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The 6th Annual ABC Daytime & SOAPnet Salute Broadway Cares

More than 3,000 miles and three time zones couldn’t keep the stars of ABC Daytime from their fans at The 6th Annual ABC DAYTIME & SOAPnet SALUTE BROADWAY CARES, which sold out New York’s historic Town Hall on Sunday, March 21. Six editions of this fan-driven event have raised $1,605,000 through ticket sales, auction bids […]

Broadway Backwards 5

  On Monday, February 22, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS added a new and unique event to its calendar. Though many have seen the previous four editions of BROADWAY BACKWARDS, this was the first time BC/EFA produced this star-studded, gender-bending event, benefiting both BC/EFA and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, this year at […]

The Broadway Bears XIII

Despite tough times, the 2010 edition of The Broadway Bears proved what a strong, loyal fan base this unique and charming event has. Hosted for the first time by musical comedy favorite John Bolton (#3), and staged again at BB King Blues Club & Grill (#2) on February 14, THE BROADWAY BEARS XIII auction brought […]

Broadway Bares: Solo Strips

On Sunday January 31, BROADWAY BARES returned to Splash, one of the most popular nightclubs in New York City, where it all started in 1992. Broadway Bares: Solo Strips featured seven of Broadway’s hottest male performers stripping to two capacity crowds to beat the original $8,000 take and raised $9,260. The evening was an homage […]

BC/EFA’s 21st Annual Gypsy Of The Year Competition Breaks Fundraising Records

An enthralled Palace Theatre audience leapt to its feet when Bernadette Peters and Superior Donuts’Michael McKean(#1)announced that a record-breaking $4,630,695 had been raised during the six weeks of collections by Broadway, Off-Broadway and National Tour companies. This astonishing total from 2009’s GYPSY OF THE YEAR Competition surpassed the previous record of $3,927,000 raised in 2007 […]

Christmas Eve With Christmas Eve

On December 14, musical comedy wonder Ann Harada revived her character “Christmas Eve” from the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q for CHRISTMAS EVE WITH CHRISTMAS EVE, a cabaret benefit for BC/EFA held at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space @ WNYC in SoHo.    “I have been very good this year and Santa made my wish […]

Jackman and Craig Raise $1.5 Million, Shattering All BC/EFA Records

When the actors best known as Wolverine and 007 teamed up as Chicago cops in Keith Huff’s drama A Steady Rain, no one expected Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig to raise more than $1.5 million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, breaking every conceivable BC/EFA fundraising record. But the combination of their star power, generosity of […]

Salon: A Broadway House Concert

All of BC/EFA events are unique, but the intimate rapport between the performers and guests at Ron Pobuda’s annual Salonis hard to duplicate. It’s a special feeling that keeps loyal fans coming back and makes new friends every year. In four short years this event has raised almost $100,000 for BC/EFA. Monday, November 2’s Fourth […]