2nd Annual Purim Shpeil Takes Place on March 13 with Rudetsky, Faber, De Haas, Burnham, Kramer, Hoffman and More

By: Mar. 07, 2006
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The National Entertainment Fund for the Cultural Arts (NEFCA) and event co-chairs Michael Steinhardt, Charles Bronfman and Lynn Schusterman proudly present the 2nd Annual Broadway Purim Shpiel at the Hudson Theatre on Monday, March 13, 2006 at 7pm. For one night only, stars from Broadway's biggest shows join together for the Broadway Purim Shpiel, a hilarious retelling of the Purim story. All proceeds from the NEFCA event will benefit Taglit-Birthright Israel, an organization dedicated to sending young Jews from across the world to Israel.

.The performance will be held at the Hudson Theatre located at 141 West 44th Street in New York City. The event begins at 7pm with a Megillah reading, complimentary cocktails and food to break fast. The Purim Shpiel kicks off at 8pm, followed by a wine and dessert reception at 10pm.

For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit
www.2ndbroadwaypurimshpiel.com.

FEATURING


Mary Faber (Avenue Q)
Darius de Haas (RENT)
David Burnham (The Light in the Piazza)
Sam Wolfson/Bryan Fogel (Jewtopia)
Sara Kramer (Mamma Mia)
Jose Llana (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)
Jackie Hoffman (Hairspray)
Nicole Lewis (Lennon)
Anika Larsen (Zanna, Don't)
Brandi Chavonne Massey (Wicked)
Hosted and music directed by Seth Rudetsky (SIRIUS Satellite Radio Broadway DJ)
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ABOUT NEFCA
Most NEFCA events are fundraisers for Jewish charities. The "2nd Annual Broadway Purim Shpiel" is a benefit for Taglit-birthright Israel. NEFCA prides itself on improving the image of Jewish charities by producing unique and entertaining benefit events per request. Organizations are desperately seeking out fresh fundraising programs to avoid the saturated market of monotonous charity dinners. NEFCA provides that originality and works with charities to brand them as trendier and more interesting. NEFCA develops many different kinds of events including but not limited to film, theater and television projects.

ABOUT Taglit-birthright israel
Taglit-birthright israel provides the gift of first time, peer group, educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26. Taglit-birthright israel's founders created this program to send thousands of young Jewish adults from all over the world to Israel as a gift in order to diminish the growing division between Israel and Jewish communities around the world; to strengthen the sense of solidarity among world Jewry; and to strengthen participants' personal Jewish identity and connection to the Jewish people. Upon returning from Israel, alumni often reunite at the Jewish Enrichment Center. The JEC offers a variety of cutting-edge events, classes and cultural programs and is the official event provider for the Taglit-birthright israel Alumni Association.

The gift of the 10-day trip is provided by our partners: the people of Israel through the Government of Israel, Jewish communities around the world (North American Jewish Federations through the United Jewish Communities (UJC), Keren Hayesod and the Jewish Agency for Israel), and leading private philanthropists. Taglit-birthright israel operates on a belief that it is every Jewish person's birthright to visit Israel. This summer, Taglit-birthright israel will welcome its 100,000th participant to Israel.


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