See Broadway stars perform in NYC streets after blackout cancels shows
Parts of midtown Manhattan in New York City were hit with a power outage on Saturday evening, causing Times Square billboards to go dark, leaving people trapped in elevators and shutting down a Jennifer Lopez concert at Madison Square Garden.
The outage also hit the theater district around Times Square, forcing the cancellation of many Broadway shows, including
However, it being a beautiful summer night in the city, cast members from many shows took to the streets to perform for audiences and passers-by.
The @WaitressMusical cast is prepared to entertain, power or not! @SaraBareilles #broadway #blackoutnyc pic.twitter.com/rkTYpJ2N8h
— Erich Bergen (@erichbergen) July 14, 2019
The cast of Waitress, including “Brave” singer Sara Bareilles, took to the streets and of course people recorded it.
The cast of @WaitressMusical entertaining stalled theatergoers outside during the NYC blackout. (via @meganrgaffney) #Blackout #NYCBlackout pic.twitter.com/vLLnAcKV8D
— Dave Quinn (@NineDaves) July 14, 2019
The Hamilton cast sang to audience members from the windows of the theater, in an “only in New York City” moment.
@cnn @HamiltonMusical was cancelled due to the blackout. The cast sang to us from above the Rodgers Theater in NY. It was awesome! pic.twitter.com/HV6cf1tTzG
— Antony (@lemonfuzz) July 14, 2019
The cast of Hadestown also took the party outside, much to the delight of theater fans.
When there’s a blackout at @hadestown we take the party outside! #oohitsablackout pic.twitter.com/DCOwQWqRaq
— Kimberly Marable (@misskimizzo) July 14, 2019
The cast of Come From Away didn’t want to be left out either, delivering some songs outside of their theater.
Impromptu performance #broadwayblackout @wecomefromaway pic.twitter.com/PfHYZeFJ6v
— Chad Kimball (@chadkimball1) July 14, 2019
And the Millennial Choirs and Orchestras, whose Carnegie Hall performance was cancelled, also took their music to the street.
@KatrinaNeeper Here is another video outside Carnegie Hall. You can use it on CNN. My name is Ken Richardson, and I am a member of this group which is the Millennial Choirs and Orchestras pic.twitter.com/bMgO2QxqH4
— Ken Richardson (@kjjmbaa) July 14, 2019
On a makeshift stage outside the hall, the choir raised their voices and entertained passers-by.
A power outage in New York, but it couldn’t stop the Millennial Choirs and Orchestras, creating a makeshift stage right outside Carnegie Hall. #nycblackout pic.twitter.com/fPQJzvTS1t
— Ravi Agrawal (@RaviReports) July 14, 2019
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