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Meryl Streep, Patti LuPone, Neil Patrick-Harris, and more also performed at Stephen Sondheim's birthday benefit.
Sunday was the day for online benefits it seems. In addition to GLAAD's Together In Pride event benefiting CenterLink, some of Broadway's biggest stars turned out for an online 90th birthday concert for composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. With names like Lin-Manuel Miranda, Patti LuPone, and Bernadette Peters, the buzzy show celebrated the musician among a few technical difficulties.
Sondheim's actual birthday was actually on March 22, but with the widespread social distancing policies and Broadway's closure, the original plans were scrapped. In their place came a broadcast of Meryl Streep, Audra McDonald, and Christine Baranski singing "The Ladies Who Lunch" and more titled Take Me to the World. For it, Neil Patrick Harris sang "The Witch's Rap" while Beanie Feldstein and Ben Platt did a duet of "It Takes Two."
\u201c@ActuallyNPH went hard af on the Witch\u2019s Rap for #Sondheim90Concert and I might\u2019ve enjoyed it TOO much \ud83d\ude05\u201d— Tiffie Targaryen, First of Her Name (@Tiffie Targaryen, First of Her Name) 1587952201
"He made me love theater, he made me love music, he made me love rhythm," Harris said in his segment.
Of the entire broadcast, Streep was certainly a mood, seemingly pouring herself a nice martini and taking swigs from a bottle of scotch.
The broadcast aired over YouTube with proceeds benefiting Artists Striving to End Poverty.
"The world is in a hard place, and we are all searching for something great," Raul Esparza, who hosted and produced the event, said in a statement. "Well, Stephen Sondheim is greatness personified. So, we've assembled a group of people who love Steve and have worked with Steve and have been inspired by Steve to sing his music and share some joy and some heartache together. We may be far from Broadway right now, but Broadway is never far from us. Besides, Stephen Sondheim turned 90. How many times do you get to be 90? 11? So come on, say it, get it over with, come on, quick...happy birthday."
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Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.
Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.
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