Beloved stars from All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital will reunite for ABC Daytime: Back on Broadway, a one-night-only streaming concert benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The free streamed event can be viewed on the Broadway Cares website beginning at 8 pm Eastern on Thursday, February 11.
Additionally, the event can be seen on Broadway Cares’ YouTube Channel, ABC-owned television stations’ 32 connected TV apps on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku and each of the eight stations’ websites around the country, including abc7ny.com and Good Morning America’s Facebook page..
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The star-studded lineup will include performances by All My Children’s Bobbie Eakes, Melissa Claire Egan, Vincent Irizarry, Eva La Rue, Susan Lucci, Cameron Mathison, Eden Riegel, Chrishell Stause and Walt Willey, One Life to Live’s Kristen Alderson, BethAnn Fuenmayor, Kathy Brier, Kassie DePaiva, David Gregory, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Catherine Hickland, Mark Lawson, Hillary B. Smith, Jason Tam and Brittany Underwood; and General Hospital’s Bradford Anderson, Brandon Barash and Anthony Geary..
For the February 11 streaming special, viewers can expect to hear a bevy of Broadway classics and jazzy standards. The streaming event will be directed by John Dietrich, who also directed each of the live stage performances.
Dedicated fans also will have the opportunity for one-on-one virtual meet-and-greets with their favorite soap stars on Saturday, February 13. Further information on tickets and the lineup of special guests will be announced later this month.
From 2005-2011, the stars of ABC Daytime took the stage at New York City’s Town Hall one night each year for ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares. The evening featured dynamic production numbers, heartfelt ballads and hilarious skits. Now, 10 years after that final performance, the iconic ABC Daytime actors revisit their performances as they help raise money for those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
When the event began in 2005. it was for a one-night benefit concert to celebrate All My Children’s 35th Anniversary. With overwhelming support from fans, the event continued for six more years and included cast members from One Life to Live, General Hospital and co-hosts of The View. Over its seven-year run, ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares raised an incredible $1.85 million.
“This event is truly one of a kind,” Broadway Cares Executive Director Tom Viola said. “We are so thankful to the stars from ABC Daytime for joining us again as we relive moments from this delightful tradition, while helping to provide lifesaving medication, healthy meals and emergency support to those struggling during this ongoing pandemic.”
“It was such an incredible privilege and joy to join my fellow co-stars to perform in the seven ABC Daytime Salutes concerts to benefit Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS,” said former All My Children star Susan Lucci. “There are no fans like ABC Daytime fans. Their love and support continue to astonish us. We can’t wait to share these special performances with them and help raise money for so many in need during this difficult time.”
Lucci also shared her excitement on her Instagram account expressing: “We’re getting the fans and cast back together!!! Join us on Thursday, February 11 at 8pm for “ABC Daytime: Back on Broadway”—a fabulous online event revisiting seven years of singing, dancing and plot twists, featuring your favorite ABC Daytime stars. And it’s all to help Broadway Cares support our friends and neighbors who are struggling during this pandemic. Watch the stream at
broadway-cares.org, to join the fun! I hope to see you there!”
So excited to hear about the ABC Daytime Back to Broadway event? Let us know in the comment section, and check out the announcement from The View’s Whoopi Goldberg below.
BREAKING! Queen of @theview @WhoopiGoldberg announces ABC Daytime: Back on #Broadway will stream on February 11. Theatre and Soap fans alike are sure to swoon over performances of Broadway hits and parodies by @Susan_Lucci and stars from AMC, OLTL, and GH. https://t.co/Nxa3X2oJcx
— Broadway Cares (@BCEFA) January 14, 2021
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Such a happy couple..I wish them well as a new family. Hope they both are caught up on their sleep!
Congrats!!
Congratulations to the couple. I hope to see Kristen return ASAP to GH. I miss Brandon as he did an outstanding acting job in the role of Johnny. Does anybody know what he is doing now when he isn’t being a new dad?
GH… by all accounts… should forefront Carly…. but… what to do with her? cat fight with Ava? it was so embarrassing… to watch, I think, mondays epi… when she had lunch with Michael and Kiki – to this day, duller than ever – as she “shared” she’s seeing Franco even more so … is how troubling, it is to watch RH, Franco – he’s having visions, and or his own psychotic lapses with Olivia… it’s all the proof we need… that RH’ Franco is just not working oh he’s nice to look at… and that’s about it if they need… Read more »
Many congratulations and blessings to both Kirsten and Brandon for the beautiful gift they’ve brought into the world!
Congratulations Brandon and Kristen…Brandon would be the perfect Adam recast on Y&R but would rather see him back on GH in the future!!!
congrats! bet its one beautiful baby, hope they both come back to GH, and baby can come to work with them! just wishful thinking, i know kisten is schedule to come back, hopefully, Brandon will return to GH too.
congratulation to you all on the birth of your baby girl!
How wonderful!!
Congratulations, Brandon & Kirsten!
Baby girl will bring you a lifetime of happiness!!
Congratulations!!!
Congrats to the happy couple! Get lots of sleep! And Kirsten, sleep when your beautiful little girl sleeps!!!
Wow–so excited for them both!! Loved Brandon as Johnny Zacarra and have watched Kirsten develop into a amazing actress since she was Belle on Days. Wishing you both all the joys of new parenthood!
Congrats to a great folks who I dig so much onscreen, and who are real do-gooders off screen. I’s funny but I thought the baby who played Maxie’s daughter looked a lot like Kirsten and I have a feeling Kirsten and Brandon’s little girl is a beauty. Blessed be, all three of you.
Congrads guys!!!!!! so happy for you!!!! Now please please talk Brandon back as Johnny so you can all work close by!!!!! 🙂
Congratulations Kirsten and Brandon!!! I am sure she is adorable!!! Enjoy!!!
Congratulations! Can’t wait to see the pictures!
Congratulations on your baby girl. I love watching you guys on GH. I am behind in two two days on watching GH. I have had too much company. I live in Fl and my friends want to come to the warm weather. He he. I will catch up tonight.
Happy new year to you both and the beautiful baby. Can’t wait to see pics….
Congrats Brandon & Kirsten! Such a beautiful couple-know baby girl is too! This is ur miracle baby..all u really needed Kirsten was to be really happy..u had such a rough yr before! So happy for you both! Can’t wait til your back at work…now if GH would get Brandon back!
Congratulations on the birth of your daughter Kristin and Brandon.
Congrats to the new parents. Take turns getting up with the new bundle of joy. Best to the three of you.
Will Johnny ever come back to GH? And when will Heather die for good? CHEERS!
Would love to see him back as Johnny Z (GH could really use his talent), but as mentioned above my bet is he heads to Y&R as Adam recast since he’s tight with Burton and Jill.
They must be a happy and a cute couple.