The Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 25th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition is now underway at the Minskoff Theatre! The first acts presented yesterday, April 25 and the show continues Tuesday, April 26. The proceeds from the event will benefit BC/EFA. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a sneak peek at the big event. Check back later for full, official coverage!
The 22nd Annual GYPSY OF THE YEAR Competition raised $3,776,720 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, thanks to the tireless work of 63 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies, it was announced Tuesday. Since 1989, the 22 editions of GYPSY OF THE YEAR have raised a total of $44,137,415 to benefit BC/EFA.
The 23rd ANNUAL EASTER BONNET COMPETITION was a great success with $3,402,147 being raised this year by the 58 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Tour companies to benefit Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS. Since it began in 1987, 23 editions of the Annual Easter Bonnet Competition have raised nearly $39 million for BC/EFA.
The 23rd ANNUAL EASTER BONNET COMPETITION was a great success with $3,402,147 being raised this year by the 58 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Tour companies to benefit Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS. Since it began in 1987, 23 editions of the Annual Easter Bonnet Competition have raised nearly $39 million for BC/EFA.
Kandis Chappell and Melanie Lora take on the celebrated roles of Professor Ruth Steiner and Lisa Morrison in Donald Margulies? Collected Stories at South Coast Repertory. Margulies? Pulitzer Prize-nominated play about two women writers at opposite stages of their careers is one of SCR?s best-known commissions and has achieved worldwide success. Directed by Artistic Director Martin Benson, Collected Stories will run from May 15 through June 14, 2009 on the Segerstrom Stage. Low-priced previews are available from May 15 through May 21. Opening night is May 22. Press night is Saturday, May 23 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to Collected Stories may be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or in person at the SCR box office.
The sensational Liza Minnelli paid a visit to Porto Alegre, São Paulo, Brasilia and Rio De Janeiro in Brazil for a series of sold out concerts, celebrity photographer Guilherme Paranhos was there and sent BWW some great shots of the one and only Liza!
On July 16th, Tony Award-winners Jonathan Pryce and Norbert Leo Butz played their last performance as Broadway's Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
$2,972,721.15 was raised for BC/EFA, and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the event and celebration!
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