Broadway for Orlando

Broadway for Orlando is a charitable initiative to provide support to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting. Founded in June 2016 by Broadway Records, it sponsored a re-recording of Hal David's and Burt Bacharach's 1965 song, What the World Needs Now, sung by an all-star cast of Broadway artists. The organization is committing to donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this recording to the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida.[1] The idea was conceived by James Wesley. Seth Rudetsky served as music director.[2][3] Michael J. Moritz Jr. and Michael Croiter produced the track. The track was released by Broadway Records.[4] According to the Broadway for Orlando website, artists participating in the recording included: Sara Bareilles Kristen Bell Wayne Brady Matthew Broderick Andréa Burns Ann Hampton Callaway Liz Callaway Len Cariou Paul Castree Michael Cerveris Joshua Colley Lilla Crawford Carmen Cusack Darius de Haas Fran Drescher Gloria Estefan Kimiko Glenn Whoopi Goldberg Renée Elise Goldsberry Joel Grey Sean Hayes Nina Hennessy James Monroe Iglehart Julie James Carole King Judy Kuhn Nathan Lane Anika Larsen Zachary Levi Jose Llana Rebecca Luker Andrea Martin Audra McDonald Idina Menzel Janet Metz Lin-Manuel Miranda Brian Stokes Mitchell Jessie Mueller Donna Murphy Rosie O’Donnell Kelli O’Hara Rory O’Malley Orfeh Sarah Jessica Parker Christine Pedi Rosie Perez Bernadette Peters Billy Porter Alice Ripley Chita Rivera Seth Rudetsky Keala Settle Kate Shindle Jennifer Simard Will Swenson Rachel Tucker Tommy Tune Jonah Verdon James Wesley Juli Wesley Lillias White Edith Windsor Marissa Jaret Winokur BD Wong Tony Yazbeck The recording was made available on iTunes as well as on the Broadway Records website. The group subsequently performed the single on the June 21, 2016 episode of Maya & Marty with slight changes in the cast. The ensemble on the broadcast included: Roger Bart Steven Boyer Charles Busch Ann Hampton Callaway Liz Callaway Len Cariou Paul Castree Michael Cerveris Kevin Chamberlin Josh Colley Lilla Crawford Carmen Cusack Darius de Haas Carole Demas Fran Drescher Cynthia Erivo Brian G. Gallagher Victor Garber Frankie Grande Joel Grey Sean Hayes Megan Hilty Christopher Scott Icenogle Bill Irwin Julie James Judy Kuhn Anika Larsen Liz Larsen Norm Lewis Jose Llana Lorna Luft Beth Malone Andrea Martin Janet Metz Brian Stokes Mitchell Debra Monk Jessie Mueller Lacretta Nicole Kelli O'Hara Rory O'Malley Orfeh Laura Osnes Christine Pedi Rosie Perez Billy Porter Alice Ripley Chita Rivera Seth Rudetsky Maya Rudolph Keala Settle Marc Shaiman Kate Shindle Martin Short Jennifer Simard Kenan Thompson Rachel Tucker Jonah Verdon Max Von Essen James Wesley Juli Wesley Lillias White Marissa Jaret Winokur BD Wong Tony Yazbeck