The cast of Wicked will be singing "The First Noel" on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet on FOX, Thursday morning December 18th.
The performance is in recognition of Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 10, the annual holiday music CD which benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Wicked can be heard twice on this year's CD: One track is a new arrangement by Ben Cohn of "The Coventry Carol," and the other track is from 2003, the first recording for the Carols for a Cure series by Wicked, "I Saw Three Ships," sung by Tony Award winner Idina Menzel.
The two-disc special 10th Anniversary Edition of Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Volume 10 offers 36 original and traditional holiday songs.
In addition to 26 new recordings by stars and casts from virtually every show on Broadway, including the premiere of an original song by Elton John, "Cold Christmas," recorded by the cast of Billy Elliot, there also are highlights from Vols. 1-9, with the voices of Antonio Banderas, Harvey Fierstein, Idina Menzel, Bernadette Peters, and Andréa Burns, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michael Longoria, Nick Jonas and American Idol's Constantine Maroulis and Ace Young. Also performing on this year's CD are Rosie's Broadway Kids, young students in the performing arts program founded by Rosie O'Donnell.
Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Volume 10 can be ordered for only $20 through BC/EFA at broadwaycares.org or by calling (212) 840-0770 x250 Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST. Additionally, the CDs are sold during a six-week "Gypsy-of-the-Year" fundraising period from mid-October through mid-December at participating Broadway and off-Broadway shows in New York. The CDs also are available at select venues throughout the U.S., including The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC; The LA Phil Store in Disney Hall; Reprise Theater Company at Brentwood Theatre; and The Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities in Colorado.
Produced by Lynn Pinto for Rock-It Science Records, the Carols for a Cure series of recordings has raised over $2.5 million for BC/EFA since its inception in 1999, providing support and care for those suffering with AIDS, as well as lending support to women's health issues.
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet is hosted by Mike Jerrick and Juliet Huddy, and broadcast live from FOX studios in New York City.
