Photo Coverage: The Stars Come Out for 13 Annual BROADWAY BEARS Auction

This year's BROADWAY BEARS was hosted by John Bolton (Curtains, Monty Python's Spamalot) with long-time Sotheby's auctioneer, Lorna Kelly presiding over the evening.

This year's BROADWAY BEARS auction celebrates its 13th year with a stellar cast of cele"bear"ties representing recent Broadway hits like 9 to 5 (signed by Dolly Parton), 33 Variations (signed by Jane Fonda and Zach Grenier), A Little Night Music (signed by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Stephen Sondheim), A Steady Rain (signed by Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman), Billy Elliot (signed by Haydn Gwynne, Stephen Daldry, and Sir Elton John), Destry Rides Again (signed by Andy Griffith), Exit The King (signed by Geoffrey Rush, Susan Sarandon, Lauren Ambrose, AndRea Martin, Brian Hutchison and William Sadler), Hair (signed by Will Swenson, Gavin Creel and Michael McDonald), Liza's at the Palace (signed by Liza Minnelli), M. Butterfly (signed by B.D. Wong and John Lithgow), Rent (signed by Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp), Rock of Ages (signed by Constantine Maroulis), Victor/Victoria (signed by Julie Andrews and Blake Edwards), Wishful Drinking (signed by Carrie Fisher), Xanadu (signed by Cheyenne Jackson), Young Frankenstein (signed by Mel Brooks and Christopher Fitzgerald).

Stars attending the event included Felicia Finley, Jim Caruso, Donna Drake, Ann Harada, Moisés Kaufman, Ron Kunene, Gelan Lambert, Tshidi Manye, Constantine Maroulis, Paris Remillard, Loretta Ables Sayre, Craig Salstein, Christopher Sieber, and Michael Dameski, Alex Ko, and Liam Redhead from Billy Elliot.

North American Bear Co., Inc. has again graciously donated the "bare" bears which were then handed over to top Broadway design teams who meticulously research, design, fit, sculpt, shoe, armor, hat, paint, dress, nip, tuck, tattoo, bejewel and feather the "bare" bears into true one-of-a-kind works of costumed theatrical art.

BROADWAY CARES / EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS is the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes and other critical illnesses across the United States. Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $170 million dollars for critically needed services for people with AIDS and other serious illnesses. BC/EFA is the major supporter of seven programs at The Actors Fund - including The AIDS Initiative, The Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative, The Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic, The Dancers' Resource and three supportive housing residences. BC/EFA also awards annual grants to over 400 AIDS and family service organizations nationwide. For more information visit: www.BroadwayCares.org

THE BROADWAY BEARS XIII was sponsored by The New York Times, Continental Airlines, North American Bear Co., Inc