Theatre artists and activists alike gathered on September 21, 2020 from 8:00pm – 9:00pm for Lights Up on Voter Mobilization, a virtual town hall hosted by the Broadway Green Alliance (BGA). The stream shared actionable steps to mobilize and register voters, broke down candidates’ positions on climate issues, and explored the intersection of environmental and racial justice issues.
The lineup of participants included Tony winner LaChanze (The Color Purple), her daughter Celia Rose Gooding (Jagged Little Pill), Tony nominees Jenn Colella (Come From Away) and Brandon Victor Dixon (Hamilton), Javier Munoz (Hamilton), Anthony Rapp (Rent), Tamika Lawrence (Come From Away), and Kirsten Wyatt (A Christmas Story), as well as former U.S. Representative and Fair Fight founder Stacey Abrams, Denis Dison (Director of Communications at NRDC Action Fund), Julie Tighe (New York League of Conservation Voters President), Sylvester Johnson III (VoteRiders Natioinal Volunteer Manager), Priestley Johnson (Deputy Director of Partnerships and Outreach at When We All Vote), Marti Gould Cummings (Drag Artist and City Council Candidate), Reta Jo Lewis (Former Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. Department of State), Kay Smith (founder of Flint Water Festival), and Tappan Vickery (Director of Voter Engagement at HeadCount).
Organizational partners for this town hall included Playbill, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Belt the Vote, Black Theatre United, Broadway Serves, Climate Week NYC, Gilana’s Fund, the NRDC Action Fund, R.Evolución Latina, the #WeAre Foundation, and the Broadway production of Wicked. David Alpert served as Director and Creative Producer for the event, with Jayson Speters as Graphic Designer.