Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
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As Nina West, Ohio’s Andrew Levitt Raises $2,500 for BC/EFA
By Andy Smith With inspiration from sources as diverse as Elaine Stritch: at Liberty and memoirist James Frey, 27-year old Andrew Levitt created a sold-out AIDS fundraiser on his first try, selling out Columbus, Ohio’s Axis dance club and raising $5,000 for charity in the process. Of that, $2,500 went to Broadway Cares, the rest […]
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 […]
The 9th Annual Broadway Bears Auction Raises an Impressive $111,350!
The 9th Annual Broadway Bears Auction was staged Sunday evening, May 21 at B.B. Blues Club & Grill in Times Square. The event, originally scheduled for February 12 but postponed due to record snowfall, lost none of its momentum in recording an impressive $111,350 in total contributions from ticket, sponsorship, merchandise and bear sales. Perennial […]
The 20th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition Raises $3.1 Million
(Photo Credit: Gary J. Cooper) BC/EFA’s Easter Bonnet Competition turned 20 with a bang on April 25, earning more than $3 million and thrilling two sold-out audiences with splashy headgear, a tribute to 1986 and a host of surprise guest stars. Special guests Julia Roberts (Three Days of Rain), Harry Connick Jr. (The Pajama […]
Jim David and Friends Make Comedy Cares III a Hit
With a full house and six comics who had the crowd laughing hysterically, BC/EFA’s Third Annual Comedy Cares Event was not only fun for all involved, but a fundraising success as well. From Host Jim David, who helped produce and promote the event, to Saturday Night Live’s Darrell Hammond, who eagerly filled in as a […]
General Electric Takes Over Times Square on World Health Day
“Picture A Healthy World” Campaign to include a Simultaneous Broadcast on Seven Digital Billboards in Partnership with BC/EFA FAIRFIELD , CT.- March 30, 2006- GE announced today that the company will celebrate World Health Day on April 7 with an integrated marketing “take over” of New York City’s Times Square, including the first simultaneous […]
Sting, Styler, Pryce and Company Triumph in “Twin Spirits”
On March 27, Broadway’s beautifully restored New Victory Theatre on 42 nd Street proviided the perfect intimate setting for “Twin Spirits,” a benefit for BC/EFA and Classical Action that fused readings, narration, and selections of music by Robert and Clara Schumann performed by some of the biggest names from several realms of entertainment. From Sting […]
Liza With A “Z”
On Monday, March 13, Manhattan’s Ziegfeld Theater was transformed into a raucous celebration of all things Liza Minnelli when Showtime Networks, in conjunction with M●A●C. Cosmetics presented the first-ever theatrical broadcast of Minnelli’s landmark 1972 television variety special, “Liza With A “Z”, benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The full-house of over 1,100 friends and fans, […]
Nothing Like A Dame
The cast of Broadway’s acclaimed new musical, JERSEY BOYS, present Phyllis Newman, Bebe Neuwirth, and Maria Di Dia with a check from BC/EFA for $300,000 for the Women’s Health Initiative. The 11 th ANNUAL NOTHING LIKE A DAME concert benefiting the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative (PNWHI) was held at the Imperial Theatre on […]
ABC Daytime Stars Shine for BC/EFA
The New Amsterdam Theatre – 214 W. 42 nd Street (home of Broadway’s THE LION KING) Monday, February 6, 2006 / 7:30pm On Monday, February 6th, cast members from ABC’s top-rated daytime dramas, All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital , along with special guests Meredith Vieira and Star Jones Reynolds from […]
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