Nick Cordero’s former Broadway castmates to perform special tribute online following his death from COVID-19 complications
Nick Cordero’s former castmates from his run of Broadway shows will pay tribute to him in an upcoming memorial tribute special.
The singers and actors will perform songs honoring Nick on Sunday, September 6, at 7 p.m. ET on BroadwayOnDemand.com.
The special will be posted free for viewers, though donations will be accepted for the Save The Music Foundation.
In memoriam: The friends and Broadway castmates of the late actor Nick Cordero will pay tribute to him with an online special airing for free on September 6 on BroadwayOnDemand.com; Nick shown in 2016 in A Bronx Tale
‘As Nick’s family and friends come together to celebrate his life, the tribute event will include photographs, videos, memories and commentary from those he grew up with, worked with, and shared his talent with, as well as special performances by those with whom he shared the stage,’ read a statement from BroadwayOnDemand
So far, the actors and singers involved haven’t been announced.
Nick died at 41 on July 5 following a 95-day stay in the intensive care unit.
After being diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, he was placed on a ventilator and had to undergo dialysis. In April, his left leg was amputated.
Amanda Kloots, Nick’s wife, revealed that Nick had overcome the virus, but his lungs had been too severely damaged for him to recover.
Secret cast: So far, the actors joining the performance haven’t been announced
Gone too soon: Nick died at 41 on July 5 following a 95-day stay in the intensive care unit as he battled COVID-19 and its complications
Coming soon: Nick will be honored with Live Your Life, a live album release of a one-man show he put on in April 2019 at New York’s Feinstein’s/54 Below cabaret. It’s available September 17
This new tribute special will precede the release of a new live solo album released in Nick’s name.
His one-man special, recorded in April 2019 at New York’s Feinstein’s/54 Below cabaret, will be released by Broadway Records on September 17.
The album is named Live Your Life after a pop song that Nick wrote and performed.
It became the anthem for Amanda, who would sing along with the song every day at 3 p.m. while he was in the hospital, and fans supporting the musical theater star shared their own versions of the track.
Rooting for him: The album is named after the pop song Nick wrote and recorded, which his wife Amanda Kloots performed every day at 3 p.m. while he was in the ICU
Touching: Amanda took to Instagram Sunday with an emotional shot of herself that Nick took while she was napping
On Sunday, Amanda shared an emotional post featuring a photo Nick snapped while she was napping.
‘I found this on Nicks phone,’ the fitness pro, 38, told her 580,000-plus followers. ‘I don’t remember him taking this picture but know exactly where we are here.’
Kloots, who is mother to son Elvis Eduardo, one, with the late Tony-nominee, added, ‘I really miss sleeping next to him, cuddling into his shoulder and having someone to hold.’
As she tries to move on from her husband’s long health struggle, Amanda has been keeping her fans abreast as she adjusts to life in her new home in Los Angeles’ Laurel Canyon, where she and Nick purchased a house after moving from New York.
New beginning: Kloots and her son have moved into a home in Southern California’s Laurel Canyon that Cordero had bought for the family in a coast-to-coast move