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Broadway Bets Raises the Stakes at Long-Awaited Return
Broadway’s most beloved eatery sparkled with big names, esteemed theater insiders and loyal supporters who answered the spirited cry to “shuffle up and deal” at the celebrated return of Broadway Bets, Broadway’s official poker tournament. The evening of Texas Hold ’em poker at the famed Sardi’s restaurant raised a record $332,465. The May 22, 2023, […]
Easter Bonnet Competition Celebrates Resilience of the Theater Community
The theater community rallied together once again with spirited skits, dynamic dance and brilliant bonnets as Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ Easter Bonnet Competition returned. The performances celebrated six weeks of Red Bucket appeals that raised $3,601,355 for meals and medication, health care and hope for those who need them most. The production, held April 24 […]
Spring Fling Participants Jeté Their Way Across NYC’s Governors Island
Runners, walkers and theater fans “who move well” made the most of a chilly March morning by joining in the first NYCRUNS Spring Fling 5K & 10K to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. More than 1,600 participants gathered March 25, 2023, on Governors Island in New York City for the latest incarnation of Broadway Run, […]
Broadway Celebrates LGBTQ+ Community at Record-Breaking Broadway Backwards
The energy of a supportive and loving community filled Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre on March 13, 2023, as distinguished and emerging stars from the worlds of stage and screen came together in celebration of LGBTQ+ stories and musical theater at Broadway Backwards. The show raised a record $765,069 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and […]
2023 Food Grants to 141 Organizations Top $2.8 Million
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS awarded a record $2,827,500 in grants to 141 food service and meal delivery programs across the country in 2023, the product of the appeals made across Broadway, Off-Broadway and by national tours during Red Bucket fall fundraising and from the 2022 year-end campaign. The annual grants were awarded February 2, 2023, […]
36 Shows Energize Red Bucket Fall Fundraising Efforts
Thirty-six Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring productions enthusiastically raised $5,107,791 during six weeks of the 2022 Red Bucket Fall Fundraising Campaign. The traditional in-theater appeals ran from October 21 to December 4, 2022. Each donation helps provide meals and medication, health care and hope for those living with HIV/AIDS, dealing with COVID-19 or facing other […]
Billy Porter Strikes a Pose as 2022 Legends Ornament
The 2022 addition to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ Broadway Legends ornament series is “the most beautiful thing in the world,” an ornament capturing extraordinary Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning icon Billy Porter. Porter joins Julie Andrews, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing, Glenn Close, Harvey Fierstein, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Liza Minnelli, Bernadette Peters, Chita […]
Broadway Stars Bewitch with I Put a Spell on You: ALIVE at Sony Hall
The Black Flame Candle was lit once more, summoning the Sanderson sisters back from the grave for Jay Armstrong Johnson’s annual Halloween concert-meets-party, I Put a Spell on You: ALIVE at Sony Hall. The spooky and spine-tingling event on October 23, 2022, benefited Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and raised $115,585. After two virtual editions due […]
Emergency Grants Sent to 5 Food Banks in Hurricane-Ravaged Florida
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS sent $250,000 in emergency grants, made in the name of the Broadway community, to five food banks helping Florida residents who continue to recover and rebuild from the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Ian. These grants, awarded October 19, 2022, include $150,000 to Feeding Florida, a network of 12 food banks […]
Triumphant Return of Hudson Valley Dance Festival Breaks Fundraising Record
Two sold-out audiences reserved their place among the idyllic scenery and inspiring dance for the in-person return of Hudson Valley Dance Festival on October 8, 2022, which raised a record-breaking $161,567. Brilliant displays of contemporary, hip-hop, modern and tap dance styles lit up and lifted the festival’s first in-person edition since 2019, which had been […]
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