A Capitol Fourth 2016

Join host Tom Bergeron for our country’s 240th birthday festivities, with performances by Smokey Robinson, Kenny Loggins, Gavin DeGraw, Cassadee Pope, Amber Riley, Jackie Evancho, Sutton Foster and the Broadway cast of “On Your Feet!” with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly. “A Capitol Fourth” airs live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol before an audience of hundreds of thousands, millions at home and to our troops around the world via American Forces Network.

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The concert includes a performance by the cast of the smash hit Broadway musical "On Your Feet!," the inspiring true story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan.

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The concert features a performance by legendary Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson.

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The concert features a performance by Christopher Jackson, who plays George Washington in the Broadway smash hit "Hamilton."

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The concert features a performance by Tony Award-winning Broadway and television star Sutton Foster.

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The concert features multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw.

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The concert features platinum selling recording star and Grammy Award-winner Kenny Loggins.

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The concert features actress and singer Amber Riley (“Glee”), who is set to star in "Dreamgirls The Musical" in London.

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The concert features musical prodigy and classical crossover star Jackie Evancho.

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Yolanda Adams

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This year's concert features skater Scott Hamilton.

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The concert features award-winning country vocalist Cassadee Pope.

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Capping off the show will be a rousing rendition of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture,” with live cannon fire provided by the United States Army Presidential Salute Battery, an audience favorite and “A Capitol Fourth” tradition.

Also participating in the event will be the Choral Arts Society of Washington, Patrick Lundy & The Ministers of Music, the U.S. Army Ceremonial Band, the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, members of the Armed Forces carrying the State and Territorial Flags and the Armed Forces Color Guard provided by the Military District of Washington, D.C.

And, for the first time ever, the broadcast will be live-streamed online on Facebook Live and will also be available for online viewing for a limited time only, July 4 to July 18, 2016.

"A Capitol Fourth" is on Facebook, Pinterest, and you can follow @July4thPBS on Twitter. #July4thPBS

A co-production of Jerry Colbert of Capital Concerts and WETA, Washington, D.C.