Broadway in Bryant Park featuring "Billy Elliot The Musical", "Phantom of the Opera", "Memphis" and "South Pacific"

Liz Pearce and the cast of Billy Elliot The Musical

Liz Pearce and the cast of Billy Elliot The Musical

Liz Pearce and the cast of Billy Elliot The Musical

Liz Pearce and Dayton Tavares, Billy Elliot The Musical

John Cudia, The Phantom of the Opera

John Cudia, The Phantom of the Opera

Cast of South Pacific

Andrew Samonsky, South Pacific

Laura Osnes, South Pacific

Loretta Ables Sayre, South Pacific

Chad Kimball, Memphis

The annual free summer Broadway in Bryant Park series has begun featuring lunchtime performances by cast members from current Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. Sponsored by 106.7 LiteFM, the outdoor mini concert starts at 12:30 PM. Today, some cast members from the Broadway productions of The Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot The Musical, South Pacific, and Memphis performed in Bryant Park.

The Broadway in Bryant Park schedule for 2010:



July 8
“STOMP;” “Promises, Promises;” “In the Heights” and “Nunsense”



July 15
“The Phantom of the Opera;” “Billy Elliot;” “Memphis;” “South Pacific” and “Radio City Christmas Spectacular”



July 22
“Chicago;” “A Little Night Music;” “Falling for Eve” and “Rock of Ages”



July 29
“The Lion King;” “The Addams Family;” “Wicked” and “Next to Normal”



Aug. 5
“Avenue Q:” “Fela!;” “Million Dollar Quartet;” “Freestyle Love Supreme” and “The Fantasticks”



Aug. 12
“Mamma Mia!;” “American Idiot;” “La Cage Aux Folles;” “West Side Story” and “Mary Poppins”


Broadway in Bryant Park

Cast of "Chicago" before the performance

Cast of "Chicago"

Cast of "Chicago"

Cast of "Chicago"

Cast of "Chicago"

Cast of "Chicago"

John Tartaglia (Pinocchio in "Shrek the Musical") high fiving his young fans

after performance

"Naked Boys Singing"

"Naked Boys Singing"

"Naked Boys Singing"

Naked Boys Singing

"Naked Boys Singing"

Cast of "Shrek the Musical"

This summer, Bryant Park and New York’s 106.7 LiteFM have been offering free lunchtime mini-concerts on Thursday afternoons featuring performances from current and upcoming Broadway shows. Today, I caught part of the show during my lunch break and captured images of some performers onstage and off.

The concerts run from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30pm on The Lawn at Bryant Park.

Complete Broadway in Bryant Park schedule:

July 9

“Phantom of the Opera, “STOMP,” “Avenue Q” and “In The Heights”

July 16

“Little Mermaid,” “9 to 5,” “Pure Country” and “Toxic Avenger”

July 23

“Mary Poppins,” “Rock of Ages,” “Vanities” and “Next to Normal”

July 30

“Chicago,” “Naked Boys Singing!” “Jersey Boys” and “Shrek”

Aug. 6

“Wicked,” “Burn The Floor,” “Lion King” and “Marvelous Wonderettes”

Aug. 13

“Billy Elliot,” “South Pacific,” “Mamma Mia!” and “Altar Boyz”

Bryant Park is located in midtown Manhattan at 215 East 42nd Street behind the New York Public Library's main branch. The Bryant Park Lawn is a gathering place for thousands of nature-starved office workers for lunch on any fine weekday. It is planted with a rye/fescue/bluegrass mix. The lawn is 300 feet long and 215 feet wide.

Video posted by akmcreation (Cast of "Rock of Ages" performing last July 22, 2009)