Drew Lachey Will Kick Off New Broadway Season With Free Concert In Times Square

New York, NY (CNS) - Broadway is getting ready to produce an award-winning number, Broadway on Broadway 2008, a free concert hosted by Drew Lachey that will kick off the new Broadway season in Times Square on September 14.

Celebrity News Service has always been a fan of Lachey's, long before he danced into the winner's circle during the second season of "Dancing with the Stars." He is currently appearing in the Tony-winning musical spoof Monty Python's "Spamalot."

Lachey will perform numbers from "Spamalot" during the concert, and said in a statement, "I am delighted to be a part of the Broadway community and I love this great city. I look forward to showing the Broadway fans from New York and around the world just what we have to offer." Lachey will introduce performances from the upcoming productions "A Tale of Two Cities," Elton John's "Billy Elliott" and "13."

Cast members from such shows as "Avenue Q," "Grease," "Gypsy," "Hairspray," "Jersey Boys," "Legally Blonde," "Mamma Mia!" and "Wicked" will all perform at the concert. The show will end with a grand Broadway-style finale -- a shower of confetti that will stretch from 43rd to 47th Streets, which will be closed to traffic.