New York City
Broadway stars are announced for the benefit event at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill.
Additional casting has been announced for Inspirational Broadway, a special concert event to be held at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill on February 15, 2016, at 7:30pm. The show will feature Broadway, R&B, gospel, and pop classics and will help benefit the BIV (Broadway Inspirational Voices) Outreach Program.
Tony nominee Adam Pascal (Disaster!), Eden Espinosa (Wicked), Telly Leung (Allegiance), and Tony nominee Jarrod Spector (Beautiful — The Carole King Musical) join a roster of Broadway performers previously announced to include Tony winner Billy Porter (Kinky Boots), Drama Desk Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton), two-time Tony nominee Joshua Henry (Shuffle Along), and Marcus Paul James (The Wiz Live!).
The bill will include numbers from Broadway musicals including Rent, Sunday in the Park With George, Violet, Oklahoma!, and Memphis, featuring BIV's innovative musical arrangements.
BIV is a gospel ensemble comprising actors who perform on Broadway and off. The performers slated for the concert will join BIV founder and Tony Award nominee Michael McElroy (Big River) to celebrate the soul of Broadway and BIV’s mission to give "hope, inspire, and change" lives with the universal power of inspirational music. The event is presented by Marathon Live Entertainment (Mike Karns), Telly Leung Productions, and R/J Productions (Rich Aronstein).