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I Put a Spell on You Bewitches Audience with a Thrilling Halloween Extravaganza
The spooktacular, fantastical stream of I Put a Spell on You, an over-the-top and cinematic homage to Hocus Pocus, raised $239,241 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS over the Halloween weekend. A collection of highly produced music videos woven together through the story of the Sanderson Sisters breaking the internet, the stream remains available to watch […]
Broadway Cares Awards Record-breaking Grants Despite Pandemic Setbacks
When Broadway and theaters across the country went dark in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS moved to be a light for those in the industry and beyond facing immediate health and economic hardship. Thanks to the generosity of the theatrical community and dedicated supporters, Broadway Cares is proud to […]
Six Celebrated Leaders Join Broadway Cares Board of Trustees
Six Broadway leaders and stalwarts – Adam Krauthamer, Kimberly Marable, Brian Moreland, Javier Muñoz, Billy Porter and Schele Williams – today joined the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ Board of Trustees. “This group of impressive leaders in our industry have time and again shown up and dedicated themselves to those who’ve been marginalized, silenced and overlooked, […]
Online Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction Brings Community Together
The inability to gather in person in New York City’s famed Theater District didn’t keep fans, stars and insiders from coming together to celebrate all things Broadway at the first virtual edition of the Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction on Sunday, September 20, 2020. The digital day of auctions, meet-and-greets and theatrical treasure hunting […]
Broadway Cares Virtual 5K Celebrates Community While Social Distancing
Fundraisers hit streets, trails and treadmills around the world as they ran, walked, hiked, biked or danced the first Broadway Cares Virtual 5K. The socially distanced event raised $81,854 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and its COVID-19 emergency efforts. The 255 fundraisers in the Broadway Cares Virtual 5K, presented in partnership with Playbill.com, were invited […]
Stream of Songs from an Unmade Bed Brings Fresh Take to Virtual Theater
Tony Award winner BD Wong and videographer Richert Schnorr re-imagined the one-man theatrical show Songs from an Unmade Bed into a pandemic-inspired series of imaginative and artistic music videos benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Presented as a stream for four days beginning August 10, 2020, the event raised $111,159. Songs from an Unmade Bed explores […]
Fans Around the World “Zoom In” to First-ever Stream of Broadway Bares
Donate Now Tens of thousands of fans around the world “Zoomed In” to watch sensational striptease when the first-ever digital edition of Broadway Bares streamed August 1, 2020, and raised $596,504 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Broadway Bares: Zoom In featured all-new opening and closing numbers, performed and filmed individually by socially distanced […]
Legendary Bernadette Peters Dazzles in Streamed Concert
The legendary Bernadette Peters’ powerhouse performance at her 2009 one-night-only event, Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert, was streamed online for the first time ever Friday, July 10, 2020, and raised a spectacular $252,575 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Peters took fans through a lineup of beloved Broadway show-stoppers, performing numbers from Carousel, Company, Follies, Gypsy, […]
Every Artist Insured Launch Boosted by Broadway Cares Gift
With the news that Broadway will be shut down until at least January 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Actors Fund launched the Every Artist Insured initiative with a lead gift of $1 million from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The effort expands on The Actors Fund’s free and confidential health insurance counseling and enrollment […]
Quarantunes Zoom Concert for Broadway Cares Breaks Fundraising Record
A Pride month edition of Quarantunes, a series of invite-only online concerts hosted by WME Partner Richard Weitz and his daughter Demi Weitz, on Saturday, June 27, 2020, raised $867,767 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This is the highest ever single fundraising total raised by a Quarantunes Zoom stream. The stream for more than 600 […]
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