| GET OUT THE VOTE EFFORT “BROADWAY VOTES” COLLABORATES WITH “JOY TO THE POLLS” TO PROVIDE FREE TIMES SQUARE CONCERT | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 04:43 pm EDT 09/10/24 | |
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| GIANT COORDINATED GOTV EFFORT BROADWAY VOTES INTRODUCES INITIATIVES WITH "HADESTOWN", "THE OUTSIDERS", "WATER FOR ELEPHANTS", "ONCE UPON A MATTRESS", "SUFFS" AND MORE INCLUDING A FREE CONCERT IN TIMES SQUARE IN COLLABORATION WITH JOY TO THE POLLS SEPTEMBER 29TH New York, NY – Broadway Votes, the New York theater industry's largest organized Get Out The Vote effort announced today that numerous Broadway shows, including Hadestown, The Outsiders, Water for Elephants, Once Upon a Mattress, Suffs, and more, are getting involved in various GOTV activations including curtain call speeches, social media collaborations and free in person and live-streamed concerts. Broadway Votes will collaborate with Joy To The Polls to host a free concert on Sunday, September 29th from 11:00am – 1:00pm on Times Square's Military Island (43rd Street and 7th Avenue). Co-hosted by Sirius XM's Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson, and including performances by Julie Benko (Harmony), Norbert Leo Butz (Wicked), Lilli Cooper (POTUS: Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive), Activist behind 'The Trans March on Broadway' Sis Thee Doll, Ana Gasteyer (Once Upon a Mattress), Ta'Nika Gibson (Into The Woods), Beth Leavel (Lempicka). The concert is intended to motivate and mobilize theater lovers around the country to make a plan to vote, just as first ballots begin to drop. Additional concert performers will be announced soon. To celebrate National Voter Registration Day, the award-winning "Stars In The House", with hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson, will return to the airwaves with a special episode on Monday, September 16th at 8:00pm with proceeds to benefit Broadway Votes. "Stars in the House" can be viewed at starsinthehouse.com. A B O U T B R O A D W A Y V O T E S Broadway Votes is a nonpartisan initiative founded by Catherine Markowitz and Nelini Stamp, aimed at mobilizing the Broadway community to increase voter registration and turnout. Through a variety of creative campaigns and events, Broadway Votes engages theatre professionals, audiences, and the broader arts community in civic participation. By leveraging the unique platform and influence of Broadway, the organization strives to highlight the significance of voting while fostering informed and engaged citizenship. For more information, visit broadway-votes.org. A B O U T J O Y T O T H E P O L L S Joy To The Polls, non-partisan Get Out The Vote initiative to energize community and mobilize voters to the polls, with music and culture leading the way! Joy to the polls organizes artists across the country to motivate voters through pop-up concert to the polls. These actions will energize turnout during early voting and on election day. |
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