Fans brave the rain to attend the free outdoor Stars in the Alley concert in New York on Wednesday, June 7, 2006. The concert celebrated the 2005-06 Broadway season and featured performances and special appearances by cast members from Broadway's most popular musicals and plays.
Tony-nominated writer and actor Bob Martin, left, whose musical "The Drowsy Chaperone" is nominated for 13 Tonys, performs under a parade of umbrellas at the free outdoor Stars in the Alley concert held in New York on Wednesday, June 7, 2006. With him are co-stars Sutton Foster, second from right, and Beth Leavel, right, who are also both nominated for their roles in the musical.
Actress Cherry Jones and Ian McDiarmid, Tony-nominated actor for his performance in the Broadway play "Faith Healer," shield themselves from the rain with an umbrella as they participate in the free outdoor Stars in the Alley concert in New York on Wednesday, June 7, 2006.
From left, Lloyd Young, Daniel Reichard, Christian Hoff and J. Robert Spencer of the Tony award nominated musical "Jersey Boys," perform at the free outdoor Stars in the Alley concert in New York on Wednesday, June 7, 2006. "Jersey Boys" is nominated for eight Tony awards.
Former "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon, now a Tony-nominated actress for her performance in the Broadway play "Rabbit Hole," waits to go on stage at the free outdoor Stars in the Alley concert in New York on Wednesday, June 7, 2006.
Angie Schworer, who plays Ulla in the Broadway musical "The Producers," performs in the rain during the free outdoor Stars in the Alley concert in New York on Wednesday, June 7, 2006.
Michael Cerveris, nominated for a Tony for his performance in the Broadway musical "Sweeney Todd," participates in the free outdoor Stars in the Alley concert in New York on Wednesday, June 7, 2006.
Tony-nominated writer and actor Bob Martin, whose musical "The Drowsy Chaperone" is nominated for 13 awards, is interviewed after the free outdoor Stars in the Alley concert in New York on Wednesday, June 7, 2006. The 60th Tony Awards ceremony will be held Sunday, June 11, 2006.