Which is the most beautiful sound you've ever heard: the name "Maria" or Bonnie Milligan's interpretation of the time-honored classic "Maria"?

Our vote is "C": all of the above.

This year's dazzling #BroadwayBackwards raised a record $765,069 to provide meals and medication, counseling and health care, housing and hope for those who need them most through Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and NYC's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.

"Maria" by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim from West Side Story
Arranged by Nick Wilders
Orchestrated by Robert Meffe
Conducted by Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh

Broadway Backwards 2023
Written and Directed by Robert Bartley
Music Supervisors: Ted Arthur, Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Music Directors: Nick Wilders, Nicholas Connors
Production Stage Manager: Jeff Brancato
Props Design: Jenna Snyder, Alexander Wylie
Lighting Design: Nyle Farmer
Sound Design: Marie Renee Foucher
Hair & Makeup Design & Supervision: Megan Burke
Hair Consultant & Hairstylist: Ian Joseph

Video by Bardo Arts