Broadway Backwards is back. What began as a small, grassroots benefit concert in 2006 has grown into an annual event presented on Broadway’s stages. The 2020 edition was scheduled for March 16 but was canceled on March 12 when Broadway shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s inaugural virtual edition will stream at 8 p.m. ET tonight for free on the Broadway Cares YouTube channel and will be available on demand through 11:59 p.m. on April 3.
Broadway Backwards 2021 will include a special opening number with Stephanie J. Block, Deborah Cox, and Lea Salonga and a star-studded finale as well as special guest appearances by Chasten Buttigieg, Anderson Cooper, and more. Below is an early look at tonight’s “Waving Through a Window” from Dear Evan Hansen, performed by Stephanie J. Block, Deborah Cox, Lea Salonga, and Jay Armstrong Johnson.
In total, Broadway Backwards has raised more than $5.3 million since 2006. Below, you can watch highlights from Broadway Backwards 2019, the last in-person edition, taped March 11, 2019.