Some two dozen New York City performers and other celebrities united for a music video of Billy Joel’s “New York State of Mind,” as part of NYC Next’s effort to encourage the city’s recovery from the pandemic. Featured among the array of artists are Tony winners Victoria Clark, Tom Kitt, LaChanze, Idina Menzel, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Kelli O’Hara and fellow Broadway notables Sara Bareilles, Mario Cantone, Jerry Dixon, Joseph Joubert, Joan Osborne, Peppermint, David Rosenthal, Ben Stiller, and Suzanne Vega, as well as Zeshan B, Cautious Clay, Andy Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Chloe Flower, Alexa Ray Joel, The Klezmatics, Brian Newman, Angie Pontani, Anaïs Reno, Mark Rivera, Bobby Sanabria, and The Yankees.
The performances were recorded in all five boroughs in venues such as Birdland, Brooklyn Museum, Columbia University, La Casita de Chema, Maimonides Park, NYU, Open Jar Studios, Red Hook Winery, Russ & Daughters, Steinway & Sons Factory, Tom’s Restaurant, and Wonder Wheel, among others. The creative team for the video includes NYC Next co-founders Andrew Lerner (executive producer), Tom Kitt (music supervisor), and Joshua Seftel (director). NYC Next’s previous videos include last year’s rendition of “Sunday” at TKTS and the concert We Will Be Back. For more footage and additional information, visit the NYC Next website.