{"id":269220,"date":"2026-06-17T04:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/269220\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T04:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:05:23","slug":"lineup-revealed-for-broadway-celebrates-juneteenth-concert-hosted-by-corbin-bleu-in-times-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/269220\/","title":{"rendered":"Lineup Revealed for Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth Concert, Hosted by Corbin Bleu in Times Square"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Broadway League<\/a>\u2019s Black to Broadway initiative, in partnership
\nwith Black Theatre United and BTC: Building The Change, will present the
\n sixth annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth concert June 19.<\/p>\n

As previously reported<\/a>,\u00a0The Great Gatsby<\/a>‘s Corbin Bleu<\/a> will host the free outdoor
\nTimes Square concert that honors Black artistry,
\nculture, and unity. An all-Black cast of Broadway artists will take part
\n in the 90-minute event, which begins at 4 PM rain or shine. American
\nSign Language interpretation will be provided\u00a0by Pro Bono ASL.<\/p>\n

The newly announced lineup includes\u00a0Jisel Soleil Ayon<\/a> (Hamilton<\/a>),\u00a0Bryson Battle<\/a> (Cats: The Jellicle Ball),\u00a0Jaleel Battles, Jr. (Buena Vista Social Club<\/a>),\u00a0Phoenix Best<\/a> (Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)<\/a>),\u00a0Maya Boyd<\/a> (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone<\/a>), Anju Cloud<\/a> (Aladdin<\/a>),\u00a0Savannah Commodore<\/a> (Joe Turner\u2019s Come and Gone),\u00a0Jeffrey Cornelius<\/a> (Hadestown<\/a>),\u00a0Olivia Donalson<\/a> (Six: The Musical),\u00a0John Edwards<\/a> (MJ),\u00a0Kanisha Marie Feliciano<\/a> (Wicked<\/a>),\u00a0Tr\u00e9 Frazier<\/a> (MJ),\u00a0Kyle Freeman (Titan\u00edque<\/a>),\u00a0Ta\u2019Nika Gibson (Ragtime<\/a>),\u00a0Jana Larell Glover<\/a> (Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)),\u00a0Donnie Hammond<\/a> (Moulin Rouge! The Musical<\/a>),\u00a0Tara Jackson<\/a> (Hadestown),\u00a0Polanco Jones, Jr. (Titan\u00edque),\u00a0Liisi LaFontaine<\/a> (Wanted<\/a>),\u00a0Kristina Leopold<\/a> (Titan\u00edque), Cameron Loyal<\/a> (The Lost Boys<\/a>),\u00a0Jenny Mollet<\/a> (Ragtime),\u00a0Oluchi Nwaokorie<\/a> (Wicked),\u00a0Solea Pfeiffer<\/a> (Wanted),\u00a0Christiani Pitts<\/a> (Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)),\u00a0Damani Van Rensalier<\/a> (The Great Gatsby),\u00a0Darien Van Rensalier<\/a> (& Juliet<\/a>),\u00a0Tripp Taylor<\/a> (Joe Turner\u2019s Come and Gone),\u00a0B Noel Thomas<\/a> (Cats: The Jellicle Ball<\/a>),\u00a0Khaila Wilcoxon<\/a> (Six: The MusicaI),\u00a0Dont\u00e9 Nadir Wilder<\/a> (Cats: The Jellicle Ball),\u00a0Layton Williams<\/a> (Titan\u00edque),\u00a0Wesley Wray<\/a> (Buena Vista Social Club),\u00a0Darius Wright<\/a> (Cats: The Jellicle Ball), and members of Young Gifted And Broadway <\/p>\n

The 2026 Juneteenth Legacy Award will
\n be presented to Tony nominee, Emmy winner, and Kennedy Center
\nHonoree Debbie Allen<\/a>, who directed the current Broadway revival of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. “Through
\n her extraordinary artistry, visionary
\nleadership, and unwavering commitment to nurturing the next generation,”
\n press note state, “Ms. Allen exemplifies the spirit of the Juneteenth
\nLegacy Award and the lasting influence of a true cultural trailblazer.”<\/p>\n

The\u00a0creative and production teams include director and writer Matthew Johnson Harris<\/a>, music director Rashad McPherson<\/a>, executive producer Kendra Whitlock Ingram, stage manager Kamra A. Jacobs<\/a>, and general manager Bespoke Theatricals<\/a>, with creative consultants Black Theatre United and BTC: Building the Change.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All performances
\n will be accompanied by live music provided with help from The Music Performance Trust Fund and the Film Funds.<\/p>\n

The concert will be held at Duffy Square in Times Square, located
\nbetween 46th and 47th Streets between Broadway and Seventh Avenue.<\/p>\n

Visit BlacktoBroadway.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Broadway League\u2019s Black to Broadway initiative, in partnership with Black Theatre United and BTC: Building The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253266,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-269220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}