"Love Is an Open Door" from Broadway Backwards 2024 featuring Casey Likes and Jelani Remy

Jinx! Jinx again! At this year's #BroadwayBackwards, Back to the Future's Casey Likes and Jelani Remy shared an uproarious rapport in a duet of “Love is an Open Door” from Frozen, imbuing enthusiasm and flirtatiousness into every sentence said simultaneously.

Broadway Backwards was directed, written and choregraphed by Robert Bartley, Backwards' creator.

A brilliant string of 11-o’clock numbers, standing ovations and LGBTQ+ joy reverberated through the historic walls at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre on March 11, 2024, when Tony Award winners, Broadway legends and newcomers alike spectacularly shared LGBTQ+ stories through show tunes at Broadway Backwards.

The show raised a record $917,651 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) in New York City. The one-night-only, annual event is produced by Broadway Cares.

The elevated evening of love, community and unparalleled performances is the only annual Broadway event custom-made for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. By taking familiar songs in the Broadway canon and transforming them into queer anthems, lighthearted romps and emotional ballads, Broadway Backwards tells stories that deserve to be told onstage.

"Love Is an Open Door"
🎥: Bardo Arts Productions
Directed by Robert Bartley
Orchestrated by Rona Siddiqui
Music Direction & Conducted by Ted Arthur

Broadway Backwards
Directed, Written and Choreographed by Robert Bartley
Producers: Jeff Brancato, Scott T. Stevens and Danny Whitman
Music Supervisors: Ted Arthur and Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Music Director: Michael Gacetta
Associate Music Directors: Nicholas Connors and Nick Wilders
Choreographers and Associate Directors: Skye Mattox and Adam Roberts
Production Stage Manager: E Sara Barnes
Casting Consultants: Mark Brandon, CSA, and Jarrett Reiche from Casting by ARC
Lighting Design: Carolyn Wong
Sound Design: Maria Renee Foucher
Prop Design: Jenna Snyder and Alexander Wylie
Costume Designers: Kitty Cassetti, Jess Gersz, Vanessa Leuck, Natalie Loveland, Tyler Carlton Williams and Nicole Zausmer
Hair Design: Ian Joseph
Makeup Design: Megan Burke