Menzel, Bareilles, Mitchell, O’Hara, Clark, and more team up with NYC NEXT with music video performing Billy Joel’s NEW YORK STATE OF MIND

VIDEO: Sara Bareilles, Idina Menzel, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and More Perform Billy Joel's Photo
New York City is slowly continuing to recover after a previous rough year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though we’re still challenged with the Delta Variant cases rising, people are beginning to resume their lives.
 
These last few weeks, some of the biggest names in show business have teamed up with NYCNext for a very special project. Get ready to celebrate the city that we love with a powerful all-star tribute music video performing Billy Joel‘s ultimate love letter to our home….. NEW YORK STATE OF MIND.
Directed by Joshua Seftel and filmed in all 5 boroughs of New York, it features some familiar faces from the Great Bright Way including…..
Tony nominee and Grammy winner Sara Bareilles,
Tony nominated stage and screen favorite Mario Cantone,
Emmy winner Stephen Colbert,
Tony winner Victoria Clark,
Tony winner Kelli O’Hara,
Tony winner LaChanze,
Broadway favorite Jerry Dixon,
Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Kitt
Tony winner Idina Menzel,
and so much more.
Tissues out before watching please!!!
 
This video continues to give us so much light, joy, and support!!
 
We cannot wait to start relaunching our tours and getting back to the Big Apple as soon as we can.
 
We’re all in this together!! Please get vaccinated, continue to follow ongoing safety precautions, and look out for each other. New York City is strong!!!
 
How powerful was that?!!!