The power went clean out in most of Manhattan on Saturday night. The Broadway League released a statement saying most of the shows were canceled and that the power should be restored before the following Sunday matinee. That did end up happening but right after the blackout happened casts of Broadway shows took to the streets to offer up their voices in song to the delight of the many people in the streets who were evacuated from the Broadway houses and neighboring establishments.rnrnTake a look at what shows popped off in the streets of midtown Manhattan!rn
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- Of course, Tony Award Winner André De Shields snaps off with the cast of Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre
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When there’s a blackout at @hadestown we take the party outside! #oohitsablackout pic.twitter.com/DCOwQWqRaq
rn— Kimberly Marable (@misskimizzo) July 14, 2019
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Broadway shows on sidewalks during the #blackout convinces me even more of the power and importance of the arts. pic.twitter.com/4EGTnKrAqo
rn— Joe Harrell (@JoeHarrellNYC) July 14, 2019
rnrnrn2. The cast of Aint Too Proud singing Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” to someone in the crowd from their dressing room windows at the Imperial Theatre. The tweet with the video it’s the cast of Hamilton but twitter did its thing and they quickly corrected them. It was an honest mistake, Hamilton is right next door.)rn
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@cnn @HamiltonMusical was cancelled due to the blackout. The cast sang to us from above the Rodgers Theater in NY. It was awesome! pic.twitter.com/HV6cf1tTzG
rn— Antony (@lemonfuzz) July 14, 2019
rnrnrn3. The cast of Come From Away:rn
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Impromptu performance #broadwayblackout @wecomefromaway pic.twitter.com/PfHYZeFJ6v
rn— Chad Kimball (@chadkimball1) July 14, 2019
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@wecomefromaway wins the #blackout!!! pic.twitter.com/0GOmodbnBX
rn— Billy Recce (@BillyRecce) July 13, 2019
rnrnrn4. The cast of Waitress:rn
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The cast of @WaitressMusical entertaining stalled theatergoers outside during the NYC blackout. (via @meganrgaffney) #Blackout #NYCBlackout pic.twitter.com/vLLnAcKV8D
rn— Dave Quinn (@NineDaves) July 14, 2019
rnrnrn5. The cast of Frozen:rn
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Crazy night in NYC. No @FrozenBroadway tonight. #blackout2019 #snowday @PattiMurin dropping the…beat? Hey @Lin_Manuel not my best sampling – but I’m available. LOL. pic.twitter.com/IDc599gvxW
rn— Robert Creighton (@RCreightonNYC) July 14, 2019
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You can cancel our show, but you can’t stop us from singing! #FrozenBroadway #Blackout #Blackout2019 pic.twitter.com/I76aJlBE4q
rn— Patti Murin (@PattiMurin) July 14, 2019
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[…] down when a power outage shut down most of the 41 Broadway houses this past Saturday. The blackout didn’t stop the show for most of those Broadway casts. They took to singing in the New York City streets, but the overall Broadway ticket sales took a […]