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U.S. Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the Broadway League renewed the call for dedicated federal funding for Broadway and other New York live venues today, reiterating the push for the $10 billion bipartisan Save Our Stages campaign. “Today we are fighting hard to keep stages alive, stories told and shows going…

UPDATE with streaming date, 3:33 pm: The Disney on Broadway benefit concert for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will stream on Friday, April 17, at 7 p.m. ET, the charitable organization has announced. Ryan McCartan (Frozen, TV's Liv and Maddie) will host from home and provide new interviews with various stars…

Broadway musicians who performed at last November’s starry Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney On Broadway event want their union to back off and allow a streaming of the show to raise money for Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS’ COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. In a petition posted Sunday on Change.org, 14…

UPDATE, with musicians’ response: The pre-recorded Disney concert set for streaming Monday evening as a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS ' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund has been canceled. The charitable organization was unable to reach an agreement with the American Federation of Musicians over…

Performers from across the spectrum of Disney’s stage productions will participate in a one-night benefit concert marking Disney’s 25th anniversary on Broadway and benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Whoopi Goldberg has also signed up to appear. Called “Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway,&#8221…