Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
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The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me
During the 20th anniversary performance of The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, history echoed through the Gerald Lynch Theater at John Jay College. For many, it was a vivid recreation of the love, laughter and loss they had witnessed first-hand. For others, the evening shared a history written before they were born.The landmark show triumphantly […]

Broadway Bares: Solo Strips
The boys of Broadway Bares were back for this year’s Broadway Bares: Solo Strips, offering more than a peek at the 2013Bares season. Eleven of the hottest men from Broadway Bares raised $13,177 by stripping down before a standing-room-only crowd Sunday, May 5, 2013, at XL Nightclub in NYC. The evening of choreographed stripteases began […]
Classical Action Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
Classical Action celebrated its 20th anniversary on April 11, 2013, with a star-studded gala benefit featuring performances by Grammy Award-winning soprano Renée Fleming, Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell and six other extraordinary artists. The evening, which also honored Classical Action’s founding director Charles Hamlen, raised a remarkable $280,900. Fleming served as host of […]

Broadway Backwards Sells Out The Palace, Raises $347,060
Broadway Backwards, the once-a-year celebration of the LGBT community, brought down the house March 18, 2013, while raising a record-setting $347,060 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. The sold-out show left the audience cheering after unforgettable performances by Tony Award winners Len Cariou, Judy Kaye, Brian […]

Easter Bonnet Competition Raises A Record $4,250,542
The staggering grand total raised during the 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition was rivaled only by the voluminous array of talent that graced the stage for two memorable performances featuring a slew of Tony, Oscar and Emmy winners and nominees – and more than 200 of the best actors, singers and dancers in New York. […]

27th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction
Even the threat of rain didn’t stop the biggest day of the year for Broadway fans from turning into a bright and sunny day for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS as the 27th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction raised an outstanding $631,222. Thousands of theatre lovers filled Broadway’s Shubert Alley and West 44th Street […]

Broadway Bares: Winter Burlesque
Broadway Bares turned New York City’s XL Nightclub into a steamy wonderland on Sunday, January 27, as Winter Burlesque heated up the stage for two standing-room-only performances. The official kickoff of the 2013 Broadway Bares season, Winter Burlesque raised an impressive $35,428 for Broadway Cares. Winter Burlesque included some of Broadway Bares most memorable numbers […]

24th Annual Gypsy Of The Year Raises $3,902,608
In the words of celebrated lyricist Fred Ebb, “We’re a special kind of people known as show people.” And for the 24th year, the best and brightest Broadway show people showed just how special they are with a rousing, emotional and heart-pounding edition of Gypsy of the Year. The annual event is the culminating celebration […]
BC/EFA Donates $250,000 Toward Hurricane Sandy Recovery
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS announced on Friday, November 2, 2012, that a portion of proceeds currently being raised by Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies, as well as other performing artists, during the six-week fall fundraising efforts will be donated to three relief agencies committed to immediately helping victims of Hurricane Sandy. An additional $100,000 […]

Up Our Alley Raises Record-Breaking Total in 14th Edition
Up Our Alley, Classical Action’s annual bowling bonanza benefit, first got rolling in 1999 at Bowlmor Lanes Union Square in New York City. Every year since, we have asked our friends and colleagues from all corners of the performing arts industry and beyond to form bowling teams. Similar to a walk-a-thon, each team seeks sponsorship […]