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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 […]

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

SPEND HALLOWEEN WITH HEDWIG and the ANGRY INCH LAST YEAR’S SOLD OUT BENEFIT RETURNS FOR A ONE NIGHT ONLY PERFORMANCE BENEFITTING BROADWAY CARES EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS (New York, NY – Tuesday, October 3, 2006) – Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids(BC/EFA) in association with GoFigure Productions present a one night only performance of John Cameron Mitchell and […]

The 20th Annual Flea Market & Grand Auction

Ignoring the weatherman’s prediction of daylong showers, large crowds turned out to shop for bargains, bid on glamorous prizes and meet their favorite celebrities at BC/EFA’s 20th Annual Flea Market and Grand Auction, held Sunday in Times Square’s Shubert Alley. This year’s result of $505,832 brought the event’s 20-year total to $6,045,511. “I stopped wanting […]

Fleet Street On The Bowery Concert Event – A Sold Out Success

CERVERIS, SHEIK, MCKAY AND FRIENDS RAISE $6500 FOR BROADWAY CARES / EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS (New York, August 22, 2006) –  Michael Cerveris the demon barber of Broadway traded his razor for an axe (guitar) and ventured downtown to the lower east side to headline “FLEET STREET ON THE BOWERY” a one-night-only bill of show tune free […]

Broadway Barks 8 Helps 25 NYC Shelters & Animal Rescue Agencies

By Andy Smith As always, the annual Broadway Barks event drew thousands to Shubert Alley, raised much-needed funds for animal shelters and rescue groups in the area and helped a lot of cats and dogs find loving homes. “I was told we had 21 on-the-spot adoptions and lots of applications.  We anticipate about 60 adoptions […]

Broadway Bares 16: New York Strip

It was the hottest day of the year on Sunday, June 19 and temperatures were rising at BC/EFA’s hottest event of the year, BROADWAY BARES. Held in the famed Roseland Ballroom, the house was packed for both the 9:30 and Midnight shows as thousands watched over 200 performers take it off for a good cause. […]

Patti Lupone is The Lady With The Torch

In a generous two-hour, two-act concert at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, Patti Lupone – celebrating the launch of her new CD from Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records — The Lady With The Torch – plumbed the depths of the torch song repertoire in her singular style and trumpeting voice that consistently amazes with its power and range. The […]