In a first for Broadway Stands up for Freedom, Broadway stars and performers honored the NYCLU and ACLU’s work by performing thirteen new songs about civil rights and liberties in the Trump era written expressly for this concert.

This was a year of many firsts for us—the Freedom Award with the iconic Harry Belafonte as our first recipient; music composed specifically for the concert centering on civil liberties issues; and the “Songs of Freedom” protest song contest with the winning song appearing in the show.

The star-studded event premiered original songs written and performed by Broadway’s best. At times emotional, inspiring, funny and wrenching, the songs explored immigration, racism, education equality and resisting the Trump regime—among much more.

“We must all reach within ourselves for the fight for justice,” said Donna Lieberman, in recognition of the power of song to inspire understanding and action.

PERFORMERS

Brooks Ashmanskas

Jenni Barber

Kellen Blair

Andrew Burns

David Cale

Gavin Creel

Clinton Curtis

Chris Dimond

Michael Friedman

Ryan Fielding Garrett

Christopher Ryan Grant

Sean Green, Jr.

Chris Jackson

Michael R. Jackson

Celia Keenan-Bolger

Kait Kerrigan

Joe Kinosian

Andrew Kober

Michael Koomin

Brian Lowdermilk

Lindsay Mendez

Doreen Montalvo

Zachary Prince

Liana Stampur

Stew

Georgia Stitt

Shaina Taub

Taylor Trensch

Nathan Tysen

Brandon Uranowitz

Adrienne Warren

Lead Underwriter

SHS Foundation/Richard Feldman

Underwriter

Richenthal Foundation

Benefactor

David Mills

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

Lowenstein Sandler LLC

Marianne & Steve Mills

Barbara Whitman/Purple Plume Foundation

Champion 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Guardian

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East

Amalgamated Bank

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Jujamcyn Theatres

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Outten & Golden LLP

Promoter

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein + Selz, PC

Lamb Financial Group

Levy Ratner, P.C.

Stampur Roth

Corsair Capital Management

Anne Keenan