Photo Coverage: Backstage Look as Stars Prepare for BROADWAY UNPLUGGED

Postponed from last January when the fake blizzard closed New York City, Broadway Unplugged, the critically acclaimed annual concert returned last night, July 20, 2015. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out backstage photos below!

It's the show where today's stars sing great show tunes the way they used to be performed on Broadway: without a microphone! It's the pure human voice soaring to the rafters, showing an awestruck audience, once again, that they've got the same chops as the great stars of yesteryear. New York's critics have said every year that this is one of the most thrilling concerts they have ever witnessed. Broadway Unplugged always get sensational stars -- and this year is no exception.

The cast featured: Michael Cerveris (6X Tony Nominee with 2 Wins - including Fun Home), Stephanie J. Block (Tony Nominee), Carolee Carmello (3X Tony Nominee), Marc Kudisch (3X Tony Nominee), John Easterlin (4X Grammy Winner), Vivian Reed (2X Tony Nominee), Michael Cavenaugh (Broadway revival of West Side Story as Tony),Jenny Powers (Broadway Revival of Grease as Rizzo),William Michals (Lincoln Center revival of South Pacific as Emile de Beque), Christopher Johnstone (Carnegie Hall),Molly Pope ("The Downtown Diva"), Bill Daugherty (Every Single Broadway Unplugged!).

Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Crystal Joy

Carolee Carmello and Adriane Lenox

Erin Davie, Farah Alvin, Carolee Carmello, Crystal Joy, Vivian Reed, Molly Pope, Adriane Lenox and Cheryl Freeman

Jenny Powers, Stephanie J. Block, Erin Davie, Molly Pope, Carolee Carmello, Adriane Lenox, Crystal Joy, Cheryl Freeman and Vivian Reed

Scott Siegel (Creator, Writer, Host and Director) joins the ladies of the cast-Jenny Powers, Stephanie J. Block, Erin Davie, Molly Pope, Carolee Carmello, Adriane Lenox, Crystal Joy, Cheryl Freeman and Vivian Reed

John Easterlin, Jimmy James Sutherland, Bill Daugherty, Caliaf St. Aubyn, Scott Siegel, William Michals, Crystal Joy, Quentin Earl Darrington and Christopher Johnstone

John Easterlin and William Michals

John Easterlin and William Michals

Caliaf St. Aubyn and Jeffry Denman

Rene Atchison and William Michals

Rene Atchison, William Michals and Kalen Michals

Jimmy James Sutherland and Scott Siegel

Stephanie J. Block and Farah Alvin

Stephanie J. Block, Farah Alvin, Carolee Carmello and Scott Siegel

John Easterlin, Christopher Johnstone and William Michals

Rick Hinkson (Co-Director), Quentin Earl Darrington and Crystal Joy

Quentin Earl Darrington and Crystal Joy