On September 19, 2014, some of the biggest stars on Broadway were invited to perform at a benefit concert for the Amigos de Jesus Orphanage and the children of Honduras. The concert was held at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia and guests enjoyed cocktails and tapas provided by award-winning chef, Jose Garces. The benefit concert featured such stars as Brian D’Arcy James (Shrek), Julia Murney (Wicked), Jennifer Damiano (Next to Normal), Mandy Gonzalez (In the Heights), Robin De Jesus (In the Heights), Taylor Noble (A Lasting Impression) and the up and coming composer, Zoe Sarnak. The performances included several Broadway hits, such as:
Blue Skies (Music and Lyrics by Irvin Berlin)
Breathe, from the musical In the Heights (Music and lyrics by Lin Manuel-Miranda)
Maria, from the musical West Side Story (Music by Leonard Bernstein and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim)
You’ve Got a Friend (music and lyrics by Carole King)
Give Words of Love (music and lyrics by Zoe Sarnak)
Let it Go, from the Disney animated film Frozen (Music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez)
Ring Them Bells, from the concert film Liza with a Z (Music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb)
Who I’d Be, from the musical Shrek (Music by Jeanine Tesori and Lyrics by David-Lindsay-Abaire)
That’s How You Know (Music and Lyrics by Zoe Sarnak)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, from the film The Wizard of Oz (Music by Harold Arlen and Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg)
For Good, from the musical Wicked (Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz)
Rain on My Parade, from the musical Funny Girl (Music by Jule Styne and Lyrics by Bob Merrill)
To learn more about this organization and to donate to Amigos De Jesus, please visit www.amigosdejesus.org