Broadway for Orlando is a charitable initiative to provide support to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting.
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History
Founded in June 2016 by Broadway Records, it sponsored a re-recording of Hal David's and Burt Bacharach's 1965 song, What the World Needs Now, sung by an all-star cast of Broadway artists. The organization is committing to donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this recording to the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida.
The idea was conceived by James Wesley. Seth Rudetsky served as music director. Michael J. Moritz Jr. and Michael Croiter produced the track. The track was released by Broadway Records.
List of artists
According to the Broadway for Orlando website, artists participating in the recording included:
The recording was made available on iTunes as well as on the Broadway Records website.
The group subsequently performed the single on the June 21, 2016 episode of Maya & Marty with slight changes in the cast. The ensemble on the broadcast included:
The group performed on July 27, 2016 at the 2016 Democratic National Convention with the following cast: