{"id":151053,"date":"2021-03-26T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=151053"},"modified":"2021-03-29T12:52:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T16:52:38","slug":"vanessa-williams-billy-porter-audra-mcdonald-record-a-song-stand-for-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/vanessa-williams-billy-porter-audra-mcdonald-record-a-song-stand-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanessa Williams, Billy Porter &#038; Audra McDonald Record a Song &#8216;Stand for Change&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2020\/06\/hulu-to-debut-justin-simiens-horror-film-bad-hair-in-october\/\">Vanessa Williams<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2020\/01\/billy-porter-discusses-role-as-fab-g-in-sonys-upcoming-re-imagined-cinderella\/\">Billy Porter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2020\/10\/audra-mcdonald-to-star-in-pandemic-themed-series-the-second-wave\/\">Audra McDonald<\/a> and other founding members of Black Theatre United have recorded the song and video&nbsp;<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NhLS1Ytl86I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cStand for Change,\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;with all proceeds donated to social justice efforts. The friends recorded their song parts separately due to the pandemic in partnership with the&nbsp;<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/r2ac.republicrecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republic Records Action Committee<\/a>. <span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">V<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">anessa Williams, Billy Porter Audra McDonald Record Song &#8216;Stand Change&#8217; along with other founding members.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/UYYTWNTJPRD7PHJATR2FIV3YL4-1024x776.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Williams, Billy Porter Audra McDonald Record Song 'Stand for Change\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-151055\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The song is performed by 13 BTU founding members (all veterans of the Broadway stage) including&nbsp;Vanessa Williams,&nbsp;Billy Porter,&nbsp;Audra McDonald, Darius de Haas,&nbsp;Norm Lewis,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2015\/08\/audra-mcdonald-brian-stokes-mitchell-billy-porter-will-headline-all-star-lineup-of-shuffle-along-revival\/\">Brian Stokes <\/a>Mitchell,&nbsp;Lillias White, Allyson Tucker,&nbsp;Michael McElroy,&nbsp;NaTasha Yvette Williams,&nbsp;LaChanze, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2011\/07\/wendell-pierce-added-to-taylor-hackfords-parker\/\">Wendell Pierce,<\/a> and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.playbill.com\/person\/capathia-jenkins-vault-0000037995\">Capathia Jenkins<\/a>, with additional founding members making appearances in the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NhLS1Ytl86I?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/NhLS1Ytl86I\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the latest step by Black-led groups trying to make Broadway more diversified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOver this past year, the pandemic has had a devastating impact on many industries, and the entertainment industry and the shutdown of Broadway has been hit significantly,\u201d said co-founder Williams. \u201cWe\u2019re hopeful \u2018Stand for Change,\u2019 will bring more attention to the plight of Black theatre artists and will inspire and empower people to believe we can make meaningful changes to create a more equitable society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStand for Change,\u201d written by NYU professor Dave Schroeder and Grammy nominee Phil Galdston, is released in partnership with Republic Records Action Committee. Galdston produces with Swagg R\u2019Celious. The video is produced by HunterPark Productions partners Bethanie Schwartz and Lauren Tuttman in collaboration with producer Liz Curtis, directed by filmmaker Michael Cooke, and edited by Zeus Sepulveda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Vanessa Williams, Billy Porter &amp; Audra McDonald Record a Song &#8216;Stand for Change&#8217; Vanessa Williams, Billy Porter &amp; Audra McDonald Record a Song &#8216;Stand for Change&#8217; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u201cOver this past year, the pandemic has had a devastating impact on many industries, and the entertainment industry and the shutdown of Broadway has been hit significantly,\u201d said co-founder Williams. \u201cWe\u2019re hopeful \u2018Stand for Change,\u2019 will bring more attention to the plight of Black theatre artists and will inspire and empower people to believe we can make meaningful changes to create a more equitable society.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vanessa Williams, Billy Porter and Audra McDonald and other founding members of Black Theatre United have recorded the song and video&nbsp;\u201cStand for Change,\u201d&nbsp;with all proceeds donated to social justice efforts. 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