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Wicked, Anastasia, and More Join Broadway Under the Stars Performance Series

Broadway musicals will head to the Shops at Columbus Circle for a series of free holiday concerts.

Cast members from Broadway's Wicked will perform on November 27 as part of this year's Broadway Under the Stars series.
Cast members from Broadway's Wicked will perform on November 27 as part of this year's Broadway Under the Stars series.
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Broadway is teaming up with the Shops at Columbus Circle for Broadway Under the Stars, a five-week series of free public concerts and performances taking place this holiday season.

Select cast from a handful of participating musicals will perform every Monday at 5pm from November 13-December 11 on the second floor. The December 11 finale will be held in the Shops at Columbus Circle’s Great Room, under the annual holiday display of stars — the largest specialty crafted exhibit of illuminated color display in the world, which hang from the 100-foot-high ceilings. Performances are free to attend and open to the public, with no reservations or tickets required. Broadway veteran George Psomas (Fiddler on the Roof, South Pacific) will host.

The schedule of performances is as follows:
• November 13 – School of Rock, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Kinky Boots
• November 20 – Home for the Holidays, Red Roses, Green Gold, and Miss Saigon
• November 27 – Wicked
• December 4 – Chicago, Waitress, Anastasia
• December 11 – SpongeBob SquarePants, Once on This Island, A Bronx Tale

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