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Broadway Bares 12: A Comic Strip

Broadway Bares XII: A Comic Strip played to two packed-to-the-rafters, sold out houses on Sunday, June 16th. The event raised a record $400,000 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and featured 167 of Broadway’s finest and fiercest dancers. Conceived and directed by Jerry Mitchell, the production celebrated the themes and characters of comic books as costumes […]

Once On This Island

From the Tony-Award Winning Creators of Ragtime The Original Broadway Cast Reunion A Benefit for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS Sunday, May 12, 2002 3:00 PM & 8:00 PM The Winter Garden Theatre 1634 Broadway (Between 51st and 52nd Streets) ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is a jubilant and life-affirming Caribbean folktale written by the […]

An Evening of Latin Rhythms

Starring: Chita Rivera Daphne Rubin-Vega,     Raúl Esparza Andrea Burns,    Lissette Gonzalez,    Natalie Toro Joined By: Richard Amaro  Lloyd Culbreath  Marcial Gonzalez Joanne Hunter Lisa Leguillo  Greta Martin  Julio Monge  Richard Montoya   Andrew Pacho Arte Phillips   Maria Torres Supported by: The Jose Bellos Orchestra Featuring The Magnificent 7 Jimmy Bosch  Andy Gonzalez  Angel Rodriguez Bobby Rodriguez  Willie Rodriguez  Jimmy Sabater Dave Valentin Musical Arrangement […]

The 16th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition

Monday and Tuesday, April 22 and 23, 2002 The awards for the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ 16th annual Easter Bonnet Competition were presented the afternoon of April 23, with the grand prize for fundraising going to Mamma Mia! with $162,037. All told, $1,826,392 was raised by the participating shows this year. Rosie O’Donnell was joined […]

Nothing Like A Dame

The Annual Thinking Woman’s Vaudeville to benefit the PHYLLIS NEWMAN WOMEN’S HEALTH INITIATIVE of THE ACTORS’ FUND OF AMERICA Produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Directed by Kathleen Marshall Monday, March 18, 2002 8:00pm St. James Theatre 246 West 44th Street New York City Angels Judith Ann Abrams    Maria Di Dia    Dasha A. […]

The Broadway Inspirational Voices Return To Times Square

After years away, the Broadway Inspirational Voices sang out in praise and returned to Broadway with sold-out, thrilling performances in the sanctuary of the beautifully restored Church of St. Mary the Virgin on W. 46th Street – just next to the Actors’ Equity Building. Founded and directed by Michael McElroy, the first Gospel Celebration was […]

The 13th Annual Gypsy Of The Year Competition Raises $2,037,922

  Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS raised $2,037,922 in their fall fundraising campaign, and a good deal of thanks goes to the new hit ABBA musical. The dancing queens and kings over at the Winter Garden brought in $174,088 for BC/EFA, topping The Producers ($144,331),42nd Street ($143,515), The Phantom of the Opera ($125,355) and The Lion […]

15th Annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction

It may have rained, but it didn’t rain on our parade or spirits, as hundreds of dedicated BC/EFA supporters came to the Shubert Alley in New York’s theatre district Sunday, September 30, 2001, to buy theatrical memorabilia and bid on priceless one-of-a-kind packages at BC/EFA’s 15th annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction. This year’s […]