"How it Ends" from Broadway Backwards 2025 featuring Joy Woods

Broadway’s legendary luminaries and bright rising stars lit up the storied Gershwin Theatre on March 10, 2025, as Broadway Backwards delivered powerhouse performances celebrating LGBTQ+ love, the strength of community and the boundless power of hope. One of Broadway’s buzziest stars, Joy Woods foretold her own lovely LGBTQ+ love story with a captivating rendition of “How It Ends” from Big Fish. Broadway Backwards Creator Robert Bartley served as director, writer and choreographer. "How it Ends" was orchestrated by Greg Anthony Rassen and conducted by Mary-Mitchell Campbell . The show raised a record $1,111,788 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) in New York City. The one-night-only, annual event is produced by Broadway Cares. Tickets for the 20th anniversary edition, set for March 23, 2026, are available now at broadwaycares.org/backwards. Producers: Michael Carmine Di Bianco, Ken McGee and Scott T. Stevens Music Supervisors: Ted Arthur and Mary-Mitchell Campbell Music Directors: Nicholas Connors and Nick Wilders Choreographers: Robert Bartley, Amanda LaMotte and Adam Roberts Production Stage Manager: Heather Hogan Casting Consultants: Mark Brandon, CSA, and Jarrett Reiche from Casting by ARC Lighting Design: Katy Atwell and Jeff Croiter Sound Design: Josh Maszle Prop Design: Jenna Snyder and Alexander Wylie Costume Designers: Kitty Cassetti, Antonio Consuegra, Alex Rockey, Matthew Torbett and Tyler Carlton “T.C.” Williams Hair and Makeup Design: Megan Burke