Off Broadway Theaters Band Together for 2016 Toy Drive

The Off Broadway League is recognizing the needs of the less fortunate this holiday season - particularly imperiled children - by launching an OFF BROADWAY TOY DRIVE, Monday, November 28th - Wednesday, December 21st benefiting Safe Horizon, the largest non-profit victim services agency in the United States, touching the lives of more than 250,000 children, adults and families affected by crime and abuse throughout New York City each year.

For any new, unwrapped toy with a value of $10 or more donated at participating theatres, theatergoers purchasing a ticket will receive a second ticket free for that day's performance. Tickets will be offered on first come first serve while supplies last. www.holidaysoffbroadway.com

Safe Horizon provides compassionate and expert support for people who have experienced:

• Domestic and intimate partner violence
• Child physical and sexual abuse
• Violent crimes committed against a family member and within communities

PARTICIPATING SHOWS INCLUDE INCLUDE:

• A TASTE OF THINGS TO COME (York Theatre Company)
• AVENUE Q (New World Stages)
• BALLERINA SWAN AND THE NUTCRACKER & YOUNG Charles Dickens (Theatre Row)
• GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW (New World Stages)
• MY BIG GAY ITALIAN MIDLIFE CRISIS (The Theater Center)
• NOT THAT JEWISH (New World Stages)
• NEWSICAL (Theater Row)
• NAKED BOYS SINGING (Theater Row)
• PERFECT CRIME (The Theater Center)
• SANTASIA (St. Luke's Theatre)
• SGT. STUBBLY, THE GREAT AMERICAN WAR DOG MUSICAL (St. Luke's Theatre)
• SHEAR MADNESS (The Davenport Theatre)
  THE BABIES (St. Luke's Theatre)
• THE BIG UNCUT FLICK (Theatre Row)
• THE FANTASTICKS (The Theater Center)
• THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES (Theater Row)
• THE IMBIBLE: A SPIRITED HISTORY OF DRINKING (New World Stages)
• THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE (St. Luke's Theatre)
• TICK, TICK...BOOM! (Theatre Row)

Theaters and those donating can help spread the word with the hashtag #HolidaysOffBroadway.

Any Off Broadway Theater that is interested in including its venue or shows in the program should contact Catherine Russell at postarvis@aol.com.