Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
What we do together, makes a difference
Post Event
News about past events
Broadway Bares: Strip U Makes the Grade with Sizzling Striptease
A spirited audience of thousands went back to campus with stripped-down collegians who offered a sexy lacrosse scrimmage, a Pavlovian psychology experiment, a pumped-up pep rally and a fierce feminist studies class at Broadway Bares: Strip U, this year’s edition of the annual highly choreographed, highly produced striptease spectacular. Produced by and benefiting Broadway […]
Broadway Bares Fire Island Heats Up the Pines with Broadway-Inspired Striptease
Beloved Broadway shows were stripped down, sexied up and given a Broadway Bares twist at this year’s edition of Broadway Bares Fire Island. Inspired by some of the theatre’s greatest hits and set to pop music, the evening brought Broadway style to classic striptease. Twenty-six of New York City’s best dancers came together in […]
Broadway Community Goes “All In,” Breaks Records at Broadway Bets
Exhilarating fun and incredible fundraising were in the cards as Broadway fans, stars and behind-the-scenes players raised a spectacular $286,900 on Monday, May 15, 2017, at the third annual edition of Broadway Bets, Broadway’s official poker tournament. The record-shattering total, more than double what was raised in the inaugural event in 2015, was revealed after […]
Theatre Community Rallies at 31st Annual Easter Bonnet Competition
Broadway’s best shared playful parodies, stirred emotions and delivered dance-driven delights at the 31st annual Easter Bonnet Competition, which raised a record-shattering $6,379,572 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. It’s the single highest fundraising total in Broadway Cares history. The staggering number, raised by 57 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring productions, was announced by Gavin […]
Sold-Out Broadway Backwards Embraces Solidarity, Empowerment
Equality, solidarity and warmth filled the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on March 13, 2017, when the biggest stars on Broadway proved gender doesn’t matter, but love does as they explored and embraced the great songs of musical theatre at the 12th annual Broadway Backwards. This year’s sold-out celebration, where men sing songs intended for women […]
Christmas Eve’s Holiday Hunkfest Makes Season Merrier and Brighter
The incomparably endearing Ann Harada and 12 of Broadway’s leading men delighted a sold-out audience with hilarious and heartwarming holiday hits at the 2016 edition of Christmas Eve’s Holiday Hunkfest. Reprising her celebrated role as Avenue Q‘s original adorably inappropriate Christmas Eve, Harada asked Santa to grant her one wish: to sing alongside […]
Hope and Unity Resonate at 28th Annual Gypsy of the Year
Broadway’s best spread messages of unity, hope and resilience through satire, song and dance December 5 and 6, 2016, at the 28th annual Gypsy of the Year competition. Gypsy of the Year , which celebrated six weeks of dedicated fundraising from 55 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies, raised $4,492,636 for Broadway Cares. The […]
Hudson Valley Dance Festival Celebrates Fourth Annual Edition
Dance lovers and performers alike gathered on the shores of the Hudson River on October 8, 2016, to celebrate the fourth annual Hudson Valley Dance Festival in Catskill, NY. The two performances at Historic Catskill Point raised a record-breaking $136,767. The shows featured performances ranging from tap to ballet to contemporary by acclaimed dance companies.
BC/EFA Breaks Record at 30th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction
A stunning fall day set the perfect stage September 25, 2016, as Broadway fans searched for endless theatre treasures and once-in-a-lifetime experiences at the 30th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction, which raised a record $782,081. Everything you love about Broadway was all in one place as rare Broadway memorabilia, celebrity meet-and-greets and […]
Passing Showers Don’t Dampen 2016 Edition of Broadway Barks
It may have seemed like it was raining cats and dogs on July 30, 2016, but the dozens of felines and canines in Shubert Alley were there for the 18th annual edition of Broadway Barks, the pet adoption event founded by Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters. Mother Nature unleashed a downpour during the […]