Broadway Bares 2023: Opening Number

Broadway Bares: Pleasure Park opened started with a "grind opening" in which Jay Armstrong Johnson and Jonathan Burke were welcomed to the “world of glitter” and “world of pecs” by a powerhouse vocal performance by Jessica Vosk who urged the audience to "get ready for the ride of your life."

Opening Number
Performed by Jonathan Burke, Jay Armstrong Johnson and Jessica Vosk with Justina Aveyard, Adrianne Chu, Willie Dee, Adena Ershow, Elizabeth Fernandez, Will Field, Michael Scott Gomez, Matthew Griffin, Kim Hale, Brandon Kraft, John Paul LaPorte, Devon McCleskey, Ianthe Mellors, Michelle Mercedes, William Michael, Michael Pugliese, Madeline Reed, Kristin Roa, Aliya Rose, Celia Mei Rubin, Ben Ryan, Sarah Juliet Shaw, James M. Števko, Kevin(a) Taylor, Maya Thomas, Jordan Vasquez, Richard E. Waits and Lincoln Ward

Choreographers: Laya Barak, Jonathan Lee, Kellen Stancil
Music: Lynne Shankel
Lyrics: Amanda Green
Music Direction: Bryan Perri
Vocal Arrangement and Orchestration: Lynne Shankel
Costume Designer: Sarah Marie Dixey, Tim Peters
Assistant Costume Designers: Evelyn LeBel
Key Makeup Artist: Ryan Jackson
Video Designer: Jason Lee Courson
Recorded at Yellow Sound Lab, NYC
Recording Engineer: Matthias Winter
Orchestrations and Music Production: August Eriksmoen
Musicians: August Eriksmoen, Lynne Shankel
Vocalists: Jonathan Burke, Jay Armstong Johnson, Jessica Vosk
Additional Vocalists: Claire Kwon, Dale Obermark, Nora Schell, Abigail Sparrow, Austin Turner, Iain Young


Broadway Bares: Pleasure Park
Produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Executive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick Kenkel
Directors: Laya Barak and Kellen Stancil
Associate Director: Jonathan Lee
Lighting Designer: Joel Shier
Scenic Designer: Jason Lee Courson
Sound Designer: Nick Borisjuk
Costume Coordination: Jeffrey Wallach
Projection Design Coordination: Caite Hevner
Hair and Wig Design and Coordination: Megan Burke, Ian Joseph
Makeup Design and Coordination: Sandy Joseph, Cesar Silva
Production Stage Manager: Johnny Milani
Video by Bardo Arts Productions