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106.7 LITE FM Brings Free Broadway Back to Bryant Park for Summer

Attention Broadway fans! Want to see Broadway performances this summer without the high ticket prices? Save your money and enjoy the summer sun at Broadway in Bryant Park, a concert series featuring performances by some of the top Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals.

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Ethan Lercher/Bryant Park Corporation

Broadway in Bryant Park, which is presented by 106.7 Lite FM, will run this summer from Thursday, July 12 to Thursday, August 16. The weekly concerts take place on the Bryant Park lawn each Thursday from 12:30–1:30pm, and audiences are invited to grab a seat in the park or bring a blanket and a picnic to enjoy free performances by Broadway’s hottest talent.

This year’s Broadway in Bryant Park lineup includes a wide range of both long-running Broadway hits and newcomers to the Great White Way. Check in with some of Broadway’s mainstays with performances from Wicked, The Lion King, and Chicago, or get a sneak peek at newcomers like Frozen and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.

Here’s the complete lineup for Broadway in Bryant Park 2018:

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SpongeBob SquarePants. Photo by Joan Marcus.

July 12

106.7 LITE FM Host: Helen Little

Co-Host(s): Catherine Russell and the cast of “Perfect Crime”

“Chicago”

“SpongeBob SquarePants”

“Stomp”

“Waitress”

Beautiful

Beautiful. Photo: Zachary Maxwell Sterz. 

July 19

106.7 LITE FM Host: Rich Kaminski

Co-Host: Renée Taylor from "My Life on a Diet"

Pre-Show: Brooke Shapiro

“Anastasia”

“Beautiful”

“Desperate Measures”

“On A Clear Day You Can See Forever”

come from away cast

Come From Away. Photo: Matthew Murphy

July 26

106.7 LITE FM Host: Bob Bronson and Christine Nagy

Co-Host(s):  Cast of “The Play That Goes Wrong”

Pre-Show: “Mary Poppins Returns”

“Come From Away”

“Kinky Boots”

“The Band's Visit”

“FRIENDS! The Musical Parody”

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The Lion King.

August 2

106.7 LITE FM Host: Delilah

“Aladdin”

“Frozen”

“The Lion King”

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Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. © Joan Marcus, 2018.

 

August 9

106.7 LITE FM Host: Victor Sosa

Co-Host(s):  Cast of “The Play That Goes Wrong”

Pre-Show: "VITALY: An Evening of Wonders"

“Avenue Q”

“Jersey Boys”

“Smokey Joe's Café”

“Summer: The Donna Summer Musical”

 

once on this island cast

Once on This Island. Photo by Joan Marcus.

August 16

106.7 LITE FM Host: Delilah

Pre-Show: Jordan Smith + Brooke Shapiro

“Once On This Island”

“School Of Rock”

"Wicked”


For more information about Broadway in Bryant Park, visit BryantPark.org.

About the Author

Alison Durkee is a New York-based arts journalist and critic with a background in theatre and dance. She currently serves as the Features Editor of London theatre website Everything Theatre and also covers news and politics for Mic.com.

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