Broadway Backwards marked its 20th anniversary on March 23, 2026, at the Gershwin Theatre. Hosted by Jenn Colella, the concert featured more than 100 performers and a 13-piece orchestra. Among the evening’s performances, Colella joined Tony Award winner Lauren Patten to perform “The Next Ten Minutes” from The Last Five Years, reprising their gender-bent duet originally performed at Broadway Backwards in 2022.c Watch the video!
The one-night-only event, produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, raised a record $1,223,681 to benefit Broadway Cares and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.
The anniversary program also featured performances by Jennifer Holliday, Bradley Dean, Hannah Cruz, and a cast including Bernadette Peters, Leslie Uggams, Kate Baldwin, Dylan Mulvaney, Andrew Rannells, and others.
