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Broadway in Bryant Park, the city’s free lunchtime theater series, returns this summer, now celebrating its 26th anniversary. The series will take place every Thursday through August 13, bringing Broadway’s biggest hits to the heart of Midtown Manhattan. Performances are scheduled from 12:30 -1:30 p.m. ET on the Bryant Park stage with festivities on the fountain plaza beginning at 11 a.m. ET. Hosted by 106.7 LITE FM’s on-air personalities, this year’s lineup features an electrifying mix of Tony Award-winning musicals and fan favorites.
This week’s lineup will feature: Pre-show feature and AMDA preshow (Brennyn Lark), with the casts of MJ (Melvin Gray, Jr., Rebecca Faulkenberry, Blu Allen, Carole Denise Jones, Jayden White, Kellie Drobnick, Brion Watson, Chelsea Mitchell-Bonsu, Sarah Sigman, Brandon Lee Harris, Jackson Vann, Blake Taylor, Michael Harmon, Zion Mikhail Pradier, Apollo Levine); The Outsiders (Noah Pacht, Emma Pittman, Caleb Mathura, SeQuoiia, Dan Berry, Sutton James Kaylor, Runako Campbell, Alejandro Mullerdahlberg, Joah Ditto); Operation Mincemeat (Brandon Contreras, Allison Gunn, Julia Knitel, Lexi Rabadi, Jeff Kready); Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (Sam Tutty, Jana Larell Glover); Little Shop of Horrors (Ethan Slater, Betsy Wolfe, Christine Wanda, Savannah Lee Birdsong, Morgan Ashley Bryant, Teddy Yudain, Weston Chandler Long, Aveena Sawyer, Johnny Newcomb, Chani Maisonet, Alloria Frayser); and Schmigadoon! (Sara Chase, Keven Quillon, McKenzie Kurtz, Brad Oscar, Kimberly Immanuel, Brandon Block, Kaitlyn Davidson, Nathan Lucrezio, Becca Petersen, Joshua Burrage, Lyrica Woodruff, Jess LeProtto).
The Bryant Park stage is located at 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets. Free seating will be available for visitors on a first-come first-served basis. Bryant Park encourages guests to bring their own blankets to relax on the lawn while enjoying the shows.
**Schedule subject to change at the discretion of 106.7 LITE FM and any changes to the performance schedule can be found at www.litefm.com or listen to 106.7 LITE FM.
Tune in right here at BroadwayWorld for coverage of Summer 2026 and check out our previous coverage of Broadway in Bryant Park here.
