Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
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The Broadway Community Proclaims “It Gets Better!”
On Friday, October 15 and Monday, October 18, more than 60 actors, writers, directors and notable members of the Broadway community were filmed sharing their personal and often painful stories to provide hope and inspiration to LGBTQ youth across America. The video created from these sessions is part of the It Gets Better Project, which […]
A Journey of Action and Hope: BC/EFA’s Support for The AIDS Initiative of The Actors Fund
For over 22 years, The AIDS Initiative of The Actors Fund has been helping members of the entertainment industry living with HIV/AIDS cope with the extraordinary health care challenges as well as the financial and emotional crises brought on by the disease on both a short and long-term basis. The collaboration between BC/EFA and The […]
Tables Feature Treasures, Treats & Trinkets
At the 24th Annual Broadway Flea Market, 72 tables raised over $230,000 for BC/EFA by selling everything from rare, original Broadway costume sketches to homemade cupcakes made by company members of your favorite shows. A pretty impressive figure when you consider that it all started in 1987 when the cast of A Chorus Line launched […]
The Actors Fund Receives Over $4 Million In 2010 From BC/EFA
More than two decades ago, Equity Fights AIDS was created by the Council of Actors Equity to raise funds for the newly created AIDS Initiative of The Actors Fund. Since that time, during which Equity Fights AIDS merged with Broadway Cares in 1992, BC/EFA has continued its unwavering support, awarding over $55 million to The […]
24th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction Raises $476,917
Expectations were high for a happy homecoming to Shubert Alley after last year’s temporary move to Roseland Ballroom and, thankfully, the sun shined brightly for most of the day as the BROADWAY FLEA MARKET and GRAND AUCTION returned to its longtime home at Shubert Alley and 44th Street. The 24th edition of what Time Out […]
Increases, Impact and a Tony: 10 Minutes with Tom Viola, Executive Director, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Reproduced from the Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) website, published September 9, 2010 In 22 years, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) has given more than $53 million to HIV/AIDS and family service organizations through its annual National Grants Program. The program’s three grant-rounds include: #1) Food Service and Meal Delivery Programs; #2) Nationally Recognized Service […]
Two Musical Phenomena Pass Fundraising Milestones
In May, Broadway’s all-time longest running show celebrated another milestone as the now legendary musical, The Phantom of the Opera, surpassed the $4 million mark in fundraising for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. Phantomopened on Broadway on January 26, 1988, right at the same time that members of the Actors Equity Council were organizing […]
Broadway Barks 12 Lights Up NY Skies
Mayor Bloomberg proclaimed Saturday, July 10 “BROADWAY BARKS Day,” and The Empire State Building was illuminated in BARK’s official colors – purple, pink and yellow – to raise awareness for the 12th Annual BROADWAY BARKS adopt-a-thon.With founders Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters returning to host, even the heavens showed respect as predicted thunderstorms […]
Historic “Strip-opoly” Breaks the Bank
The iconic monocled millionaire “Rich Uncle Pennybags” would be in awe and feeling a bit avaricious —BROADWAY BARES XX: “Strip-opoly” was a landmark success, breaking all previous fundraising records, filling legendary Roseland Ballroom with nearly 6,000 ticket buyers and raising an astounding $1,015,985! BROADWAY BARES XX: “Strip-opoly” featured 216 of the sexiest dancers in town, […]
Broadway Bares: Classic
Sunday night’s BROADWAY BARES: CLASSIC brought back the best of the barest to where it all began – Chelsea’s hottest nightspot, Splash – for two performances featuring unforgettable burlesque acts from two decades of BROADWAY BARES. Dressed as a sequined ringmaster, Host Tituss Burgess (The Little Mermaid) led the enthusiastic crowd through “The Barest Show […]
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