'Broadway Backwards 3' with Harris, Reinders, Jackson Feb.4

An array of Broadway legends, as well as a host of up-and-coming players, will come together for a gender- bending concert featuring show tune favorites on Monday, February 4, 2008. "Broadway Backwards 3" (BB3) will showcase a diverse cast of male singers performing songs traditionally performed by female singers, and vice  versa, with all proceeds benefiting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Community Center in New York City.

The star-studded cast of BB3 includes Neil Patrick Harris (TV's "How I Met Your Mother," Assassins, Cabaret); Tony Award Winner Gary Beach (The Producers); Tony Award Nominees Charles Busch (Die Mommie Die), Nancy Dussault (TV's "Too Close For Comfort," Into the Woods) and Malcolm Gets (Amour); Cheyenne Jackson (Xanadu, All Shook Up); Tituss Burgess (The Little Mermaid, Jersey Boys); David Burtka (Gypsy); Tastiskank (Broadway duo of Kate Reinders and Sarah Litzsinger); and a bevy of other performers.

For two years, the theatre community has demonstrated its support for the Center with this one-night-only, star-studded Broadway benefit concert. The evening features classic show tunes with a twist‹in past years Andrea Burns delivered a tender rendition of "Maria" from West Side Story and Tony-Award nominee Michael McElroy sang "One Night Only" from Dreamgirls. Matt Cavenaugh and Cheyenne Jackson¹s performance of "We Kiss in a Shadow" was named Best Dynamic Duet of 2006 by Playbill.

For the third installment of Broadway Backwards, the Center is thrilled to be heading to Times Square and the Great White Way, as the event is presented at the Roundabout Theatre Company¹s American Airlines Theatre. Co-Creator and Director Robert Bartley returns to direct the show, and joining us as Musical Director once again is Mark Janas. The Center also welcomes John Kander and Terrence McNally as event co-chairs.

"Broadway Backwards 3" benefiting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center is Monday, February 4, 2008 at 8-10PM at American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street, New York)

Tickets start at $125, with a very limited number of $75 tickets. There is also a limited number of $1,500 and $5,000 tickets available, which give attendees preferred seating in the Orchestra and an invitation to the exclusive after party, in addition to membership in the Center¹s Leadership and President's Circle. For those interested in purchasing these special tickets, please contact our Major Donor Officer, Jeffrey Klein, at jklein@gaycenter.org.

Tickets will be on sale exclusively through TheatreMania.com starting January 2, 2008. Service charges apply. For more information and an updated list of performers, visit www.gaycenter.org.

Neil Patrick Harris, Kate Reinders and David Burtka will be just some of the entertainers at "Broadway Backwards 3" (photo by Craig Brockman, 2006)

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