New York is turning 400 and instead of blowing out candles, the city is cranking up the show tunes. On Sunday, September 7, at 11am, Broadway is storming Times Square for a one-day-only, free concert called \u201cFounded By Broadway.\u201d<\/p>\n
More than 20 hit productions are sending cast members to belt it out in the middle of Duffy Square. Expect show-stopping numbers from Aladdin, Wicked, The Book of Mormon, The Lion King, MJ, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Mamma Mia!, & Juliet and many more\u201423 shows in total. Yes, even Stranger Things: The First Shadow will swap the Upside Down for Midtown.<\/p>\n
RECOMMENDED: The best Broadway shows to see right now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The concert is part of Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 yearlong \u201cFounded By NYC\u201d campaign<\/a>, a birthday bash commemorating four centuries of the city\u2019s history. Already this year, the celebration has included 400 blocks of Summer Streets<\/a>, citywide outdoor movies<\/a> and a blockbuster Museum Mile Festival<\/a>. This Times Square takeover is shaping up to be the marquee event.<\/p>\n \u201cFor well over 100 years, a small stretch of theaters in the heart of Manhattan has transported audiences across the entire world and through time,\u201d said Mayor Adams. \u201cThe story of Broadway is the story of New York City, and with \u2018Founded By Broadway\u2019 and this Times Square concert for all to partake in for free, we will help tell both of these stories this September.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Jason Laks, president of The Broadway League, added that there\u2019s \u201conly one Broadway and only one New York City,\u201d calling the event \u201ca celebration of the energy, talent, and storytelling that define New York and inspire the world.\u201d<\/p>\n The logistics: The concert runs 11am to 12:30pm, rain or shine, at Duffy Square (West 46th to West 47th Streets between Broadway and Seventh Avenue). Admission is free and there are no tickets required; you can just show up and sing along if the spirit moves you.<\/p>\n