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Ruth Leon recommends… Broadway Backwards – Kelli O’Hara

Ruth Leon recommends… Broadway Backwards – Kelli O’Hara

 Kelli O’Hara

Here is a terrific performance of the title song from the great Broadway musical, She Loves Me. It comes from this year’s Broadway Backwards,  the annual one-night-only event produced by Broadway Cares.

It celebrates LGBTQ+, the strength of community and the boundless power of hope, in show songs turned around by their singers in fresh, unexpected and often deeply moving ways.

Big Broadway stars and new upcoming artists deliver powerhouse performances in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Robert Bartley is director, writer and choreographer for the event, wrangling a cast of 82 performers and a 13-piece orchestra.

This year’s Broadway Backwards show raised a record $1,111,788 with performances like this one, Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara lending her breathtaking vocals to Bock and Harnick’s title song from She Loves Me.

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