The 19th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition Set For April 18 and 19

By: Mar. 30, 2005
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Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS will present the 19th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition on April 18 and 19 at the New Amsterdam Theatre (214 West 42nd Street) to benefit BC/EFA.

The Easter Bonnet Competition, the two-day Broadway spectacular which features the companies of more than 20 Broadway, Off-Broadway and touring productions singing, dancing, and donning specially created Easter bonnets, has become the hottest ticket on Broadway.  There will be two opportunities for the public to see the Easter Bonnet Competition: Monday, April 18 at 4:30 PM and Tuesday, April 19 at 2 PM.

The Easter Bonnet Competition is the culmination of six intensive weeks of fundraising efforts by Broadway and Off-Broadway company members as well as numerous productions currently on national tour.  Curtain speeches, autographed poster and program sales, auctions, and cabaret performances bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars from audiences prior to the competition.  The winner of the competition will be the company that raises the largest amount of money for BC/EFA.  A second award is granted to the company with the best bonnet design and presentation.  Awards are also presented to the Broadway Play, National Tour and Off-Broadway production raising the most money for BC/EFA.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fund raising and grant making organization.  BC/EFA is the on-going, committed response from the American theater 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 it's founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $100 million for critically needed services for people with AIDS, HIV, or HIV-related illnesses.

Tickets prices are as follows: $350 VIP Orchestra (front and center) tickets; $200 Priority Orchestra (middle and side); $90 Rear orchestra and Front Mezzanine; $40 Mezzanine and $20 Balcony.  Tickets are available now at www.broadwaycares.org or by calling (212) 840-0770 Ext. 268.  Tickets can also be purchased at the BC/EFA offices at 165 West 46th Street, Suite 1300 as of Monday, April 12th. 

The Easter Bonnet Competition is sponsored by:
The New York Times and, Continental Airlines, the official airline of BC/EFA.
For more information, please visit the BC/EFA website at www.broadwaycares.org


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