New York, NY (Top40 Charts) 106.7 LITE FM announced the return of its highly-anticipated, annual lunchtime theatre summer series, '106.7 LITE FM's Broadway in Bryant Park.' The 2016 program will present the best of Broadway, FREE to the public, on six consecutive Thursdays beginning July 7 at 12:30 p.m. ET on the Bryant Park Stage. Hosted by LITE FM's on-air personalities, the annual presentation of open-air, On- and Off- Broadway lunch hour performances will run through Thursday, August 11th. This year's 106.7 LITE FM'S Broadway in Bryant Park is presented by NewYork-Presbyterian for Kids and TKTS Discount Ticketing Booth.
Broadway in Bryant Park invites New Yorkers to soak up the summer and watch hit musical numbers from New York City's most popular Broadway and Off-Broadway shows including The
Color Purple (2016 Tony Award Winner for Best Revival of a Musical), Fun Home (2015 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical), Something Rotten! (2015 Tony Award Winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical), Matilda, Fiddler on the Roof, WICKED, Kinky Boots and Waitress.
Celebrating 16 years of providing free theatre entertainment, '106.7 LITE FM's Broadway in Bryant Park' will run from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. ET on the following Thursdays; July 7; July 14; July 21; July 28; August 4; August 11. The Bryant Park stage is located at 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets. Lawn seating is first-come, first-serve.
"We are excited for another summer season showcasing the best of Broadway to our dedicated listeners with the annual '106.7 LITE FM's Broadway in Bryant Park!' said Chris Conley, Program
Director of 106.7 LITE FM. "This event brings together our listeners, Broadway fans and city visitors, and has become a summer tradition that New Yorkers look forward to year after year."
The current '106.7 LITE FM's Broadway in Bryant Park'schedule** is as follows:
Thursday, July 7
106.7 LITE FM Host: Delilah
Co-Host: Cady Huffman (Shear Madness)
Thursday, July 14
106.7 LITE FM Host: Christine Nagy
Co-Host: Catherine Russell (Perfect Crime)
Thursday, July 21
106.7 LITE FM Host: Helen Little
Co-Host: Alex Brightman +
Sierra Boggess (School of Rock)
Waitress
Natasha,
Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Kinky Boots
Fun Home
Himself & Nora
Thursday, August 4
106.7 LITE FM Host: Rich Kaminski
Co-Host: Dena Blizzard (One Funny Mother)
For details, schedule updates and a chance to win free Broadway tickets, fans can listen to 106.7 LITE FM via the station's website, www.litefm.com, as well as on iHeartRadio. 106.7 LITE FM is a leading media outlet in the New York market. The station's programming and content are available across multiple platforms, including its broadcast stations; online via its branded digital sites; mobile; and social, with nationwide listening through iHeartRadio, the all-in-one streaming music and live radio service.
**Schedule subject to change at discretion of 106.7 LITE FM or pending weather conditions.
**In the event of mandatory performance cancellation, all efforts will be made to re-assign previously scheduled shows into a remaining "Broadway in Bryant Park" performance date.
**Visit www.litefm.com or tune into 106.7 LITE FM for 'Up-to-the-Minute' schedule changes and or performance cancellations.
**106.7 LITE FM's Broadway in Bryant Park 2016 is being produced by Pop2Life www.pop2life.com.
About 106.7 LITE FM:
WLTW, 106.7 LITE FM, New York's Best Variety, is owned and operated by iHeartMedia New York and is part of iHeartMedia. With over a quarter of a billion monthly listeners in the U.S. and over 85 million social followers, iHeartMedia has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America. It serves over 150 markets through 858 owned radio stations, and the company's radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM, HD digital radio, satellite radio, on the
Internet at iHeartRadio.com and on the company's radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile app, in enhanced auto dashes, on tablets and smartphones, and on gaming consoles.
iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia's digital radio platform, is the No. 1 all-in-one digital audio service with over a billion downloads; it reached its first 20 million registered users faster than any digital service in
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