Tony-honored choir Broadway Inspirational Voices, founded and directed by Michael McElroy, will stream its 2020 holiday concert, A Season of Hope & Inspiration, on Sunday, December 13, starting at 7 PM ET. Special guests include Tony winners Patti LuPone, Billy Porter and Leslie Odom Jr., plus Crystal Monee Hall, Daniel J. Watts and Shoshana Bean.
The concert also features appearances by Tony winners Leslie Uggams, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Gavin Creel, Karen Olivo, Brian Stokes Mitchell and LaChanze, as well as Debbie Allen, Vanessa Williams, Telly Leung, Montego Glover, Celia Rose Gooding and Jeanine Tesori.
The show will spotlight songs from holidays past along with new music created especially for the concert. In a statement, McElroy said, “As 2020 comes to a close, we cannot deny it has been a challenging year, but BIV is passionately committed to our mission of bringing hope and inspiration during these times. Now more than ever we need this moment of unity to bring, comfort, healing, and great joy.”
Broadway Inspirational Voices was formed in 1994 to bring inspiration to the Broadway community during a time when the AIDS epidemic had ravaged an entire generation of artists. Over the past 25 years, BIV has served the Broadway community whenever needed. The BIV was named a 2019 Tony Award Honoree for Excellence in Theatre,
The event will stream online, and tickets (free and donate-what-you-can) can be reserved at BIVvoices.org
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