Actor, singer, and Broadway performer Ciarán Sheehan thanked health care workers at The Mount Sinai Hospital with a repertoire of emotional, uplifting Broadway tunes on Tuesday, May 19. Mr. Sheehan completed the stirring musical performance before dozens of socially distanced patients, staff, and onlookers in the Guggenheim Pavilion with the hopes that his voice would echo throughout the Hospital.
“Mount Sinai holds a special place in my heart because my first son was born here,” said Mr. Sheehan of his desire to perform at the Hospital. “I wanted to say thank you for all that they are doing. I hope they enjoy it.”
Mr. Sheehan, who starred in Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, performed various theatre standards including “Bring Him Home” and “Music of the Night” from the respective productions. He also performed “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Carousel—a musical drama about love and loss—which may resonate with the difficulty faced by both patients and health care workers, many of whom have been compelled to distance themselves from friends and family during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It is my favorite Rogers and Hammerstein song about overcoming adversity in life and being guided and cared for by those who love you, whether you can see them or not.”
From left: David L. Reich, MD, President, The Mount Sinai Hospital; Ciarán Sheehan; and Erica Rubinstein, LCSW, CPXP, Vice President, Patient Experience, Mount Sinai Health System, prior to the performance.
Staff look on as Mr. Sheehan performs.