’re playin' songs fast and loose from the musical CHICAGO, currently celebrating 25 years on Broadway! Audiences can sing-along to their favorite songs and all that jazz in the heart of Times Square, led by pianist Scott Cady and Broadway cast member Haley Swindal.
Event: WICKED Sing-Along
Time: 3:45-4:15 PM
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)
We couldn’t be happier to have pianist Paul Losel and Broadway cast member Jesse JP Johnson lead a WICKED sing-along. Audiences can sing along to the show's thrillifying songs in the heart of Times Square!
Event: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Sing-Along
Time: 4:30-5:00 PM
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)
Join special guests from the three-time ‘Best Revival’ Award-winning production of Little Shop of Horrors, as they lead audiences in a sing along of songs from the show!
Event: The Broadway Block Party
Time: 5:00-6:30 PM
Location: Mainstage on Duffy Square
Join Prudential, Playbill, and the Times Square Alliance as they celebrate the kick-off to Curtain Up Broadway Festival. Times Square will “ignite the night” with THE BROADWAY BLOCK PARTY – a large-scale street party that invites revelers to dance and sing to classic and contemporary Broadway songs and performances in the heart of New York City: Times Square. Guests will experience a celebration like no other, while entertained by Broadway DJ Mike Borowski; guest performers Christine Dwyer (Wicked), Matt DeAngelis (Waitress), Apollo Levine (MJ), Tracee Beazer (Frozen), Raymond J Lee (Groundhog Day), and Lee Siegel (Paradise Square); and host Bryan Campione, with additional music support from Dean DiMarzo. #BwayBlockParty.
American Sign Language accessibility services provided by Access Broadway for the Broadway Block Party event.
Event: Curtain Up After Dark
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)
Presented by Prudential, Curtain Up After Dark welcomes Broadway Sings: The Golden Age of Broadway. Join the Broadway Sings Band and special Broadway performers T. Oliver Reid (Hadestown), Conrad Ricamora (The King and I), Jessica Keenan Wynn (Beautiful), Morgan James (Motown the Musical), Jeanna de Waal (Diana), Corey Mach (Kinky Boots), Mary Kate Morrissey (Mean Girls) and Allison Semmes (Motown), and band members Kartes, Colin Dean, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Yayoi Ikawa, Clyde Daley, Matthew Jermiason and Noah Vece , as they present a concert filled with Broadway songs under the golden setting sun. With hit Broadway songs “jazzed up”, audience members will help choose the next song using their mobile devices!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1
Event: Ailey’s Revelations dance workshop [CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER]
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Location: Mainstage on Duffy Square
Everyone can dance with Ailey! Join the processional through Duffy Square as Ailey’s West African drummers and dancers lead New Yorkers of all ages to the Curtain Up mainstage, where you’ll learn modified excerpts of Alvin Ailey’s masterwork, Revelations. Participants are asked to wear comfy clothing.
Event: KINKY BOOTS Sing-Along [CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER]
Time: 11:15-11:45 AM
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)
Bring your glam, glimmer and vocal energy to Times Square to celebrate Broadway's Fan Favorite songs, including music from the Kinky Boots catalog. Hosted by cast member Ryah Nixon and pianist Steven Cuevas
Event: Belt It Out On Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
Time: 12:30-2:00 PM
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)
Join Prudential all weekend at Belt It Out On Broadway, a series of Dueling Piano show-downs held right in Times Square. From specially themed programs featuring Broadway stars to spirited sing-alongs where audience members choose the tunes, rollicking good fun will be yours for the asking. This session will star pianists Michael McAssey and Rachel Kaufman.
Event: Playbill: The Game Show LIVE!
Time: 1:45-2:15 PM
Location: Mainstage on Duffy Square
Join us in Times Square as Broadway Stars take part in the first-ever live Playbill: The Game Show — where theatre’s brightest stars prove how much they know about Broadway! Watch as Broadway participants Julia Murney (Wicked), Nic Rouleau (The Book of Mormon), and Shereen Pimentel (West Side Story) test their knowledge of all-things Broadway in a fun and fast-paced game, hosted by Christopher Sieber (Company), written by Aaron Fuksa, and produced by Roberto Araujo.
Event: Audible Theater presents Jason Gotay on stage
Time: 3:00-3:45 PM
Location: Location: Mainstage on Duffy Square
Jason Gotay takes the stage and sings selections from his Audible Original, Where You’ll Find Me, a musical narrative that honors the strong and dynamic women in his life with musicians Garrett Taylor (keys/music direction), Matt Hinkley (Guitar), Alan Stevens Hewitt (Bass) and Jeremy Yaddaw (drums). Jason’s show coincides with Curtain Up Broadway Festival and is playing at the Minetta Lane Theatre September 30—October 2. The Audible Theater performance, recorded live, will be available to stream on Audible later this year.
Event: Belt It Out On Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)
Join Prudential all weekend at Belt It Out On Broadway, a series of Dueling Piano show-downs held right in Times Square. From specially themed programs featuring Broadway stars to spirited sing-alongs where audience members choose the tunes, rollicking good fun will be yours for the asking. This session will star pianists Michael McAssey and Drew Wutke.
Event: One Night Only: A Benefit Concert for The Entertainment Community Fund
Time: 5:00-6:30 PM
Location: Mainstage on Duffy Square
Join stage stars and celebrities for a one-night-only celebration of Broadway, benefitting the Entertainment Community Fund. Directed by Bryan Campione and Corey Mach, with musical direction by Joshua Stephen Kartes, the concert will invite audiences in Times Square and online to share in song and celebration; all while raising money to support the Fund’s mission of fostering stability and resiliency and providing a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan. Hosted by Natalie Joy Johnson (Kinky Boots), special guests include Ann Harada (Into the Woods), Antwayn Hopper (A Strange Loop), Bobby Conte (Company), Carolee Carmello (1776), Christine Dwyer (Wicked), Christopher Sieber (Company), Corey Mach (Kinky Boots), Ginna Claire Mason (Wicked), Jarrod Spector (Beautiful – The Carole King Musical), Javier Ignacio (Company), Jay Armstrong Johnson (The Phantom of the Opera), Jelani Remy (The Lion King), Jessica Hendy (CATS), Kelli Barrett (Getting The Band Back Together), Mary Kate Morrissey (Mean Girls), Santino Fontana (Tootsie), and TikTok vocal sensation T.3 (Jim Hogan (Kimberly Akimbo), Liam Fennecken (U.S. Tour School of Rock), Brendan Jacob Smith (The Simon & Garfunkel Story), with representatives from The Entertainment Community Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The “One Night Only” Band includes Kartes, Yayoi Ikawa, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Colin Dean, Andy Buslovich, Rachel Lanskey, Erikka Walsh (Once), Nick Anton, Clyde Daley, Matthew Jermaison, and Amy Griffiths. Background vocalists include Baldwin Wallace graduates Charles Mayhew Miller, Jillian Kates, Kailey Boyle and Matthew Henry Pitts.
Donate to the ECF at https://entertainmentcommunity.org/curtainup2022.
American Sign Language accessibility services provided by Access Broadway for the “One Night Only” Benefit Concert event.
Standing room available on the Broadway plaza between 46th – 47th Streets, behind the VIP seating area, or watch from the Red Steps!
Event: Curtain Up After Dark
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)
Presented by Prudential, Curtain Up After Dark welcomes Rockers on Broadway: Live in Times Square, benefitting The PATH Fund. Join Broadway’s Donnie Kehr and his band as they rock the stage with Broadway and contemporary rock-n-roll hits, alongside special guests including Rob Evan (Jekyll & Hyde), N’Kenge (Caroline, or Change), Michael Longoria (Jersey Boys), Jen Perry (Kinky Boots), Lauren Pritchard (Spring Awakening) Max Sangerman (Smokey Joe’s Café), Bligh Voth (The Band’s Visit), Jeremy Schonfeld, and Sam Behr with additional support from managing director Cori Gardner. The concert’s band members include Kehr, Gary Bristol, Gary Seligson, Hidayat Honari, John Putnam, Behr, and Jay Leslie. Audiences can get in on the action and choose songs during the show by donating to The PATH Fund on their mobile devices.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2
Concert: Curtain Up! LIVE from Broadway
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM; rain or shine
Location: Mainstage on Duffy Square
A grand, outdoor event that marks the culmination of Curtain Up Broadway Festival, this concert, with creative direction by Sammi Cannold and musical direction by Daryl Waters, will spotlight marquee talent from Broadway productions, showcasing the new Broadway season. This concert will also be airing live on WABC.
Amber Ruffin and Jesse Tyler Ferguson will host, with performances and special appearances from A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical; A Strange Loop; Aladdin; & Juliet; Beetlejuice; The Book of Mormon; Chicago; Death of a Salesman; Funny Girl; Hadestown; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; Into the Woods; The Lion King; MJ The Musical; Moulin Rouge! The Musical; The Music Man; The Phantom of the Opera; Six; and Wicked.
American Sign Language Interpretation Provided for Curtain Up! LIVE from Broadway. Accessibility services secured by Invest In Access.
Standing room available on the Broadway plaza between 46th – 47th Streets.
Event: Prudential Dueling Pianos
Time: 1:00-3:00 PM
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)
Join Prudential all weekend at Belt It Out On Broadway, a series of Dueling Piano show-downs held right in Times Square. From specially themed programs featuring Broadway stars to spirited sing-alongs where audience members choose the tunes, rollicking good fun will be yours for the asking. This session will star pianists Drew Wutke and Franca Vercelloni.
