Jeff and I briefly considered attending Broadway Bares this past weekend, but he was a little busy with that whole hockey thang. Thankfully, the indomitable Susan Blackwell [TOS] digs deep and goes behind the scenes of Broadway’s hottest benefit, showing us all sexy goodness we missed.
11Jan09
Giving… and Receiving
Back in November I made my annual donation to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS as part of the organization’s Gypsy of the Year competition. For my donation, I was entered into a drawing for signed Playbills from three productions. I was pleasantly surprised right before Christmas to get a call from BC/EFA to let me know [...]
The cast of[title of show] got around this week. We saw them at the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus holiday concert on Tuesday. They also performed at the annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Gypsy of the Year fundraiser. They did an original piece called “My First Time” in which Hunter and Susan talk about seeing their [...]
9Nov08
A Time For Giving…
Each year at this time Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS does a huge round of fund raising as part of the Gypsy of the Year competition. This is when Broadway, off-Broadway and touring shows get creative to help fill BC/EFA’s coffers to support their critical work. The fund raising benefits The AIDS INITIATIVE; The Phyllis Newman [...]
One of the casualties of Broadway strike is the annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Gypsy of the Year fund raiser. During the six weeks around Thanksgiving, BC/EFA stages a competition between Broadway, Off-Broadway and touring productions to see who can raise the most money. The casts encourage audiences to donate with cast members collecting cash [...]
