Robert Creighton, Lindsay Mendez and Betsy Wolfe Complete Broadway Belts for Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Cast

Broadway's Robert Creighton (Anything Goes), Lindsay Mendez (Godspell) and Betsy Wolfe (Encores! Merrily We Roll Along), join Tony nominee Adam Pascal (Memphis), Heidi Blickenstaff (Now. Here. This., [title of show]), Julia Murney (Queen of the Mist/Wicked), Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame legend Darlene Love, and Seth Rudetsky for the Second Annual Broadway Belts for Pulminary Fibrosis Foundation Benefit on February 27, 2012 at 7:00pm at Birdland Jazz Club (315 West 44th Street).   

 

Hosted by Julie Halston (Anything Goes) Broadway Belts for Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation! is directed by Carl Andress, with music direction by Jesse Kissel.  Sirius Satellite Radio host Seth Rudetsky will conduct his seminar on the art of Broadway belting.  Last year's sold-out event raised over $40,000 for Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, and featured a surprise appearance by Liza Minnelli.

 

Ms. Halston is a spokeswoman and activist for Pulmonary Fibrosis ever since her husband (broadcaster Ralph Howard) was diagnosed with the disease in 2008. 

 

All funds will go toward The Michael Kuchwara Fund for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research, Education and Advocacy in honor of the late Associated Presstheater critic and reporter. Michael Kuchwara, AP theater reporter and critic for over 25 years, devoted his life to the theater.  In May of 2010, following a brief illness, Kuchwara's untimely passing was linked to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). 

The event is sold out, however there is a waiting list available at bit.ly/broadway2012.

 

The mission of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) is to help find a cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), advocate for the pulmonary fibrosis community both locally and in Washington, D.C., promote disease awareness, and provide a compassionate environment for patients and their families.  www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org.