Watch: Fantasia, Darren Criss, More Sing in PBS' A Capitol Fourth Concert | Playbill

Streaming Watch: Fantasia, Darren Criss, More Sing in PBS' A Capitol Fourth Concert

The Independence Day telecast is now available for streaming.

Fantasia and Darren Criss

PBS' 44th annual July 4th concert A Capitol Fourth, broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, is now available for streaming at PBS.org—and below.

The concert features performances from The Color Purple stage and screen star Fantasia; Emmy winner Darren Criss, who is headed back to Broadway later this season in Maybe Happy Ending; Grammy winner Smokey Robinson; Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Sheila E.; neo-soul pop band Fitz & Noelle from Fitz and The Tantrums; composer and producer Chloe Flower; Grammy-nominated disco sensations Sister Sledge, now featuring Sledgendary; recording artist Loren Allred; dancer and choreographer Britt Stewart; and Olympic Gold medal-winning gymnast Shawn Johnson East.

Performers are backed by the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of pops conductor Jack Everly.

Watch below:

The concert includes a celebration of Motown's 65th anniversary, led by Robinson; a Tribute to Team USA, hosted by East, that celebrates the athletes competing in the summer Olympic Games in Paris; and a Salute to American Heroes Past and Present, honoring the service of Americans from 1776 to today, including an appearance by an original "Rosie the Riveter," Mae Krier.

Also participating in the event are the Members of the Armed Forces carrying the State and Territorial Flags, the Armed Forces Color Guard provided by the Military District of Washington, D.C., the Choral Arts Society of Washington, and Patrick Lundy & The Ministers of Music.

 
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