Matthew Morrison, Rachel Bloom, and Noah Galvin are confirmed to perform at the Parkland Benefit Concert. The show is set to take place on April 16.
"From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert For Parkland, USA," will take place at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida at 7 p.m. EDT. Other confirmed guests include Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Justin Guarini, Ephraim Sykes, Erich Bergen, Christy Altomare, Telly Leung, Laura Bell Bundy, Lynne Champlin, Jordan Donica, and more.
Some of the songs that were written by the students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School will be performed at the benefit concert. They also collaborated with Joe Iconis, Drew Gasparini, Bobby Cronin, and Zoe Sarnak who all work as theatrical composers in New York City.
Tickets for From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert For Parkland, USA are now available and can be purchased online. Approximately 10,000 tickets will be donated to the families and staff of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
A fundraising page for the victims of the mass shooting has also been set up. A CD and DVD of this month's concert will also be available via Amazon.
The Parkland Benefit Concert is produced by Van Dean, Yael Silver, Kenny Howard, Andrea Canny, and Chris Yakubchik.
Parkland Shooting
On Feb. 14, 17 people were killed by Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old former student at the said high school. Cruz was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder as well as 17 counts of attempted murder for the people he injured.
Following the mass shooting, the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School urged the government to issue stricter gun control rules. Less than a month after the shooting, Governor Rick Scott signed a bill that now set the minimum age for buying rifles in Florida to 21.
March For Our Lives Success
In March, the student survivors also organized the March for Our Lives event in Washington D.C, which served as a nationwide protest against gun violence and in support of the #NeverAgain movement. A slew of celebrities and singers took part in the protest, namely, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, and more.
"It's amazing the universal support we've gotten. I mean, it's proof that this isn't red and blue. This isn't generation versus generation. This is the 97 percent of people who believe that we need to take steps here together," said Cameron Kasky, one of the students.
