Darren Criss, Megan Hilty & More Perform HAIR Showstopper At STARS FOR FOSTER KIDS Concert

By: Jun. 29, 2015
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Darren Criss and Megan Hilty join a starry cast for a HAIR gem!

Popular Broadway/Hollywood crossover stars Darren Criss and Megan Hilty were among a starry array of performers who came out tonight for a special one-night-only concert to benefit the You Gotta Believe foster kids charity called VOICES FOR THE VOICELESS: STARS FOR FOSTER KIDS.

Criss and Hilty joined a group finale set to the HAIR showstopper "Let The Sunshine In" along with several participants in the evening in a joyous musical tribute on the stage of the St. James Theater.

More information on VOICES FOR THE VOICELESS: STARS FOR FOSTER KIDS is as follows: "We are delighted to announce a special benefit on Broadway for You Gotta Believe, presented by Seth Rudetsky/James Wesley and BeachBody.com, Starring: Tina Fey * Tituss Burgess * Kristin Chenoweth * Rachel Crow * Antwone Fisher * Sutton Foster * Megan Hilty * Janice Huff * Christopher Jackson * Jane Krakowski * Alec Mapa * Andrea McArdle * Patina Miller * Rosie O'Donnell * Caroline Rhea * Tony Shellman * Charlene Tilton, and many more to come. PLUS Seth Rudetsky as Music Director! June 29, 2015, at the St. James Theater,
246 West 44th Street."

Visit the official site here.

The history of You Gotta Believe is described as such: "In 1995, Pat O'Brien, a Brooklynite working in New York City on preventing homelessness noticed a peculiar pattern: when reviewing surveys of adults in homeless shelters, he found that as many as 50% had spent time in foster care. Pat realized that youth who were leaving the foster care system had nowhere to go and were often finding themselves homeless. He thought it unrealistic to imagine that youth ages 18-21 would be prepared to make it on their own in today's society after being turned out onto the streets by the foster care system. Those teens needed permanent parents just as much as younger youth who are most often considered ready for adoption. And thus was born You Gotta Believe. Working with a group of adoptive parents and young people who aged out of care, Pat conceived of the idea of You Gotta Believe! The Older Child Adoption and Permanency Movement, Inc. Though initially started as a homelessness prevention program, YGB was envisioned as a movement to find permanent parents for teens without regard to their status as a freed child or even a child at all. Today, YGB is focused on one goal - to recruit lifetime parents for young adults, teens and tweens currently in the foster care system. For those who ask, "Where is Johnny going to live when Johnny gets discharged from foster care?" the answer is simple - "Right here at home with his family."

More information on You Gotta Believe is available at the official site here.

Darren Criss has appeared on Broadway in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING as well as starring this year as the title character in HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH in addition to being a popular favorite from FOX's long-running musical dramedy series GLEE and appearing in several other film and television projects.

Megan Hilty recently appeared in The Actors Fund BOMBSHELL reunion concert as well as appeared on Broadway in WICKED and NINE-TO-FIVE as well as starring in NBC's short-lived musical drama series SMASH among several other film and television appearances.

View the new video of Darren Criss, Megan Hilty and more at VOICES FOR THE VOICELESS: STARS FOR FOSTER KIDS below.


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