Recently Director Diane Paulus joined iHeartRadio Broadway's SJ Arnegger to talk about the the creation and upcoming encore airing of the Jagged Live In NYC: A Broadway Reunion Concert. This global livestream of the one-night-only onstage will take place on Saturday, March 6th at 7PM EST. This event will benefit the charitable organizations RAINN, Learn to Cope, GLAAD and Color of Change. Available exclusively on the premium streaming platform Stellar (www.stellartickets.com), worldwide audiences will now have one more chance to experience a night of searing performances from Tony Award nominees Elizabeth Stanley, Celia Rose Gooding, Sean Allan Krill, Derek Klena, Lauren Patten, Kathryn Gallagher, Antonio Cipriani and more and of course performing with the Jagged Little Pill Band.
Tickets to the encore stream of the event are free, with a suggested donation that will directly support the vital work of these charitable organizations: RAINN, the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. (rainn.org); Learn to Cope, a non-profit support network offering education and resources for parents and family members coping with a loved one addicted to opiates or other drugs (learn2cope.org); GLAAD, a dynamic media force that tackles tough issues to shape the narrative, provoke dialogue and rewrite the script for LGBTQ acceptance (glaad.org); and Color of Change, the nation's largest online racial justice organization, helping people respond effectively to injustice in the world (colorofchange.org).
Paulus also talks about working with her tremendous cast, what fans can expect from the reunion concert and what it was like staging performances for her cast during the pandemic. Paulus goes on to talk about the upcoming revival of 1776 and how the cast has kept in touch during the Broadway shutdown.
Watch the full interview in the player above.