NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A cadre of famous theater aficionados including Hillary Clinton and Matthew Broderick have teamed up to save a Manhattan theater.
Flooding caused by a water main break seriously damaged the York Theatre Company’s building in Midtown East at the beginning of January, a GoFundMe page set up to raise rebuilding funds says.
Next month, Clinton, Broderick and stars including Chita Rivera, Jane Krakowsi, Debra Messing and Sara Bareilles will participate in a virtual performance of “The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)” to raise money for the venue, the New York Post reported.
Clinton will be speaking at the event, not performing, the outlet noted.
“I’m a big fan of live theater not only for the escape it provides, but because it feeds the human spirit and mind and it plays an essential role in our society and our democracy,” she said in a statement provided to the outlet.
“After all, art is not a luxury, it is a necessity,” she added.
The show will be streaming live at 7 p.m. on April 18, according to the outlet.