Bryant Park Free Broadway Concert Series Starts Thursday

Bryant Park's free Broadway show series starts Thursday, which means you'll be able to go to Bryant Park and see a free Broadway preview every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. until Aug. 11.

Thursday's performance includes performances of The Rockettes, "Stomp," "Wicked," "Matilda," and "The Color Purple." Other shows to be performed this season are:

July 14: "Chicago," "The Fantasticks," "Motown," "Finding Neverland"

July 21: "Fiddler on the Roof," "Les Miserables," "Fuerza Bruta," "The Marvelous Wonderettes"

July 28: "Waitress," "Natasha," "Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812," "Kinky Boots," "Fun Home," "Himself & Nora"

Aug. 4: "Beautiful," "An American in Paris," "Avenue Q," "Holiday Inn"

Aug. 11: "Phantom Of The Opera," "Something Rotten," "Cagney," "Ruthless"

All shows are put on by 106.7 LITE FM and hosted by the station's on-air personalities.

"Summer 2015 marks an incredible milestone year for 106.7 LITE FM's Broadway in Bryant Park – 15 Years of music and performances – and we are incredibly proud of this event which has become an iconic New York City summer tradition for our listeners, Broadway fans and city visitors alike," Chris Conley, Program Director of 106.7 LITE FM, said last month. "We look forward to another summer season of joining new and returning guests outside in Bryant Park to watch our favorite award-winning Broadway performances."

It's all free and on a first-come-first-serve basis. You can bring blankets, but no tarps.

All shows start at 12:30 p.m. in Bryant Park on the west side of the park, on Sixth Avenue between 40th and 42nd streets.

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