Sunday, February 8th, 2026 • 11:00 AM EST
In-Person + Livestream
Join Broadway stars, music therapists, and music lovers for a heart-lifting brunch and cabaret performance that brings joy while raising funds for medically fragile children. Every dollar you give helps provide a ukulele and music therapy support to a hospitalized child.
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About the Brunch
“All Uke Need is Love” is a Broadway Brunch & Cabaret, presented by the Ukulele Kids Club with music direction by Joshua Turchin and hosted by Thayne Jasperson. It’s a celebration of Broadway talent, uplifting performances, and the power of music to heal.
The event benefits the Ukulele Kids Club (UKC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to donating ukuleles to medically fragile children and supporting their health through music therapy. As of 2025, UKC has donated more than 16,000 ukuleles to hospitalized children around the world, and every $50 donation provides a child their own ukulele to use in music therapy and keep forever.
Featured Performers
Here are some of the incredible artists you’ll enjoy at this year’s event
- Thayne Jasperson – Host (Hamilton, Matilda, Newsies)
- Joshua Turchin – Music Director (Forbidden Broadway)
- Allie Trimm – (Wicked, 13: The Musical)
- Michael Thatcher – (Wicked, The Play That Goes Wrong)
- Anna Zavelson – (Masquerade, The Notebook)
- Jenny Mollet – (Ragtime, Six, The Color Purple)
- Gabriella Pizzolo – (Stranger Things, Fun Home, Matilda)
- Krystal Hernandez, Kay Sibal, Najah Hetsberger, Gianna Yanelli, Kelsie Watts,Taylor-Marie Daniel – (SIX: The Musical, Various Broadway Credits)
- Desmond Luis Edwards & Madison Kopec – (How to Dance in Ohio)
- Dance Molinari Broadway Students
- UKC Ambassador: Anabelle Liebert
*Artists and acts are subject to change.
Why Your Support Matters
Children facing long hospital stays often experience anxiety, stress, and isolation. Music therapy with the ukulele as a simple, joyful tool, helps reduce pain, foster emotional resilience, and create moments of connection and joy. Your ticket, livestream purchase, or donation helps place more instruments into hospital therapy programs in NYC and worldwide.
MIC-CHECK- $500
- 2 tickets to the show.
- A mention on our monthly newsletter leading up to the event.
- Your logo in the event waiting room.
WARM-UP - $1000
- 4 tickets to the show.
- Mentions on our social media platforms leading up to the event.
- A mention on our monthly newsletter leading up to the event.
COSTUMES - $2000
- 5 tickets to the show.
- Mentions on our social media platforms leading up to the event. A mention on our monthly newsletter leading up to the event.
- A verbal recognition at the event from a Broadway star!
PERFORMANCE! - $5,000
- 10 tickets to the show.
- Listed on event invitation and promotional materials
- Mentions on our social media platforms leading up to the event. A mention on our monthly newsletter leading up to the event.
- Your company will be featured as the presenting donor in national and regional press releases (New York state)
- A verbal recognition at the event from our hosts!
Donate What You Can
Donate what you can to help us reach our goal of 1,000 kids with a uke of their own.
Support the UKC in Style
Every t-shirt sold helps bring the healing power of music to medically fragile children. When you wear this shirt, you are helping deliver joy, comfort, and connection to kids and families who need it most.
Our Sponsors
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Score Amazing Broadway Memorabilia!
We have some wonderful items for auction thanks to the generosity of our NYC community. Can’t make the event? No worries! You can place a bid from wherever in the continental USA as of February 2nd, 2026.
About the Ukulele Kids Club
The Ukulele Kids Club (UKC) is on a mission to transform lives through music by donating ukuleles and providing music therapy support to medically fragile children. Since its founding, UKC has helped tens of thousands of children around the world with resources that promote wellness, creativity, and emotional resilience. Ukulele Kids Club Inc
