Paul Simon's Concert in the Park was similar to The Concert in Central Park, a reunion concert for Simon and Garfunkel held ten years earlier. The album was released on the 50th birthday of Art Garfunkel. Special Guests: Briz and Grupo Cultural OLODUM for "The Obvious Child" and Chevy Chase join Paul, dancing for the second of two performances of "You Can Call Me Al". This title was released in both audio and video formats. In July 2011 a Facebook campaign was started to request a release of the concert on DVD and Blu-ray. It was released on DVD in 2018 through PBS membership rewards. The
Concert version presented concerts of musicals such as "On the Twentieth Century", "Dreamgirls", "Funny Girl", "Chess" and "Hair". A concert version of "Anyone Can Whistle" was presented as a benefit for Gay Men's Health Crisis at Carnegie Hall in 1995. The 10th Anniversary reunion of "Into the Woods" was presented as a concert in 1997, to benefit Friends In Deed and God's Love We Deliver. James Lapine noted that this concert was "a bit more informal" than the concert reunion of "Sunday in the Park with George", which was given in formal dress. Some companies produce staged concerts to benefit the company.