"She Loves Me" from Broadway Backwards 2025 featuring Kelli O'Hara

Broadway’s legendary luminaries and bright rising stars lit up the storied Gershwin Theatre on March 10, 2025, as Broadway Backwards delivered powerhouse performances celebrating LGBTQ+ love, the strength of community and the boundless power of hope. The enemies-to-lovers trope blossomed into romance as Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara lent her breathtaking vocals to the swoon-worthy title song from She Loves Me. Broadway Backwards Creator Robert Bartley served as director, writer and choreographer. "She Loves Me" was arranged by Dan Lipton, orchestrated by Ben Krauss, Dan Lipton & Curtis Moore with music direction by Meg Zervoulis, who also conducted. The show raised a record $1,111,788 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) in New York City. The one-night-only, annual event is produced by Broadway Cares. By transforming show tunes into queer stories, Broadway Backwards stands as the only annual event on Broadway custom-made for the LGBTQ+ community, friends and allies. This elevated evening brings to life the stories audiences long to see onstage in fresh, unexpected and deeply moving ways. Jenn Colella hosted the sold-out evening, joyously welcoming returning guests while ushering in a new generation of Broadway Backwards attendees. Colella led a cast of 82 performers and a 13-piece orchestra in the event’s celebratory 19th edition. Video by Bardo Arts; edited by Josh Drake Producers: Michael Carmine Di Bianco, Ken McGee and Scott T. Stevens Music Supervisors: Ted Arthur and Mary-Mitchell Campbell Music Directors: Nicholas Connors and Nick Wilders Choreographers: Robert Bartley, Amanda LaMotte and Adam Roberts Production Stage Manager: Heather Hogan Casting Consultants: Mark Brandon, CSA, and Jarrett Reiche from Casting by ARC Lighting Design: Katy Atwell and Jeff Croiter Sound Design: Josh Maszle Prop Design: Jenna Snyder and Alexander Wylie Costume Designers: Kitty Cassetti, Antonio Consuegra, Alex Rockey, Matthew Torbett and Tyler Carlton “T.C.” Williams Hair and Makeup Design: Megan Burke