The curtain will rise one last time in New York City on March 13th, 2011 in celebration of seven glorious years of the musical celebration benefit "ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS."

After a sold-out debut performance last year, Ann Harada will once again resurrect her character "Christmas Eve" from the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q for a one-night-only holiday cabaret entitled CHRISTMAS EVE WITH CHRISTMAS EVE.

According to a recent tweet by BCEFA, the 2010 GYPSY OF THE YEAR competition will take place December 6th and 7th. The venue for the event has not yet been announced.

The 24th Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS $476,917, beating the 2009 total of $403,929. This year's top booths were WICKED, Broadway Beat, TDF, American Idiot, The Phantom of the Opera, United Scenic Artists Local 829, Maddie's Corner, Next to Normal, The Addams Family, Triton Gallery and Billy Elliot!

Celebrate Back2Broadway month with Happy Hour at the Village Pourhouse on September 30. You're encouraged to 'lift a glass with Broadway stars and insiders' because 'this is your chance to mingle with celebs and theatre goers' alike.

In keeping with their series of Extraordinary eBay experience auctions, Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is proud to announce opening night auction package of heavenly proportions.

On Monday, August 23, the national touring company of Wicked will host 'Our Wicked, Wicked Ways,' an evening of cabaret performances. Held at AXIS Nightclub, the event will feature performances from the company's cast and crew with the net proceeds benefitting BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS.

The 14th Annual Bus Trip to New York City for the Broadway Cares Flea Market (this is a non-profit trip) will take place Sunday September 26th, 2010. It will depart Baltimore at 7:15am, and return at approx 10pm. The cost is $55.00pp (this is a family-friendly trip - no smoking/alcohol).

On Monday, August 2, the National Touring Company of WICKED will host Witches' Night Off, an evening of adult cabaret performances featuring cast and crew members of the company. Net proceeds of the event will benefit the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin. The performance will be the cast's gift to ARCW, which this year is marking its 25th anniversary in the fight against AIDS. ARCW is home to the ARCW Medical Center, Wisconsin's largest provider of HIV medical, dental and mental health care.

As part of a comprehensive partnership with The Tony Awards, Audemars Piguet has initiated a philanthropic effort through the brand's 'The Time to Give Foundation' to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Following the highly successful 'Time to Give' celebrity watch charity auction hosted last month, the program has raised $1.3m to date.

Lauded by Out Magazine, The New York Times, (CBS News on) LOGO and The Village Voice, the Fire Island Dance Festival returns to Fire Island Pines for a trio of first rate outdoor performances / parties on Saturday, July 17 and Sunday, July 18, 2010.

Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS is pleased to announce BROADWAY BARES: CLASSIC, the next edition of their popular 'Solo Strips' series to be held Sunday, June 6 (9 & 11 PM) at Splash (50 West 17th Street). BROADWAY BARES: CLASSIC will feature strips inspired by favorite numbers from BROADWAY BARES' 20-year history.

Jeremy McQueen, a professional dancer and choreographer currently on tour with Wicked, will be conducting several youth workshops in schools and community centers around Louisville as a part of his residency at The Kentucky Center this month.

Doris Eaton Travis, the one-time Ziegfeld Follies star (and last surviving Ziegfeld girl), who was still kicking at the age of 106 at this year's Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS Easter Bonnnet competition on April 26-27, has passed away this morning. Here's a look at her in this year's 'Gaga for Broadway' opening number from The 24th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition (April 2010) featuring a giant bonnet designed by Project Runway finalist Chris March, 50 Broadway singers and dancers and the 106 year old former Ziegfeld Follies girl. The Easter Bonnet Competition is Broadways annual spring event, a celebration of song, dance, sketches and highly architectural headgear benefiting Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.

On Monday, April 26 and Tuesday, April 27, BC/EFA hosted the 24th ANNUAL EASTER BONNET COMPETITION. This year, the competition raised an impressive $3,265,700 by the 64 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Tour companies benefiting Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. Since it began in 1987, the 23 editions of the EASTER BONNET COMPETITION have raised over $42 million for BC/EFA. BroadwayWorld brings you the official video of the event, including interviews and clips of the most talked-about numbers.

Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS and Jerry Mitchell announce May 'double header' editions of BROADWAY BARES events featuring the hottest men currently on and off Broadway. The first of the May events BROADWAY BARES: ROOFTOP STRIPS will be held Sunday, May 9 at Hudson Terrace (621 West 46th Street between 10th and 11th Aves). On Sunday May 16, Splash (50 West 17th Street) will play host to the latest edition of BROADWAY BARES: SOLO STRIPS. Both shows will have two performances at 8 PM and 10 PM.

The 24th ANNUAL EASTER BONNET COMPETITION raised an impressive $3,265,700 this year by the 64 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Tour companies benefiting Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. Since it began in 1987, the 23 editions of the EASTER BONNET COMPETITION have raised over $42 million for BC/EFA. BroadwayWorld brings you the complete official coverage of the event. Click here to see Part 1!

The 24th ANNUAL EASTER BONNET COMPETITION raised an impressive $3,265,700 this year by the 64 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Tour companies benefiting Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. Since it began in 1987, the 23 editions of the EASTER BONNET COMPETITION have raised over $42 million for BC/EFA. BroadwayWorld brings you the complete official coverage of the event.

During each performance of ZERO HOUR at the DR2 Theatre, Jim Brochu playing theatre legend Zero Mostel paints an original water-based oil on heavy sketchpad as he talks to his unseen interviewer.

The National Touring Cast of GREASE will offer a special concert cabaret to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids and Saint Louis Effort for AIDS. The concert, 'One Night Only: a cabaret with the Broadway cast of GREASE' will take place at The Fox Hole in St. Louis on January 18th at 7:30pm. Select cast members will perform a series of songs for the benefit.

In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti on Tuesday, Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS has contributed $100,000 to UNICEF in the name of the Broadway community to assist in the Haitian relief efforts.

The National Touring Cast of GREASE will offer a special concert cabaret to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids and Saint Louis Effort for AIDS. The concert, 'One Night Only: a cabaret with the Broadway cast of GREASE' will take place at The Fox Hole in St. Louis on January 18th at 7:30pm. Select cast members will perform a series of songs for the benefit.

On Monday and Tuesday, January 11 and 12, the worlds of ballet, modern, contemporary, tap, jazz, and Broadway converged on the stage of Cedar Lake for Dance from the Heart | MEN, a four performance / two day festival of dance benefiting Dancers Responding to AIDS (DRA) a fundraising program of Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.

On Monday and Tuesday, January 11 and 12, the worlds of ballet, modern, contemporary, tap, jazz, and Broadway will converge on the stage of Cedar Lake (527 West 26th Street, NYC) for Dance from the Heart | MEN, a four performance / two day festival of dance benefiting Dancers Responding to AIDS (DRA) a fundraising program of Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.

Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown (Parade, 13, Songs for a New World) joined 2009 Ovation Award nominees Michael K. Lee and Filipino actress Jennifer Paz in a one-night-only performance of 2009 Ovation Award Best Musical nominee and Off-Broadway gem THE LAST 5 YEARS last Saturday, January 9, 2010 at the David Henry Wang Theatre, the home of East West Players, in downtown Los Angeles, California. Proceeds from the event will benefit Broadway Cares (BC)/Equity Fights AIDS (EFA).