Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL

The documentary premieres on PBS on tonight, January 18 and rebroadcasts on Friday, January 21, 2022.

By: Jan. 18, 2022

Great Performances - Reopening: The Broadway Revival pulls the curtain back on some of Broadway's most popular shows, revealing how the New York theater industry undertook the monumental process of turning the lights back on after its longest hiatus in history due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A music-filled, intimate production told by the people who've been achieving the entertainment industry's largest comeback, Great Performances - Reopening: The Broadway Revival airs tonight, January 18 at 9 p.m. ET, and rebroadcasts on Friday, January 21 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/gperf and the PBS Video app as part of #PBSForTheArts.

The film screened for a Broadway-filled audience last night, January 17, at The Roxy Hotel and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the celebration. Check out photos below!

Offering exclusive behind-the-scenes access to shows including "Wicked," "Aladdin," "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," "Jagged Little Pill," "The Phantom of the Opera," "Waitress" and others, the film follows each production's journey as cast and crew reunite, rehearse and re-stage for their long-anticipated reopening nights.

Hosted by three-time New York Emmy Award-winning journalist and host of "On Stage" on Spectrum News NY1, Frank DiLella, the documentary is told by Broadway stars and legends, including 2021 Tony Award winner for Best Actress in a Musical Adrienne Warren ("Tina: The Tina Turner Musical"), 2021 Tony Award winner for Best Actor in a Musical Aaron Tveit ("Moulin Rouge"), Tony and Emmy nominee Sara Bareilles ("Waitress"), Michael James Scott ("Aladdin"), Tony nominee Elizabeth Stanley ("Jagged Little Pill"), Alexandra Billings ("Wicked"), Jawan M. Jackson ("Ain't Too Proud"), Jeanna de Waal ("Diana: The Musical"), Rachel Tucker ("Come From Away"), Tony nominee Andrew Rannells, Tony nominee Norm Lewis ("Chicken and Biscuits"), Olivier Award winner Sharon D. Clarke ("Caroline, or Change"), Tony winner Lea Salonga, Tony winner and Emmy winner Kristin Chenoweth, Tony winner Chita Rivera, Tony winner Laura Benanti, Tony winner David Rockwell and the legendary award-winning composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Movie Poster for Reopening: The Broadway Revival

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
William Ivey Long

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Dominic Fumusa and Ilana Levine

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Host/Executive Producer Frank DiLella

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Host/Executive Producer Frank DiLella and Director/Executive Producer Cody Williams

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Director/Executive Producer Cody Williams

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Frank DiLella and David Phoenix

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Host/Executive Producer Frank DiLella and Director/Executive Producer Cody Williams

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Ben Davis

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Cade Hudson, Marybeth Mahoney and Christopher DiLella

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Frank DiLella and Christopher DiLella

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Becky Brewer, Marybeth Mahoney, Frank DiLella, Kerry McGrath and Christopher DiLella

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Frank DiLella and Annika Pergament

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Director of Photography Derek Sexton Horani

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
David Rockwell

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Frank DiLella and Mike Killmon

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Frank DiLella and Stellene Volandes

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Julia Murney

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Julia Murney

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Frank DiLella and Patricia DiLella

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Frank DiLella, Patricia DiLella and Christopher DiLella

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Frank DiLella and Noble Black

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Frank DiLella and Amy Wilder

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Jeanna de Waal

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City Council Member Erik Bottcher and Frank DiLella

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Frank DiLella and Will Ganss

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Frank DiLella and Thomas Schumacher

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Craig Burns, Benton Whitley, Frank DiLella, Jen Namoff and CJ Johnston

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Jen Namoff and CJ Johnston

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Jen Namoff

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Brian Moreland

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Baruch Shemtov

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Michael James Scott

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Cody Williams, Frank DiLella, Michael James Scott and Elizabeth Stanley

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Michael James Scott and Elizabeth Stanley

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Elizabeth Stanley

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Elizabeth Stanley

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Jeremy Merrifield and Michael James Scott

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Marc Tumminelli, Frank DiLella and Blake Ross

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Frank DiLella and Blake Ross

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Cody Williams, Cinematographer Jess Orsburn, Frank DiLella, Morgan Wiener and Ashlyn Hoag

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Christopher J. Hanke

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Kevin Lally, Frank DiLella and Rob Shmalo

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Daniel Reichard

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Daniel Reichard

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Patrick McCollum and Daniel Reichard

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Christopher J. Hanke, Julia Murney and Daniel Reichard

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Cody Williams and Alysha Umphress

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Alysha Umphress

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Alysha Umphress

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Jawan M. Jackson

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Jawan M. Jackson

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Host/Executive Producer Frank DiLella

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Director/Executive Producer Cody Williams and Host/Executive Producer Frank DiLella

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Director/Executive Producer Cody Williams and Host/Executive Producer Frank DiLella

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Director/Executive Producer Cody Williams

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
William Ivey Long and David Rockwell

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
William Ivey Long and Frank DiLella

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Jeanna de Waal and William Ivey Long

Photos: Broadway Comes Out to Celebrate PBS' REOPENING: THE BROADWAY REVIVAL
Cody Williams, Jeanna de Waal, Frank DiLella Alysha Umphress and Jawan M. Jackson

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Jeanna de Waal and Alysha Umphress



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