Broadway in Bryant Park has announced the lineup for this summer’s four free Thursday lunchtime concerts, performed by the casts from current Broadway shows, which will begin on July 11. Seven of the eighteen scheduled shows opened this past season, including Tony winner “The Outsiders”; an eighth is opening in the Fall.
Along with this year’s schedule, I offer some nostalgia: Still shots from the series, which began 24 years ago, and videos of previous Broadway in Bryant Park performances from some of the same shows that are scheduled to perform again this year: Aladdin, Chicago, Frozen, The Lion King, Moulin Rouge, Six and Wicked. I add the most popular video — the prologue from “Natasha, Pierre and the Comet of 1812,” from 2013.
The Bryant Park stage is located at Sixth Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets. Lawn seating is first come, first serve. The concerts, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm, are sponsored by 106.7 LITE FM. The schedule is subject to change. It gets really hot; bring a hat.
Thursday, July 11
12:30pm-1:30pm
106.7 LITE FM Host: Helen Little
Pre-show: A special performance by the students of AMDA College of the Performing Arts
Performances by:
“Back to the Future”
“Hell’s Kitchen”
“The Who’s TOMMY”
“The Wiz”
“Water for Elephants”
Thursday, July 18: Disney on Broadway
12:30pm-1:30pm
106.7 LITE FM Host: Cubby & Christine
Performances by:
“Aladdin”
“Frozen”
“The Lion King”
Thursday, July 25
12:30pm-1:30pm
106.7 LITE FM Host: Rich Kaminski
Performances by:
“Chicago”
“The Great Gatsby”
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
“The Book of Mormon”
“Suffs”
“The Notebook”
“Chicago”
Thursday, August 1
12:30pm-1:30pm
106.7 LITE FM Host: Delilah
Pre-show: “Mean Girls” (A special performance by the students of AMDA College of the Performing Arts)
Performances by:
“& Juliet”
“A Wonderful World”
“SIX The Musical”
“The Outsiders”
“Wicked”
Aladdin, 2018
Chicago, 2017 and 2022
Frozen, 2018
The Lion King, 2022
Six, 2022
Moulin Rouge, 2022
Wicked, 2015
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, 2013
