The students had been practicing the song's lyrics and choreography for weeks before seeing Memphis, their first Broadway show. The performance was part of the "Inspire Change" initiative co-founded by the Memphis producers, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Tony Awards and watchmaker Audemars Piguet.
To watch the students sing and dance their hearts out, to the delight and tears of Memphis actor J. Bernard Calloway and the rest of the cast, look below:
Nadia DiGiallonardo is the music director for the new musical by Geoffrey Nauffts and Jonatha Brooke.
The production will include Bernstein’s incidental music for Lillian Hellman’s adaptation of The Lark, and Menotti’s The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The Manticore.
The free Times Square concert was presented by The Broadway Green Alliance and Times Square Alliance.
According to theatrical production group No Guarantees, young people would go to the theatre if they knew about it.
The play by Amy Herzog officially opened April 23 on Broadway.
Based on the novel and film by Frank Cottrell Boyce, the new musical will reunite Guettel with Tony-winning Light in the Piazza director Bartlett Sher.
The concert will feature deep cuts from the group's catalog, as well as brand new music.
The annual awards will be presented May 20 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.
The evening at the Lucille Lortel Theatre will feature acoustic versions of tunes from Lozano's albums.
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