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Across The Universe Screening

  On Monday evening September 3, 2007, BC/EFA hosted an exclusive screening of the upcoming Julie Taymor movie musical ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. In attendance at the plush Manhattan SONY screening room were Jennifer Newman, Josh Tower and Ron Kunene (The Lion King), Curtis Holbrook (Xanadu), Peter Gregus (Jersey Boys), Denis Jones and Tony® Award- winner Jerry Mitchell (Legally […]

Broadway Barks 9 Was a Doggone Success

With more than 100 pets finding permanent homes, almost double the number adopted in 2006, Broadway Barks 9 drew thousands of theatre fans and animal lovers to Times Square’s Shubert Alley to encourage people to adopt pets from area shelters while spreading the message about the importance of spaying and neutering. And, for the second […]

Christopher Sieber Hosts Broadway Bares Launch Party

BC/EFA announced the theme and officially began selling tickets for our 2007 edition of the highly anticipated Broadway Bares fundraiser on Tuesday, March 13, at the bar in Chelsea where the event began. The party was part of the monthly “NextWorks” event hosted by Next Magazine at the popular Chelsea nightspot SBNY (Splash). Broadway Bares […]

Broadway Bares XVII: Myth Behavior

With a $115,000 boost from event sponsorM·A·C AIDS FUND, June 17th’s twoperformances ofBroadway Bares XII: Myth Behavior raised $743,787 breaking last year’s record result of $659,500. The first BROADWAY BARES (1991) – at which founder Jerry Mitchell and six friends danced for tips at a bar in Chelsea –raised $8,000. Since then, this must-see event […]

Nothing Like A Dame

The 12TH ANNUAL NOTHING LIKE A DAME concert produced by BC/EFA to benefit the Phyllis Newman WOMEN’S HEALTH INITIATIVE of The Actors’ Fund took to the stage of New York’s Marquis Theatre on Monday evening, March 19. . This year’s event showcased a star-studded line up of Tony, Grammy and Oscar Award® winning women of […]

Broadway Bares ‘Strip-a-Thon’

In just a few short years, the online pledge drive known as the Strip-a-Thon has become an important component of Broadway Bares’ annual fundraising success. This year’s drive featured 109 dancers and raised $84,170, $26,292 more than in 2006. “It’s the BC/EFA version of a Dance-a-Thon tailored especially for our cause where dancers get pledges […]

ABC Daytime Salutes BC/EFA

  Neither wind nor snow nor Oscar Night could keep the ABC Soap stars and fans alike from coming out to support Broadway Cares.  Now in its third year, the annual ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS event drew capacity crowds to New York’s Town Hall and brought in a record $300,000 […]

18th Annual Gypsy Of The Year Raises An Astonishing $2,992,800

The 18th AnnualGYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION brought in just under $3 million for BC/EFA, thanks to the efforts of 58 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway and National Touring shows. Held December 4th and 5th at 52nd Street’s Neil Simon Theatre (home of Hairspray),this year’s event earned $2,992,800,edging past 2005’s total of $2,972,721. To date, the 18 […]