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Ebay and Broadway Cares Offer 'CONVERSATION WITH CLAY' 11/29 by Gabrielle Sierra - November 20, 2008 Ever wonder what really goes on backstage or onstage at a Broadway Show? Ever have a question for one of the stars of one of Broadway's biggest hit shows and could not corner them at the stage door to ask? EBay And Broadway Cares Offer A 'WICKED' Walk-On Experience by Gabrielle Sierra - November 20, 2008 One lucky Wicked fan will get to experience an extraordinary night on Broadway, supporting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and scoring a WICKED Walk-On Appearance! This amazing package is available through Ebay.com. BC/EFA Auctioning Off 4 VIP Tickets to 'ROSIE LIVE' by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2008 You can now be a part of television history and support Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS as you and three guests are part of the very first studio audience for NBC's hotly anticipated new variety special 'ROSIE LIVE!' starring multiple Emmy? Award winning actress / comedienne Rosie O'Donnell. Mel B and Kelly Monaco Join Jerry Mitchell's Upcoming Vegas Based 'PEEP SHOW'! by Eddie Varley - November 18, 2008 Tickets are on sale today for preview and regular performances of PEEPSHOW, the sexy new production set to open at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. PEEPSHOW, starring pop superstar and television personality Mel B., will open for preview performances on March 30, 2009, with an opening night gala planned for April 18 of 2009. BACHARACH TO THE FUTURE Fundraiser Plays at New World Stages 12/1 by Reynard Loki - November 19, 2008 POZ's 'Bacharch to the Future' Fundraiser comes to New World Stages in New York on Monday, December 1, 2008, World AIDS Day. Christopher Jackson ('In the Heghts') and Kerry Butler ('Xanadu' and 'Hairspray') will join this landmark New York City Event. Win a Walk-On Role in WICKED and Benefit BC/EFA by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2008 WICKED enthusiasts have a rare chance to appear on stage in costume during a performance before the hit musical flies out of Chicago this January. Radio City Xmas eBay Auction to Benefit BC/EFA by Eddie Varley - November 16, 2008 One of the most famous holiday traditions in New York City is Radio City Music Hall's annual Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes and Santa Claus. In celebration of the holiday season and the long-running magic of Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular, BC/EFA has created an extraordinary and very festive eBay package that families will treasure for years to come! TV: URINETOWN's 'Lockstock & Little Sally' Promote Rosie Live on NBC by Craig Brockman - November 16, 2008 Everyone knows that Rosie O'Donnell is a huge fan of Broadway, but whoever could have expected that, in addition to the commercials that you've been seeing on the air (and on BroadwayWorld.com), promoting the show, that she would have dipped into two famous and popular characters from Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis' URINETOWN, the hit musical from the 2001-2002 Broadway season. Cabrillo Music Theatre Announces Casting for BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO by Faetra Petillo - November 10, 2008 Fresh on the heels of its 18 Ovation Award nominations (the most by any Southern California theatre company), Cabrillo Music Theatre continues the 2008-2009 season with the West Coast Premiere of the new musical sensation, BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO, featuring a book by Erik Jackson and Ben H. Winters, and lyrics by Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield and Cody Philip. BC/EFA's Team Raiser Lets You Support Your Favorite Shows ONLINE! by BWW News Desk - November 6, 2008 Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS announces the return of 'Team Raiser,' an online fundraising method introduced last year that allows theatre fans to make donations to BC/EFA via the Broadway Cares website. 'TALE'S' Toro and Earley Visit CHATTERBOX 11/6 by Gabrielle Sierra - November 6, 2008 A TALE OF TWO CITIES Kevin Earley and Natalie Toro at CHATTERBOX The Path Fund Holds DRIFT Benefit Concert For BC/EFA With Kantor, Pascale, Murney and More, 11/3 by BWW News Desk - November 3, 2008 B.B. King Blues Club and The Path Fund, Inc. will present JEREMY SCHONFELD'S DRIFT with Kris Coleman (Jersey Boys), Jarrod Emick (Tony Award Winner for Damn Yankees), Terrence Mann (Tony Nominated star of Les Miserable and Beauty and the Beast), Karla Mosley (Expatriate), Julia Murney (Wicked), Adam Kantor and Adam Pascal (Rent). With Scott Coulter and Michelle Kinney. GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION to Take Place 12/8 and 12/9; 'Team Raiser' Returns by Faetra Petillo - October 29, 2008 Throughout the years, the GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION has become one of the hottest and most anticipated tickets of the fall season. Photo Coverage: BC/EFA 'Salon: Six Degrees of Broadway Cares' Benefit by Linda Lenzi - October 29, 2008 The third annual Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS benefit evening 'Salon: Six Degrees of Broadway Cares' took place on Monday, October 27th. BC/EFA SALON Benefit Featuring Noth, Rapp, Hoff, and More to Take Place 10/27 by Faetra Petillo - October 27, 2008 Two time Golden Globe Award nominee Chris Noth (Sex and the City), Bistro Award winner Tony DeSare and actress Traci Jai Edwards (Legally Blonde) have been added to the roster of talent for third annual Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS benefit evening 'Salon: Six Degrees of Broadway Cares' scheduled to take place Monday October 27th. Cady Huffman, Jared Gertner & More to Perform at FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS 10/27 by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2008 MAC winner Amy Wolk and Mamma Mia's Gerard Salvador will host FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS, a benefit performance for Broadway Care/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) on October 27 at the Metropolitan Room in New York City. Cady Huffman, Jared Gertner & More to Perform at FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS 10/27 by Reynard Loki - October 24, 2008 MAC winner Amy Wolk and Mamma Mia's Gerard Salvador will host FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS, a benefit performance for Broadway Care/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) on October 27 at the Metropolitan Room in New York City. IN THE HEIGHTS' Rogelio Douglas Jr. Hosts BROADWAY AFTER DARK October 26th by Eddie Varley - October 22, 2008 Broadway's finest made the kick off event an unforgettable night when B'way After Dark opened its doors on August 31st. Hosts, Creator/Executive Producer of the event Rogelio Douglas Jr. of In The Heights, and Co-producer/Public Speaker Shaun Derik set the stage ablaze at Touch NYC. This time around B'way After Dark has a Masquerade theme, just in time for Halloween. With a DJ, live band and performances* by; Tony award nominee Brenda Braxton - (Chicago), Tituss Burgess - (The Little Mermaid), Matt Caplan - (South Pacific), Merle Dandridge - (Spamalot), Marcus Paul James - (Rent/In The Heights), Kelly King, Tracy McDowell - (Rent), Luis Salgado - (In The Heights), Saycon Sengbloh - (The Color Purple), Rhapsody - 'Siren Assassins', & Featuring Mistress Of Ceremonies Britney Houston!! Noth, DeSare, and Edwards Added to BC/EFA SALON Benefit by Faetra Petillo - October 21, 2008 Two time Golden Globe Award nominee Chris Noth (Sex and the City), Bistro Award winner Tony DeSare and actress Traci Jai Edwards (Legally Blonde) have been added to the roster of talent for third annual Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS benefit evening 'Salon: Six Degrees of Broadway Cares' scheduled to take place Monday October 27th. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Concert Raises Over 1 Million Dollars For Charity by Faetra Petillo - October 21, 2008 Last night Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, a benefit concert celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's legendary double album held at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theater raised over $1,000,000 in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Elton John AIDS Foundation and Friends in Deed Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Benefit Concert to Take Place 10/20 by Faetra Petillo - October 20, 2008 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, a benefit concert celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's legendary double album, will be performed one night only, Monday, October 20, at 8pm, at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theater (214 West 42nd Street). Goodbye Yellow Brick Road will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Elton John AIDS Foundation and Friends in Deed. Northport 'LITTLE SHOP' Cast Joins B'way Casts for 'Carols for a Cure' CD by Reynard Loki - October 16, 2008 The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport's current cast of Little Shop of Horrors has been invited to join the casts of the 2008 Broadway season on Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, (Volume 10). The recording is a two-disc set featuring 36 original and traditional holiday songs which is released during Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' (BC/EFA) annual six week 'Gypsy-of-the-Year' period. The 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition will also feature highlights from Volumes 1-9 of Carols for a Cure as well as the premiere of a new song by Elton John and other bonus tracks. BC/EFA Introduces NEW Merchandise to Online Store; Catalog of Giving Now Available by Faetra Petillo - October 16, 2008 BC/EFA is proud to introduce their brand-new merchandise for 2008-2009. The web-store and the newly printed A Catalog of Giving (available upon request) are chock-full of exciting gift ideas for Broadway and theatre-lovers everywhere. BACK IN PICTURES Celebrates Golden Age of Hollywood by Reynard Loki - October 13, 2008 Back in Pictures celebrates the songs that were originally written for the masterpieces of the Golden Age of Hollywood, featuring music from Casablanca, Easter Parade, A Star Is Born, Pennies From Heaven, Disney, Meet Me In St. Louis, Gentlemen Prefer Blonds, The Wizard of Oz and many more. Back in Pictures is showing at the Reprise Room, 245 West 54th Street, between Broadway and 8th Avenue, New York, from April 7, 2008 through January 5, 2009. Banderas, Fierstein, John, Menzel, Peters, Miranda and More Appear on Carols for a Cure 10 by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2008 Rock-It Science Records presents Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Volume 10. Featuring highlights from the Volumes 1-9, as well as the incredible talents of stars from the 2008 Broadway season, the annual holiday CD benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA). This two-disc set offers 36 original and traditional holiday songs recorded especially for this benefit CD, and features the cast of Billy Elliot with the premiere of an original song by Elton John, 'Cold Christmas.' Included are the voices of Antonio Banderas, Harvey Fierstein, Idina Menzel, Bernadette Peters, and Andréa Burns, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Nick Jonas and American Idol's Constantine Maroulis and Ace Young, plus new recordings with performances by stars from In the Heights, South Pacific, Wicked plus many more! Also performing on this year's CD are Rosie's Broadway Kids, young students in the performing arts program founded by Rosie O'Donnell. |
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