The Curtain Up Broadway Festival invites fans of the Great White Way to dance, sing, and enjoy a variety of unique interactive events and performances, all free, live, and open to the public.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Event: Official Curtain Up Kick-Off Celebration
Time: 2-3pm
Location: Mainstage on Duffy Square
Curtain Up Broadway Festival kicks-off with guest speakers from Playbill, The Broadway League, the Times Square Alliance, and title sponsor Prudential, with special guest speakers and performances by Broadway Stars.

Event: CHICAGO Sing-Along
Time: 3-3:30pm
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)
Hotcha! They’re playin' songs fast and loose from the musical Chicago, currently celebrating 25 years on Broadway! Audiences can sing-along to their favorite songs and all that jazz in the heart of Times Square.

Event: WICKED Sing-Along
Time: 3:45-4:15pm
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)
Pianist Paul Losel leads a Wicked sing-along. Audiences can sing-along to the show's thrillifying songs in the heart of Times Square!

Event: The Broadway Block Party
Time: 5-6:30pm
Location: Mainstage on Duffy Square
Times Square “ignites the night” with a large-scale street party that invites revelers to dance and sing to classic and contemporary Broadway songs and performances in the heart of New York City: Times Square. Guests experience a celebration like no other, being entertained by Broadway DJ Mike Borowski, guest performers Christine Dwyer (Wicked), Matt DeAngelis (Waitress), Apollo Levine (MJ), Raymond J Lee (Groundhog Day) and more to be announced. #BwayBlockParty.

Event: Curtain Up After Dark
Time: 6:30-8pm
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)
Curtain Up After Dark welcomes Broadway Sings: The Golden Age of Broadway. Join the Broadway Sings Band and special Broadway performers T. Oliver Reid, Conrad Ricamora (The King and I), Kennedy Caughell (Paradise Square), Morgan James (Motown the Musical), Jeanna de Waal (Diana), Corey Mach (Kinky Boots) and more to be announced, as they present a concert filled with Broadway songs under the golden setting sun. With hit Broadway songs “jazzed up”, audience members help choose the next song using their mobile devices!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1

Event: Ailey’s Revelations dance workshop
Time: 10:30 – 11:15am
Location: Mainstage on Duffy Square
Everyone can dance with Ailey! Join the processional through Duffy Square as Ailey’s West African drummers and dancers lead New Yorkers of all ages to the Curtain Up mainstage, where you’ll learn modified excerpts of Alvin Ailey’s masterwork, Revelations. Participants are asked to wear comfy clothing.

Event: Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
Time: 12:30-2pm
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)
From specially themed programs featuring Broadway stars to spirited sing-alongs where audience members choose the tunes, rollicking good fun is yours for the asking.

Event: Playbill: The Game Show LIVE!
Time: 1:00-1:30pm
Location: Mainstage on Duffy Square
Broadway Stars take part in the first-ever live Playbill: The Game Show - where theatre’s brightest stars prove how much they know about Broadway! Watch as participants test their knowledge of all-things Broadway in a fun and fast-paced game, hosted by Chris Sieber (Company).

Event: Audible Theater Special Concert Presentation
Time: 3-3:45pm
Location: Mainstage on Duffy Square
Audible Theater makes outstanding performances and powerful storytelling available to millions globally. Audible hosts and produces a wide variety of live performances at the Minetta Lane Theatre.

Event: Prudential Dueling Pianos
Time: 4-5pm
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos Presented by Prudential
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)

Event: Setting The Stage
Time: 5-6:30pm
Location: Mainstage on Duffy Square
Setting the Stage is a star-studded concert, packed with surprise guests. 

Event: Curtain Up After Dark
Time: 6:30-8pm
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)
Curtain Up After Dark welcomes Rockers on Broadway: Live in Times Square, benefitting The PATH Fund. Join Broadway’s Donnie Kehr and his band as they rock the stage with Broadway and contemporary rock-n-roll hits, alongside special guests including Rob Evan (Jekyll & Hyde), N’Kenge (Caroline, or Change) Jen Perry (Kinky Boots), Max Sangerman (Smokey Joe’s Café), Jeremy Schoenfeld, Sam Behr and more. Audiences can get in on the action and choose songs during the show by donating to The PATH Fund on their mobile devices.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2

Concert: Curtain Up! LIVE from Broadway
Time: 11am – 1pm; rain or shine
Location: Mainstage on Duffy Square
A grand, outdoor event marks the culmination of Curtain Up Broadway Festival. The concert, with creative direction by Sammi Cannold and musical direction by Daryl Waters, spotlights marquee talent from Broadway productions, showcasing the new Broadway season. This concert also airs live on WABC.

Event: Prudential Dueling Pianos
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Belt it Out on Broadway Dueling Pianos
(Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets)