Broadway, TV Stars To Headline Concert Benefit Florida School Shooting Victims
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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — Matthew Morrison, Rachel Bloom, Deborah Cox and Wayne Brady will lead several Broadway and TV stars at a benefit later this month to aid victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that killed 17.
The show called "From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert For Parkland, USA" is set for April 16 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Click here to purchase tickets or call 1-800-345-7000.
Approximately 10,000 tickets have been donated to the families of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students and staff.
All proceeds will be donated to Marjory Stoneman Douglas Victims' Fund and Shine MSD, which advocates for arts in the Parkland community.
Additionally, a fundraising page has been set-up at http://www.crowdrise.com/parkland.
A forthcoming CD and DVD of the concert will also be available at BroadwayRecords.com and Amazon.com. Any donation of $50 or more at the CrowdRise website entitles you to a free CD, DVD or Blu-Ray of the concert once it is available.
Visit www.FromBroadwayWithLove.org to sign up to be notified when the CD and DVD become available.
Others slated to attend are Kirsten Maldonado, Noah Galvin, Justin Guarini, Vincent Rodriquez III, Ephraim Sykes, Erich Bergen, Christy Altomare, Laura Bell Bundy, Telly Leung, Jordan Donica, Donna Lynne Champlin and Gabrielle Ruiz.
Some of the songs that will be performed were written by the Stoneman Douglas students in collaboration with New York theatrical composers with additional songs written solely by the students. Additionally, there will be a special performance by Jamie Guttenberg's dance troupe in honor of her memory.
Several Stoneman Douglas students will speak at the event.
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