Lin-Manuel Miranda, Martin Brief, Rosie Perez, Wayne Brady and extra celebrities will be part of forces with hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson for the second annual “Stars within the Home” Election Day Vote-A-Thon on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
The reside occasion will happen from midday to six p.m. ET, characteristic musical performances and help the Leisure Neighborhood Fund.
“We have been so moved by the reactions to our Vote-A-Thon in 2020 that we wished to proceed the custom and supply a spot the place folks can go to get away from a number of the stress of Election Day however nonetheless keep knowledgeable and most significantly – be entertained!” stated the hosts in a joint assertion. “Our reside occasion is the right solution to cross the time when you’re in line on the polls or ready for the outcomes. We’re so grateful to these in the neighborhood who can be becoming a member of us to share their voting experiences and sing and/or dance up a storm!”
Different attendees embrace Jessie Mueller, Shoshana Bean, Judy Kuhn, J. Harrison Ghee, Anika Larsen, Emily Skinner, Andrea Martin, Will Swenson, Brad Oscar, Javier Muñoz, Peri Gilpin, Merle Dandridge, stars from the unique Broadway solid of Hairspray and members of the solid of Glee, amongst others.
“Folks within the performing arts and leisure business are nonetheless struggling to get again on their ft after the previous few years of the pandemic and work stoppages,” stated Joe Benincasa, president and CEO of the group. “The Leisure Neighborhood Fund is right here to assist these in want, and we in flip proceed to depend on the generosity of others to maintain that help. Seth and James have saved the concentrate on how the Fund helps others because the launch of ‘Stars within the Home’ in March 2020, and their good and entertaining outreach is deeply, profoundly and sincerely appreciated.”
All through the occasion, Broadway Votes will hold the hosts and viewers updated with election reminders and factoids because the day goes on, in response to a press launch. Pleasure to the Polls can even assist Rudetsky and Jackson highlight pop-up musical performances going down at polling locations in North Carolina, Arizona and Pennsylvania.
George Clooney, Jean Sensible, Lisa Kudrow, Norman Lear, Ben Stiller, Kerry Washington, Chandra Wilson, Annette Bening, Leslie Uggams, Audra McDonald and Billy Porter are among the many stars who’ve appeared on the present because it first launched in March 2020. A number of casts of TV exhibits and movies have additionally reunited for “Stars within the Home,” together with Evening on the Museum, Scandal, Gray’s Anatomy, The West Wing, Melrose Place, 30 Rock and White Collar.