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February 2017 Newsletter

Broadway BackwardsMarch 13 Broadway BaresJune 18 Watch: How Your Support Helped Javier Muñoz   Stars Share Their Hearts in Song at Broadway Backwards Tituss Burgess, Rachel Bay Jones, Javier Muñoz and more of your favorite Broadway stars will come together to celebrate equality and love on Monday, March 13, at this year’s Broadway Backwards. Join […]

Store News February 2017

Broadway Cares Online Store        February 2017   Stay Warm The winter months can bring cold weather, and we have the perfect items to keep the chill out. Curl up and get warm wrapped in your own Broadway fleece blanket. "Broadway!" is printed in the center of this bright blue blanket and is surrounded by the […]

Christmas Eve’s Holiday Hunkfest Makes Season Merrier and Brighter

    The incomparably endearing Ann Harada and 12 of Broadway’s leading men delighted a sold-out audience with hilarious and heartwarming holiday hits at the 2016 edition of Christmas Eve’s Holiday Hunkfest. Reprising her celebrated role as Avenue Q‘s original adorably inappropriate Christmas Eve, Harada asked Santa to grant her one wish: to sing alongside […]

Hope and Unity Resonate at 28th Annual Gypsy of the Year

  Broadway’s best spread messages of unity, hope and resilience through satire, song and dance December 5 and 6, 2016, at the 28th annual Gypsy of the Year competition. Gypsy of the Year , which celebrated six weeks of dedicated fundraising from 55 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies, raised $4,492,636 for Broadway Cares. The […]

Up Our Alley Fundraisers Score for Classical Action

 Friendly competition filled the air this fall when bowling lanes were lined by performing arts, financial, media and pharmaceutical professionals at the 18th annual edition of Up Our Alley. These benevolent bowlers raised a striking $149,017 for Classical Action, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. More than 250 participants spent six weeks raising money […]

From Executive Director Tom Viola

This morning, like every morning, Americans of every gender, ethnicity, religion, orientation, identity and economic status will turn to social service organizations across the country and The Actors Fund for a much-needed hand up and supportive shoulder. And this morning, like every morning, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will be there with our entire community – […]

Nina Stemme, Emmanuel Ceysson Dazzle at Michael Palm Series

Two of the world’s greatest classical music talents – renowned harpist Emmanuel Ceysson and acclaimed soprano Nina Stemme – came together to share their talents in an intimate TriBeCa loft on October 19 as part of Classical Action’s celebrated Michael Palm Series. Ceysson, who earned the coveted title of principal harpist of the Metropolitan Opera […]

Hudson Valley Dance Festival Celebrates Fourth Annual Edition

Dance lovers and performers alike gathered on the shores of the Hudson River on October 8, 2016, to celebrate the fourth annual Hudson Valley Dance Festival in Catskill, NY. The two performances at Historic Catskill Point raised a record-breaking $136,767. The shows featured performances ranging from tap to ballet to contemporary by acclaimed dance companies.

Hersch and Salvant Astound in Michael Palm Series Kick-off

Two generations of musical genius – pianist Fred Hersch and vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant – joined forces September 27 to launch the 13th season of Classical Action’s acclaimed Michael Palm Series house concerts. Hersch is lauded as one of the world’s premier solo jazz pianists, recently winning the 2016 Doris Duke Artist Award. He has […]

BC/EFA Breaks Record at 30th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction

  A stunning fall day set the perfect stage September 25, 2016, as Broadway fans searched for endless theatre treasures and once-in-a-lifetime experiences at the 30th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction, which raised a record $782,081. Everything you love about Broadway was all in one place as rare Broadway memorabilia, celebrity meet-and-greets and […]