Broadway on Broadway 2010

Kelsey Grammer hosted Broadway on Broadway that kicks off the Broadway season

American Idol winner Jordin Sparks performing "When You're Home" from "In The Heights"

Will Swenson performing "I Say A Little Prayer" from the upcoming "Priscilla Queen of the Desert"

A performance of the Beatles song "Hey Jude" from the new musical "Rain"

Finale was a rendition of "Empire State of Mind" performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo

Five-time Emmy Award winner and star of La Cage aux Folles, Kelsey Grammer hosted "Broadway on Broadway" earlier today in Times Square. The free outdoor concert featured performances from new and long-running Broadway shows, accompanied by a live 30-piece orchestra. 

Confetti, Ticker Tape and Revelry: "Broadway on Broadway"

One of the giant screens next to the TKTS booth and spectators on the red stairs

Michael McKean, star of the upcoming Broadway play "Superior Donuts" hosted "Broadway on Broadway® 2009" earlier today in Times Square. The free outdoor concert brought together stars and performances from current and upcoming Broadway productions.

Broadway on Broadway 2009 featured appearances and performances by stars from upcoming productions such as Bye Bye Birdie, Fela!, Memphis, Finian’s Rainbow, and Ragtime as well as some of Broadway’s most beloved shows, including Billy Elliot The Musical, Burn the Floor, Chicago, Hair, In The Heights, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Jersey Boys, The Lion King, Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, Next to Normal, The Phantom of the Opera, Rock of Ages, Shrek The Musical, South Pacific, West Side Story, and Wicked.

Broadway on Broadway is the second biggest event in Times Square (next to the New Year's Eve Celebration) and the photos that I took capture the revelry associated with Times Square.

BROADWAY on BROADWAY 2007 hosted by LANCE BASS featuring LEA SALONGA and other stars

Video of LEA SALONGA performing on stage provided by "cattycat"

BROADWAY ON BROADWAY, a free annual concert celebrating Broadway music was held in Time Square earlier today. Hosted by HAIRSPRAY star and NSYNC member, LANCE BASS, the concert was co-produced by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the Times Square Alliance. The concert featured appearances by stars from upcoming productions, and dazzling performances from some of Broadway’s most beloved shows, including Avenue Q, Chicago, A Chorus Line, The Color Purple, Curtains, The Drowsy Chaperone, Grease, Jersey Boys, Legally Blonde: The Musical, Les Misérables, The Lion King, Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Phantom of the Opera, Rent, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Wicked, and Hairspray.The event also featured special appearances by CHAZZ PALMINTERI, appearing this season in the Broadway revival of his show, A BRONX TALE, as well as SETH RUDESKY. For the first time, the show also featured the Broadway’s Biggest Fan competition. This is Broadway on Broadway's 16th year.

Photos show the concert venue with a blizzard of colorful confetti at the end of the show, host LANCE BASS before the show and on the giant screen. One of the guest performers was celebrated Filipino stage singer/actress and Tony Award winner LEA SALONGA. She performed "I Dreamed a Dream" from LES MISERABLES. SALONGA plays the role of Fantine at the Broadhurst Theatre until October 21, 2007.