To view our videos, you need to
enable JavaScript. Learn how.
install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now.

Then come back here and refresh the page.

Courtesy of the Broadway Green Alliance, the showbiz mecca of Broadway is now providing eco-friendly entertainment for audiences in New York City and beyond.

Founded in 2008 with the support of The Broadway League, The Broadway Green Alliance is made up of theater professionals who educate, encourage and practice environmentally-friendly theater.

Susan Sampliner, the alliance's co-chair, is also the company manager of Broadway's "Wicked."

"It actually started a year-and-a-half after 'Wicked' started doing some things on their own," says Samplinar. "We tried to organize all of our companies to each do as much as they could on their own. To try and figure out what we could do to be greener. This all came after our producer saw 'An Inconvenient Truth.' He was so moved by it that he asked each of us to get involved and we did."

Broadway's "9 To 5" has been environmentally-conscious from the get-go.

"The first day of rehearsal for example, we handed out reusable water bottles and from day one we were separating recyclables and paper and plastic and, you know, asking people to bring lunches in," says "9 To 5" producer Seth Greenleaf. "Do everything that they could do to help."

One of the show's stars, Stephanie J. Block, gave NY1 a tour of the environmentally-friendly musical.

"We all pass this amazing water cooler which saves our lives throughout the show. We have our reusable mugs or water bottles," says Block. "If you have to grab a cup, we ask that you put your name on it or remember what pocket you put it into, so you're not just using it once and throwing it away.

"Our wig caps are made of the same material. So we will reuse them over and over and over again, of course with proper hygiene," continues Block. "But once they're finished, once they're filled with holes, we will send them away for any sort of ecological, agricultural farming efforts that are happening worldwide.

"Wherever you see a mirror and lightbulbs, these are our condensed fluorescent lights," continues Block. "So we're saving like crazy.

"We've got some unmentionables [bras and undergarments] hanging, but that's all part of the initiative. We do as much air drying as possible, as opposed to using the clothes dryer with hot air and electricity," continues Block. "If it can be dried by natural air or a fan, we do it that way."

The environmentally-conscious initiative at "9 To 5" doesn't stop backstage. In one scene, Block has a moment with the Xerox machine. Because the paper can't be used twice in the machine, the paper is reused as note paper backstage.

The microphones used in the musical operate on recyclable batteries and even some of the merchandise sold in the lobby, like shirts made from recyclable polyester, are more environmentally-friendly.

For more information on the Great White Way's "green" tendencies, visit www.broadwaygoesgreen.com.