LuPone, Clark, Esparza and More Join Bway Flea Market, Sept. 25

By: Sep. 15, 2005
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Patti LuPone, Bebe Neuwirth, Victoria Clark, Kelli O'Hara, Raul Esparza, Joan Allen, Rosie O'Donnell and others have signed on to take seats at the Celebrity Table at the 19th annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction on September 25th.

Held in Shubert Alley from 10 AM to 7 PM, the Flea Market raises money for Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS by selling and auctioning off theatrical memorabilia and experiences. For an inital fee of $20 at the Celebrity Table, fans are able to buy photos with and autographs of their theatre idols, many of whom are Broadway stars but who also come from the worlds of off-Broadway, film and television.  The Flea Market also includes a silent auction and grand auction.

From 11 AM to noon, the following celebrities will appear at the Celebrity Table: Marj Dusay, Boyd Gaines, Jordan Gelber, Joe Grifasi, Julie Halston, Valerie Harper, Ilene Kristen, Jan Maxwell, Michael McGrath, Christopher McDonald, Bebe Neuwirth and Steven Rosen.  From noon to 1 PM, Victoria Clark, Barrett Foa, Dan Fogler, Joanna Gleason, Jessica Hecht, Greg Jbara, Celia Keenan-Bolger, James Mitchell, Matthew Morrison, Rosie O'Donnell, Kelli O'Hara, Denis O'Hare and Timothy Stickney will pose and sign for fans. 

Gary Beach, Kathy Brier, Tim Curry, Raúl Esparza, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jenn Gambatese, Cherry Jones, Chad Kimball, Alix Korey, Adriane Lenox, Jose Llana, Deven May, Brían F. O'Byrne, David Hyde Pierce, Ron Raines, Christopher Sieber and Robin Strasser comprise the 1 to 2 PM group, while Gerard Alessandrini, Joan Allen, Bobbie Eakes, Eileen Fulton, Anne Jackson, Forbes March, Logan Marshall-Green, Jeremy Kushnier, Rebecca Luker, David Andrew MacDonald, Donna McKechnie, Donna Murphy and Eli Wallach will appear at the Celebrity Table.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is the nation's leading industry-based, not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant making organization. BC/EFA is the on-going, committed response from the American Theatre community to an urgent worldwide health crisis. By drawing upon the talents, resources, and generosity of this community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes across the United States. Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $100 million for critically needed services for people with AIDS, HIV or HIV-related illnesses.

Last year's Broadway Flea Market raked in $419,464 for BC/EFA.  One person paid a high bid of $8,500 for a day at The Phantom of the Opera in the Grand Auction, while two Bette Midler concerts were sold for $7,500.  At the silent auction, Al Hirschfeld's signed caricature of Gwen Verdon brought $2,700.  Of the individual tables, that of the United Scenic Designers earned the most money (for the second consecutive year)--$16,923, with Wicked and Avenue Q also pulling in lots of dollars.

To learn more about the Broadway Flea Market and about BC/EFA, visit www.broadwaycares.org.



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