Literary Tales Get Sexy for BC/EFA in 'BROADWAY BARES SF II: MANUSTRIPT'
Philanthropy and all-star entertainment take center stage as the Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation (REAF) presents Broadway Bares SF II: ManuSTRIPT: Literary Tales with Happy Endings - a special one-night-only benefit strip show benefiting REAF and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on Sun. June 18, 2017 - 9:00 pm (doors open 8:30 pm) DNA Lounge, 375 11th St. (Folsom & Harrison Sts.), in San Francisco 94103.
With Special Guests Empress Mercedez Munro, Reality Star Cassandra Cass,
Plus DJ Bugie spinning for the after show dance party.
"Broadway Bares," a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, was conceived and produced by Jerry Mitchell (Tony Award-winning director and choreographer), has been an annual AIDS fundraising event in NYC for 26 years raising over one million dollars annually. Jerry, a Broadway dancer at the time and a strong supporter of Broadway Cares, began to raise funds for Broadway Cares by getting his dancer friends together to put on a strip show in a local gay bar as a fundraising event. His modest efforts have grown dramatically over the years and now "Broadway Bares" is one of the largest annual fundraisers in NYC.
The Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation (REAF) has created a West Coast version in SF collaborating with Broadway Bares NY. In 2016, "Broadway Bares SF: Tech Tails" debuted at Club Fugazi, home of Beach Blanket Babylon, featuring over 50 singers & dancer/strippers. This collaboration was spearheaded by former Broadway Bares dancer Deb Leamy who moved to SF from NYC in 2014 and who conceived the idea of creating a West Coast version of this unique benefit show. Deb teamed up with REAF's event producers, Ken Henderson and Joe Seiler, to create San Francisco's first edition focused on a tongue-in-cheek look at the tech industry based in the Bay Area and social media aps in particular.
"Broadway Bares" is a good old fashioned strip show in the Vaudeville tradition with a modern twist featuring dozens of hot dancers stripping to raise money for HIV and AIDS services. Our 2017 edition, "ManuSTRIPT" will feature dances based on famous literary characters and tales. Special guests appearing in this 2017 edition are reality TV star Cassandra Cass, cast members from the touring cast of "Hamilton" and San Francisco Imperial Court's newly crowned Empress Mercedes Munro. Other special guests will be announced soon. Funds raised will support local HIV services through REAF and nationally through Broadway Cares in NYC..
Watch a trailer for the event below!
IF YOU GO:
The Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation (REAF) Presents A Special Benefit Show
BROADWAY BARES SF: ManuSTRIP, Literay Tales with Happy Endings
Sunday, June 18, 2017 - 9:00 pm (doors open 8:30 pm)
At DNA Lounge (Folsom & Harrison Sts.), in SF 94103
Tickets for this Benefit show are: $100 VIP Seated Upstairs; $69 VIP main floor (Early bird discount until April 15); and $45 Rear Main Floor standing (Early bird discount until April 15).
Tickets are available online at www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2017/06-18.html. For more information, call 415-273-1620.
Find out more on Facebook and at www.reaf-sf.org/broadway-bares-sf-ii--manustript.html.
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