Broadway comes together to perform a new single for Orlando

Broadway heavyweights joined up on June 15th to record a beautiful cover of "What the World Needs Now is Love" by Burt Bacharach and Hal Davis in response to the devastating Orlando shooting last week. 

The Broadway for Orlando recording brought together the diverse group of artists to inspire love and hope in the wake of the tragedy. According to Broadway Records, 100 percent of the proceeds are going towards The LGBT Center of Central Florida.

"We started making calls and suddenly we had tons of theatre actors along with an orchestra and the services of a fully-staffed recording studio, all willing to donating their time and talent," Seth Rudetsky, musical director of Broadway Records, said in a press release. 

The recording includes Lin-Manuel Miranda, Idina Menzel, Whoopi Goldberg, Carole King, Audra McDonald and dozens of other prolific performers. At 3:20 you can even catch a bit of Disney's Frozen magic coming to life with Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell side by side.

The tribute was inspired by the 1985 charity single "We Are the World," recorded to raise funds for famine relief in Africa. 

"Our community of artists has banded together as we always do to show we can end this cycle of violence and intolerance. Love WILL prevail," Rudetsky said.

The song is available digitally for $1.99 on iTunes or at Broadway Records. For a full list of those featured in the recording, visit Broadway Records.

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