Esai Morales to Co-Host 2025 National Memorial Day Concert, Replacing Joe Mantegna
Esai Morales • Photo Credit: Filip Shobot
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 24, 2025 (ENTERTAINMENT INTERVIEWS) — Event production company Capital Concerts has announced that actor Esai Morales will co-host the 36th annual National Memorial Day Concert alongside Gary Sinise. Morales steps in for longtime host Joe Mantegna for this year’s event, which will air live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
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The concert will be broadcast nationally from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET on PBS and streamed for global audiences via the American Forces Network, YouTube, and www.pbs.org/national-memorial-day-concert. It will also be available on demand from May 25 through June 8, 2025.
The program will feature appearances by actors Robert Patrick, Blair Underwood, Gretchen Mol, and Mary McCormack. Musical performances will include Loren Allred, Scotty Hasting, Yolanda Adams, Angel Blue, and the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jack Everly.
The National Memorial Day Concert is an annual televised tribute that honors the service and sacrifice of U.S. military personnel and their families. It is produced by Capital Concerts in partnership with PBS.
For more information, visit www.pbs.org/national-memorial-day-concert/home.
Source: Capital Concerts
