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In times of uncertainty, confusion, and sadness, the people of the world always seem to come together and create beacons for hope. 



Beacons come in many different forms, especially in today's hyper-digital world. From inspirational quotes to positive hashtags, from happy stories to beautiful videos.



Our world has once again been thrust into a time of uncertainty and confusion, just as it was on June 12, 2016.



On that day almost four years ago, one of the U.S.'s worst mass shootings in history took place at Orlando's Pulse nightclub. A gunman killed 49 people and wounded 53 others.



In the days following, Broadway stars and pop culture icons came together to lend their vocals to a stunning rendition of Hal David's "What the World Needs Now is Love".



We invite you to join us in pulling hope from this all-star performance once more.




https://youtu.be/t5AyGvJcyoU




Per Playbill.com, lyrics and singers are as follows:



SARA BAREILLES: What the world needs now is love, sweet love



CAROLE KING: It's the only thing that there's just too little of



BERNADETTE PETERS: What the world needs now is love, sweet love



AUDRA McDONALD: No not just for some, but for everyone



BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL: Lord we don't need another mountain



WAYNE BRADY: There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb



SEAN HAYES/ANDREA MARTIN: There are oceans and rivers



MATTHEW BRODERICK: Enough to cross 



LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA: Enough to last



MARISSA JARET WINOKUR/ROSIE O’DONNELL: Enough to Last



SEAN HAYES/ANDREA MARTIN/MATTHEW BRODERICK/LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA plus JANET METZ: 



'Till the end of time



KRISTEN BELL (with chorus): What the world needs now is love, sweet love



SARAH JESSICA PARKER: It's the only thing that there's just too little of



GLORIA ESTEFAN (with chorus): What the world needs now is love, sweet love



IDINA MENZEL: No not just for some, but for everyone



WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Lord we don't need another meadow



BILLY PORTER: There are cornfields and wheat fields, enough to grow



JOSE LLANA/ANDREA BURNS: There are sunbeams and moon beams, enough to shine



LEN CARIOU/TOMMY TUNE: Oh listen, Lord 



CHITA RIVERA: If you want to know



JOEL GREY: If you wanna know



LILLIAS WHITE: Whoa!



CHORUS: Whoa!



RENÉE ELISE GOLDSBERRY (with chorus): What the world needs now is love, sweet love



ALICE RIPLEY: It's the only thing that there's just too little of



KIMIKO GLENN: What the world needs now is love, sweet love



BD WONG: No not just for some 



JESSIE MUELLER: But for everyone.



KELLI O’HARA: What the world needs now is love, sweet love



ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY/LIZ CALLAWAY: What the world needs now is love, sweet love



ROSIE PEREZ: What the world needs now is love, sweet love



CHORUS: What the world needs now is love, sweet love (repeats)



ORFEH What the world needs...



KEALA SETTLE : We need love!



CARMEN CUSACK: What the world needs now



LILLIAS WHITE: What we need now!



KEALA SETTLE: What we need is love



ORFEH: What the world, what the world, what the world needs now



KEALA SETTLE: Let me hear some love



LILLIAS WHITE: Sweet love!



CARMEN CUSACK: Love



ORFEH: What the world, what the world, needs now



CARMEN CUSACK: Love, love, love, love.



Chorus: Sara Bareilles, Kristen Bell, Wayne Brady, Matthew Broderick, Andréa Burns, Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz Callaway, Len Cariou, Paul Castree, Michael Cerveris, Joshua Colley, Lilla Crawford, Carmen Cusack, Darius de Haas, Fran Drescher, Gloria Estefan, Kimiko Glenn, Whoopi Goldberg, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Joel Grey, Sean Hayes, Nina Hennessey, James Monroe Iglehart, Julie James, Carole King, Judy Kuhn, Nathan Lane, Anika Larsen, Zachary Levi, Jose Llana, Rebecca Luker, Andrea Martin, Audra McDonald, Idina Menzel, Janet Metz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jessie Mueller, Donna Murphy, Rosie O’Donnell, Kelli O’Hara, Rory O’Malley, Orfeh, Sarah Jessica Parker, Christine Pedi, Rosie Perez, Bernadette Peters, Billy Porter, Alice Ripley, Chita Rivera, Seth Rudetsky, Keala Settle, Kate Shindle, Jennifer Simard, Will Swenson, Rachel Tucker, Tommy Tune, Jonah Verdon, James Wesley, Juli Wesley, Lillias White, Edith Windsor, Marissa Jaret Winokur, BD Wong and Tony Yazbeck.

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In times of uncertainty, confusion, and sadness, the people of the world always seem to come together and create beacons for hope. Beacons come in many different forms, especially in …