Broadways Hamilton - Opening Number Homage to Sweeney Todd Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2016-04-27 | At the 30th annual Easter Bonnet Competition, the company of Hamilton took top honors for transforming their opening number into an homage to Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd. Lin-Manuel Miranda chillingly portrayed the “demon barber of Fleet Street” as his fellow cast members retold the dark, twisted tale.The bonnet on Jonathan Groff's head represents a slice of meat pie, in homage to Sweeney Todd. It was designed by Scott Westervelt. Easter Bonnet 2016: The Fleet Street Remixby Lin-Manuel Miranda LESLIEHow does a master’s gore-filled sumptuous score and a plot skimmedHot from a British novel involvin’ a convict, hopped on conflict,Washed up in London harbor grow up to be a bloody demon barber? ANTHONYThe mean barber used to bein’ Benjamin BarkerGot a lot darker by bein’ a lot odderBy seein’ a lot of trauma, by seein’ his baby mamaSwiped from the scene, sent screaming away from his wife and daughter DAVEEDAnd every day while shaves were bein’ flaunted and sauntered awayBy Italian knaves, he struggled and kept his shop upInside, he was longin’ for bloddy beadles to chop upThe barber was ready for judges’ jugulars he could mop up OAKThen a green finch came and linnet birds rainedOur man saw his future drip drippin’ down the drainPut a razor to his nasal, connected it to his brain,And he straight up went insane, his arm was complete again… LESLIEWell the word got around they said “this can’t be the same manSent away to prison like Valjean in a chain gangGet yourself a station, a place to practice your aim,And the world is gonna know your name, what’s your name, man?” LINDemon barber Sweeney ToddI am the demon barber Sweeney ToddIndeed I serve a dark and vengeful godBut the work…waits… RENEEJudge Turpin ordered him to split, full of it, lust-riddenSome years later, see Turpin and his ward just sittin’Flushed, spittin’ as he locks her up quick, his hair slick COMPANYJohanna’s not his daughter but c’mon that shit is sick ANDREWMoved in with Miss Lovett, Miss Lovett would be his newest guideCookin’ his victims into her pies, somethin’ new insideA voice, sayin’ COMPANYSweeney, you’ve gotta kill for yourself ANDREWHe started the bleedin’ and feedin’ every pastry on the shelf LESLIEThere woulda been several new deceased, which only grew the feastAnd nobody knew that she imbued the yeast with just a little priestStarted workin’Turpin was the one he saved his hand forSlicin’ up Pirelli, practicin’ on Beadle Bamford COMPANYScammin’ LESLIEFor every neck he can get his hands on COMPANYPlannin’ LESLIEFor the future, see him now, as he stands onThe bow of a ship headed for his hometownOn Fleet Street, clean sweep, cut ‘em all down COMPANYOn Fleet Street, clean sweep, cut ‘em all down LINBut the work waits… COMPANYOn Fleet Street, clean sweep, cut ‘em all down LINI’m alive at last… COMPANYOn Fleet Street, clean sweep, cut ‘em all downOn Fleet Street, on Fleet Street… LINAnd I’m full of JOOOOOOOYYYYY!!! COMPANYDemon barber Sweeney ToddWe will now attend the tale for you (we attend the tale for you)You could never back down, you had to swing your razor hiiiighOh, demon barber Sweeney ToddHere’s the tale that we regale for youWhat happens next, well, that’s the playYou wouldn’t want us to give it awayThe world will never be okay, ohhhh LESLIEThe ship's in the London harbor now, see if you can spot ‘imA young sailor named Anthony right beside himHis enemies destroyed his rep, his vengeance turned him rotten DAVEED, OAK (AS TURPIN AND THE BEADLE)We fucked with him. ANTHONY (AS ANTHONY)Me, I trusted him. ANDREW (AS PIRELLI)Me, I shaved with him. RENEE, JASMINE, ALYSHA (AS MS. LOVETT, JOHANNA, AND BEGGAR WOMAN/SWEENEY’S WIFE)Me, I loved him. LESLIEAnd meI’m the young Toby that got him. COMPANYThere’s a million things I haven’t done, but that’s the playyyyy… LESLIEWhat’s your name, man? COMPANYDemon barber Sweeney Todd!***Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the philanthropic heart of Broadway, helping ensure those affected by HIV/AIDS, COVID-19 and other life-threatening illnesses nationwide receive medication, healthy meals, counseling and emergency assistance. Broadway Cares is the major financial supporter of the social service programs at The Actors Fund, helping everyone in entertainment and the performing arts. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS also awards annual grants to more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. broadwaycares.org
Gavin Creel sings Help is on the Way at Easter Bonnet Competition 2015 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-09-30 | At the 2015 Easter Bonnet Competition, Gavin Creel closed the show with a new arrangement of “Help is on the Way,” Broadway Cares' Easter Bonnet anthem written by David Friedman.Gavin was joined by Jo Lampert and Brandon Pearson. The arrangement was created by Cian McCarthy and Creel.Gavin passed away September 30, 2024, from a rare form of cancer. He was 48.He had served on the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Board of Trustees since 2015. Executive Director Tom Viola shared this statement on his passing:"Today we lost not just one of the good ones, but the best one. Beyond the shining talent Gavin Creel shared with us all onstage, he mastered the ability to galvanize, mobilize and inspire others by sharing the best of himself which was simply, his loving, joyful heart.Gavin once said: “What I love about being in the theater is the sense of family and belonging to a community that takes care of one another. We are made better by giving back.”Gavin certainly lived by example. His selfless resolve to channel his talents and gifts into tangible, lifesaving help challenged us to be better, do more and rise up, always with a smile that was welcoming, flirty and just a tad mysterious with some kind of surprise.Gavin was one of the most vibrant voices in our National Grants Program committee meetings and on our Board of Trustees, on which he served since 2015. His was an undeniable light that leaves a heartfelt glow across our theater community and in the lives of countless people he never met, who have received meals, medication, support and hope through his work with Broadway Cares.“I remember watching Gavin leap onto the theater lobby bar with a Red Bucket in hand during the national tour of The Book of Mormon, enthusiastically cajoling, encouraging and convincing audiences into making a donation,” Broadway Cares Executive Director Tom Viola said. “He implored people to donate with such passion. He’d enlist anyone he spoke to to do more, to make a greater impact – always returning to the question, ‘Why wouldn’t we help people?’ “Last spring, Gavin hosted Broadway Cares’ donor celebration Hats Off to You. Before jumping into a performance of “Trouble” from The Music Man, he stepped back and reflected on his connection to Broadway Cares.“The world at the moment is fractured, and it feels to me like it’s falling part,” he told the audience. “Broadway Cares is one of the things that I look to as a light on the horizon.”At the Easter Bonnet Competition in April 2015, Gavin – then starring in The Book of Mormon on Broadway – sang our anthem, “Help Is on the Way,” in a way that had never been heard before or since. His voice was a gentle, brilliant beacon of activism that offered hope for many. His heartsong will be a part of our lives forever, especially when it reminds us to reach out with hope and beyond ourselves with love.
Jordan Fisher, Melora Hardin & Stark Sands - #BroadwayFlea 2024 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-09-27 | Signed with love by our #Broadway Flea Autograph Table and Photo Booth special guests 😘Relive the magic of the day with photo and video highlights at broadwaycares.org/flea ✨
Andrew Barth Feldman & Sarah Hyland - #BroadwayFlea 2024 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-09-27 | "On the twenty-second day of the month of September"... two very special guests from Skid Row stopped by the #BroadwayFlea! 🪴Keep growing and going to broadwaycares.org/flea to revisit the magic of the day 🌱
#BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip - Smoke Show Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-07-17 | The cigar bar just went from smoking to scorching 🔥Billows of sensual smoke were exchanged between Broadway Bares Executive Producer Nick Kenkel, a former Bares director and choreographer, and his seductive ensemble as they set the stage ablaze with steamy moves.See more fiery #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip highlights at broadwaycares.org/baresChoreographer: Phil ColganAssistant Choreographers: Arianne Meneses, Samantha PollinoCostume Designers: Lindsey Eifert, Amanda RobergeAssistant Costume Designer: Josh OberlanderHair Designer: JR Kimmel Key Makeup Artist: Moises RamirezVideo Designer: Steven RoyalMusic Editor: Devin LewisBroadway Bares: Hit the StripProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell & Nick KenkelDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseAssistant Director: Andres AcostaLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: CJ HowardSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachVideo Design Manager: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny Milani
#BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip - The King Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-07-16 | Rock 'n' roll royalty ruled the #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip stage 🎸There was a little less conversation and a whole lot of action when Michael Graceffa shared a sexed-up and sizzling spin on “The King.” With just a wink, the exuberant ensemble got “all shook up” and stripped down, while Graceffa was left wearing only his blue suede shoes."Viva Las Vegas" with even more Bares photos and video at broadwaycares.org/bares 🎰Choreographer: Billy GriffinAssistant Choreographer: Alicia NewcomCostume Designer: Timmy SchuesAssistant Costume Designer: Megan QuarlesHair Designer: Ian JosephKey Makeup Artist: Joshua ColemanVideo Designer: Ryan ShreveBroadway Bares: Hit the StripProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell & Nick KenkelDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseAssistant Director: Andres AcostaLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: CJ HowardSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachVideo Design Manager: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny Milani
#BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip - Showgirls Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-07-16 | Our #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip Showgirls are here to steal the spotlight and your heart ✨Amber Ardolino went head-to-head with burlesque star Jake DuPree in a sensationally spirited twist on the film Showgirls. Joined by a gaggle of golden, glittering dancers, a cheer-inducing series of death drops, splits and flips landed both of them the role.Let's go girls! Check out more photo and video highlights from this year's Bares at broadwaycares.org/baresChoreographer: Rachelle RakAssistant Choreographers: Gabriella Sorrentino, Annalise NorthwayCostume Designer: Wendy ColosimoHair Designer: David O’ShellKey Hair Stylists: Shaylyn Hartman, Jada Hatfi eld Key Makeup Artist: Cesar SilvaAssistant Key Makeup Artist: Vito PalazoloVideo Designer: Jason Lee CoursonMusic Editor: Stacie WebsterBroadway Bares: Hit the StripProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell & Nick KenkelDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseAssistant Director: Andres AcostaLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: CJ HowardSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachVideo Design Manager: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny Milani
#BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip - XXXcaliber Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-07-16 | Call us King Arthur, because we've just been slayed ⚔️A trip to the “XXXcaliber” got mythically steamy as dueling knights and spellbinding seductresses revealed their reigning royal, 2024 Tony Award nominee Amber Iman, in a number choreographed by Maleek Washington.Keep slaying with more video and photo highlights at broadwaycares.org/bares 👑Choreographer: Maleek WashingtonAssistant Choreographers: Babou Sanneh, SeQuoiiaCostume Designer: Jaime TorresAssociate Costume Designer: Rian BuksbazenAssistant Costume Designer: Leah ElmHair Designer: Hass AlamerKey Makeup Artist: J.D. KraemerVideo Designer: John NarunMusic Editor: SeQuoiiaDrummer: Jaylen PetinaudBroadway Bares: Hit the StripProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell & Nick KenkelDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseAssistant Director: Andres AcostaLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: CJ HowardSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachVideo Design Manager: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny Milani
#BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip - TOPicana Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-07-16 | Dance into the long weekend with this trip to the "TOPicana" from #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip!Yani Marin led a captivating company in a luscious, Latin-infused number. The sensuous squad salsaed down the runway in a rainbow of billowing skirts and skin-tight pants, which ultimately found their way off their bodies and on the floor.Shimmy to broadwaycares.org/bares for more fiery photo and video highlights 🔥Choreographer: Leo MoctezumaAssociate Choreographer: Jenny OehlweinAssistant Choreographer: Marielys MolinaCostume Designer: Kristen MendezAssociate Costume Designer & Head Costume Maker: Hunter StansellCostume Illustrator: Keyon WoodsHair Designer: Stephen SloanKey Hair Stylists: Michelle Habeeb, William LancasterKey Makeup Artist: Axel HurtadoVideo Designer: Shawn BoyleMusic Editor: Jack Rayner MusicBroadway Bares: Hit the StripProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell & Nick KenkelDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseAssistant Director: Andres AcostaLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: CJ HowardSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachVideo Design Manager: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny Milani
#BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip - Jackpot Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-07-16 | Rolling the dice has never been so nice 🎲Benjamin Rivera ensured everyone at #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip “got lucky” as he shuffled up and raucously rocked the roulette table in “Jackpot.” The ensemble left their cards (and clothes) on the table in a heart-pumping, high-rolling number.All bets are off with more Bares photos and highlights at broadwaycares.org/bares 🎰Choreographer: John AlixAssistant Choreographer: William Rhem Jr.Costume Designer: Beck JonesAssistant Costume Designers: Ellen Bradford, Tommy HeidebrechtHair Designer: Justen M. BrosnanKey Makeup Artist: Angelo CommissoAssistant Key Makeup Artist: Sarah DiazVideo Designer: Caite HevnerMusic Editor: Brandon James GwinnBroadway Bares: Hit the StripProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell & Nick KenkelDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseAssistant Director: Andres AcostaLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: CJ HowardSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachVideo Design Manager: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny Milani
#BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip - Feeling Thorny Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-07-16 | To go "somewhere that's green," revisit last week's #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip! 🌱A detoxifying trip to an oxygen bar found Ehizoje Azeke “Feeling Thorny” as he descended into a trippy, tantalizing world of provocative plants come to life. The fiery flowers, complete with sky-high aerialists from the Living Art of Armando, stripped Azeke down to his fig leaves."Don't feed the plants," but do check out Bares photo and video highlights at the link in bio 🌹Choreographer: Karla Puno GarciaAerial Choreographer: Brandon GrimmAssistant Choreographer: Alex AquilinoCostume Designer: William LinaresAssociate Costume Designer: Nicolas PutvinskiAssistant Costume Designers: Kate Nelson, Sultan ShakirAerialist Costume Designer: Brandon GrimmHair Designer: Stephen SloanKey Hair Stylists: Michelle Habeeb, William LancasterAerialist Hair Designer: Johnny RudolphKey Makeup Artist: Kyle KruegerVideo Designer: Gabriel AronsonMusic Editor: Carey SegalBroadway Bares: Hit the StripProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell & Nick KenkelDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseAssistant Director: Andres AcostaLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: CJ HowardSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachVideo Design Manager: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny Milani
#BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip - Liberace Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-07-16 | Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip gave Liberace a run for his sequins Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip gave Liberace a run for his sequins ✨Elliot Mattox, paying homage to the original piano man, stripped Ben Schultz down to his sparkling skivvies. A bountiful bevy of dashing dancers transformed from bedazzled piano keys into seductive showpeople in the light-hearted piece choreographed by Michael Lee Scott.More sparkling photos and dazzling video highlights at broadwaycares.org/bares 🍾Choreographer: Michael Lee ScottAssistant Choreographers: Barrett Davis & Tom FeeneyCostume Designer: Jennifer JacobAssistant Costume Designers: Victoria Castilho Costa & Brenda PhelpsHair Designer & Key Makeup Artist: Megan BurkeVideo Designer: Brad PetersonPiano Instrumental: Marc Shaiman & Andrew TrodahlMusic Editor: Lee WilkinsBroadway Bares: Hit the StripProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell & Nick KenkelDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseAssistant Director: Andres AcostaLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: CJ HowardSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachVideo Design Manager: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny Milani
#BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip - Ménage à Trois Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-06-27 | Two brides heading to the chapel took a turn for the titillating at #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip 💒 Newlyweds Cajai Kennedy and Kristina Doucette invited their alluring officiant Michael Samarie George to join them on their honeymoon in the steamy number choreographed by Amber Jackson 🫦See more bodacious Bares highlights at broadwaycares.org/bares 💘Choreographer: Amber JacksonAssociate Choreographer: Michael Samarie GeorgeCostume Designer: Alan GonzalezHair Designers: Ian Joseph & Jackie SchneiderKey Makeup Artist: Maria Charina RedugerioVideo Designer: Brian PacelliMusic Editor: Aaron DayBroadway Bares: Hit the StripProduced by and benefiting Broadway CaresExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell & Nick KenkelDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseAssistant Director: Andres AcostaLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: CJ HowardSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachVideo Design Manager: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny Milani
Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip Highlights Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-06-26 | The bright lights of Vegas couldn’t compete with the starpower of more than 200 of NYC’s most dazzling dancers as they erupted into electrifying modern-day burlesque production numbers at Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.This year’s Broadway Bares invited two sold-out performances into a Las Vegas-inspired world of luxury, liberation and love, which raised a record-shattering $2,259,134 and bested the previous record of $2 million set in 2019. Included in that total is Stripathon, the online fundraiser led by the show’s cast and crew, which raised a record $1,155,133.Broadway Bares is produced by and benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.Video by Bardo Arts Productions, Víctor Rodríguez and Josh Drake; Edited by Josh DrakeBroadway Bares: Hit the StripProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell & Nick KenkelDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseAssistant Director: Andres AcostaLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: CJ HowardSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachVideo Design Manager: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny Milani
The Amazing Aerialists of #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-06-25 | We're still spinning after Sunday's soaring #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip! 🤸♂️❤️🔥 Thank you to the always show-stopping The Living Art of Armando and aerialist Aneliese Biwer for bringing the high-flying magic of Vegas to our corner of NYC. #broadway #aerial
Laverne Cox at #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-06-24 | Walking into NYC Pride week like....Thank you to everyone who started Pride week off right at last night's extraordinary edition of #BroadwayBares! Stay tuned for more photos and videos from the heart-pumping and high-rolling Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip 🎲🌈✨
Inside #BroadwayBares Rehearsal - Showgirls Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-06-21 | These aren’t your Showgirls next door 💅Go behind-the-scenes at rehearsal for Sunday’s sizzling #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip. Only limited tickets remain for the Vegas-infused burlesque spectacular - get yours now at broadwaycares.org/baresPerformed by Amber Ardolino, Maci Arms, Samantha Barriento, Caitlin Bond, Tristen Buettel, Mel Comeau, Jake DuPree, Matt Gregorio, Hays Hankinson, Annalise Northway, Alice Reis, Olivia Schuh, Katherine Winter, Jason Viarengo and Lena WolfeChoreographer: Rachelle Rak; Assistant Choreographers: Gabriella Sorrentino, Annalise NorthwayDirector: Kellen Stancil; Associate Director: Paula DeLuise; Assistant Director: Andres Acosta
Inside #BroadwayBares Rehearsal - TOPicana Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-06-20 | Nothing tops a party at the TOPicana! 💃 Take a peek into the rehearsal room for this Sunday's #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip. What happens in Vegas, slays at NYC's ultimate launch into Pride week.If you're hoping to attend the 9:30 pm show, tickets are nearly sold out - best availability is on the floor for both performances. All bets are off, baby 😉 Get tickets now at broadwaycares.org/baresPerformed by Andres Acosta, Elias Alfau, Tony d'Alelio, Lizzy Fernandez, Michael Holden, Chris Kane, Francesco La Macchia, Yani Marin, Hector Juan Maisonet, Jaylon McCraven, Chelsie Pauletti, Charlie Ray, Gabrièl Reyes, Aliya Rose and Shani TalmorChoreographer: Leo Moctezuma; Associate Choreographer: Jenny Oehlwein; Assistant Choreographer: Marielys MolinaDirector: Kellen Stancil; Associate Director: Paula DeLuise; Assistant Director: Andres Acosta
Come to #BroadwayBares Rehearsal with Aydin Eyikan Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-06-19 | Take a sneak peek of your trip to #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip! Come along to rehearsal at New 42 Studios with Aydin Eyikan, who will be lighting up the stage in this Sunday's big show 🌟See Aydin, joined by a spectacular lineup of special guests and more than 150 of NYC's best dancers, kickoff your NYC Pride week with a larger-than-life, Vegas-infused striptease extravaganza 🏳️🌈 Limited tickets remain - get yours at broadwaycares.org/bares
Broadway Bares - How It Started vs. How Its Going Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-06-18 | It started with a few #Broadway performers dancing on the bar at Splash nightclub in 1992 in a impassioned effort to help their friends struggling with HIV/AIDS. Today, it's one of the most anticipated and explosive shows in NYC, helping more people than ever before 💥#BroadwayBares returns this Sunday, June 23, with jaw-dropping dance and larger-than-life burlesque that makes a difference. Very limited tickets remain - get yours at broadwaycares.org/bares ❤️🔥
Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip - Cajai Kennedy & Andrew Slane Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-06-12 | Our #BroadwayBares Bride-to-Be and charismatic Card Dealer are always wheeling and dealing for love 💘Love will be in the air and on the stage at Hammerstein Ballroom when Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip touches down Sunday, June 23. ❤️🔥 Don't let true love (or lust) slip through your fingers - only limited tickets remain. Get yours at broadwaycares.org/bares📸: Andrew Eccles🎥: Brent MataDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseScenic Design: Michael LeeMakeup: Cesar SilvaHair: Raven LaFontant, Kenneth Griffin and Taylor MarrsCostumes: Alexander Cole Gottlieb and James NguyenArt Design: SpotCoExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick Kenkel
Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip - Mikey Graceffa Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-06-04 | When it comes to the art of seduction and spectacle, our #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip Elvis is always taking care of business 🎤You'll be living in the Heartbreak Hotel if you miss this year's larger-than-life edition set for Sunday, June 23, in NYC. 💓 Some ticketing levels at the 9:30 pm show are already sold out - secure your spot at broadwaycares.org/bares📸: Andrew Eccles🎥: Brent MataDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseScenic Design: Michael LeeMakeup: Cesar SilvaHair: Raven LaFontant, Kenneth Griffin and Taylor MarrsCostumes: Alexander Cole Gottlieb and James NguyenArt Design: SpotCoExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick Kenkel
Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip - Kal Kalil and Michelle Mercedes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-05-30 | Some bunny won't want to miss the awe-inspiring allure of this year's #BroadwayBares 👯Immerse yourself in the seduction and spectacle of Vegas at this year's Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip on Sunday, June 23, in NYC 🥵 Grab your spot at broadwaycares.org/bares📸: Andrew Eccles🎥: Brent MataDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseScenic Design: Michael LeeMakeup: Cesar SilvaHair: Raven LaFontant, Kenneth Griffin and Taylor MarrsCostumes: Alexander Cole Gottlieb and James NguyenArt Design: SpotCoExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick Kenkel
Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip - Benji Rivera, Sarita Colon and Andrew Slane Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-05-20 | If there's one thing about our #BroadwayBares Bellhop and Beauty Queen, they're always here to serve 🛎️Lose yourself in the bright lights and bodacious bods of Vegas at this year's Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip set for Sunday, June 23, in NYC ❤️🔥 Get tickets at broadwaycares.org/bares📸: Andrew Eccles🎥: Brent MataFeaturing Sarita Colon, Benji Rivera and Andrew SlaneDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseScenic Design: Michael LeeMakeup: Cesar SilvaHair: Raven LaFontant, Kenneth Griffin and Taylor MarrsCostumes: Alexander Cole Gottlieb and James NguyenArt Design: SpotCoExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick Kenkel
Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip - Slots of Fun Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-05-17 | Whether they're catching bouquets or serving looks, you can always bet on the hotties of #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip.Say "I Do" to a night of sensational striptease and larger-than-life production numbers on Sunday, June 23, in NYC 💐 Get tickets at broadwaycares.org/bares
Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip - The Two Fathoms Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-05-14 | Be mesmerized by the twists, bends and curves of our #BroadwayBares Contortionists 🤸🤸You'll flip when you experience the seduction and celebration of Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip on Sunday, June 23 🤸 Get tickets at broadwaycares.org/bares📸: Andrew Eccles🎥: Brent MataDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseScenic Design: Michael LeeMakeup: Cesar SilvaHair: Raven LaFontant, Kenneth Griffin and Taylor MarrsCostumes: Alexander Cole Gottlieb and James NguyenArt Design: SpotCoExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick Kenkel
Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip - Chris Patterson-Rosso Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-05-10 | When the High Roller steps up to the roulette table, they always win big and get lucky 🎲All bets are off when you launch into NYC Pride Week at #BroadwayBares: Hit the Strip, set for Sunday, June 23. Get tickets now at broadwaycares.org/bares 🎰📸: Andrew Eccles🎥: Brent MataDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseScenic Design: Michael LeeMakeup: Cesar SilvaHair: Raven LaFontant, Kenneth Griffin and Taylor MarrsCostumes: Alexander Cole Gottlieb and James NguyenArt Design: SpotCoExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick Kenkel
Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip - Amber Ardolino and John Juan Mercado Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-05-03 | At Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip, our showgirls and showqueens drip and dazzle with effortless allure ✨Enter our world of luxury and liberation on Sunday, June 23. Get tickets now at broadwaycares.org/bares 🍾 #BroadwayBares📸: Andrew Eccles🎥: Brent MataDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseScenic Design: Michael LeeMakeup: Cesar SilvaHair: Raven LaFontant, Kenneth Griffin and Taylor MarrsCostumes: Alexander Cole Gottlieb and James NguyenArt Design: SpotCoExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick Kenkel
Spring Fundraising Competition 2024 Grand Total Reveal Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-05-03 | #RedBuckets held by cast members, backstage friends and volunteers across 45 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring shows, paired with audiences' endless generosity, have led to this moment: a spectacular $4,702,394 raised during our Spring Fundraising Competition!Whether you donated, held a bucket, worked behind-the-scenes or played any role in this fundraising season - thank you for providing meals and medication, health care and hope to those in need! You are proof that what we do together makes a difference ❤️See who topped the fundraising list at broadwaycares.org/springfundraising
Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-04-24 | Just Announced: the seduction and spectacle of Las Vegas touches down in the Big Apple at Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip. What happens in Vegas slays at Bares for two performances on Sunday, June 23 🎰Up the ante and get your tickets at broadwaycares.org/bares ♠️📸: Andrew Eccles🎥: Brent MataDirector: Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Paula DeLuiseScenic Design: Michael Lee ScottMakeup: Cesar SilvaHair: Raven LaFontantCostumes: AC Gottlieb and James NguyenArt Design: SpotCoExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick Kenkel
Be Italian from Broadway Backwards 2024 featuring Bradley Dean Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-04-12 | In an Italian-American fever dream, Bradley Dean portrayed a Godfather archetype advising his son’s suitor, played by Nicholas Park, to “Be Italian” in the signature song from Nine. Joined by a gaggle of gregarious gangsters, the full-out production number had the cast dancing sensually and sensationally amid red-checkered tablecloths strewn with glasses of merlot. The number also featured Todd Buonopane, Joe Chisholm and Janelle Farias Sando.Broadway Backwards was directed, written and choreographed by Robert Bartley, Backwards' creator.A brilliant string of 11-o’clock numbers, standing ovations and LGBTQ+ joy reverberated through the historic walls at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre on March 11, 2024, when Tony Award winners, Broadway legends and newcomers alike spectacularly shared LGBTQ+ stories through show tunes at Broadway Backwards.The show raised a record $917,651 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) in New York City. The one-night-only, annual event is produced by Broadway Cares.The elevated evening of love, community and unparalleled performances is the only annual Broadway event custom-made for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. By taking familiar songs in the Broadway canon and transforming them into queer anthems, lighthearted romps and emotional ballads, Broadway Backwards tells stories that deserve to be told onstage."Be Italian"🎥: Bardo Arts ProductionsDirected by Robert Bartleyby Maury Yeston from NineChoreography by Robert Bartley & Adam RobertsCostume Design by Kitty Cassetti & Tyler Carlton WilliamsArranged by Ted Arthur & Michael GacettaOrchestrated by Isaac HaywardConducted by Michael GacettaBroadway BackwardsDirected, Written and Choreographed by Robert BartleyProducers: Jeff Brancato, Scott T. Stevens and Danny WhitmanMusic Supervisors: Ted Arthur and Mary-Mitchell CampbellMusic Director: Michael GacettaAssociate Music Directors: Nicholas Connors and Nick Wilders Choreographers and Associate Directors: Skye Mattox and Adam RobertsProduction Stage Manager: E Sara BarnesCasting Consultants: Mark Brandon, CSA, and Jarrett Reiche from Casting by ARCLighting Design: Carolyn WongSound Design: Maria Renee FoucherProp Design: Jenna Snyder and Alexander WylieCostume Designers: Kitty Cassetti, Jess Gersz, Vanessa Leuck, Natalie Loveland, Tyler Carlton Williams and Nicole ZausmerHair Design: Ian Joseph Makeup Design: Megan Burke
Why God Why? from Broadway Backwards 2024 featuring Arielle Jacobs Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-04-05 | The beloved “Why God Why?” from Miss Saigon took on new meaning when Arielle Jacobs (Here Lies Love) worked through her complicated emotions of falling in love with Mae-Lynn Flores with rapturous vocals that immersed the audience in her inner struggle.Broadway Backwards was directed, written and choregraphed by Robert Bartley, Backwards' creator.A brilliant string of 11-o’clock numbers, standing ovations and LGBTQ+ joy reverberated through the historic walls at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre on March 11, 2024, when Tony Award winners, Broadway legends and newcomers alike spectacularly shared LGBTQ+ stories through show tunes at Broadway Backwards.The show raised a record $917,651 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) in New York City. The one-night-only, annual event is produced by Broadway Cares.The elevated evening of love, community and unparalleled performances is the only annual Broadway event custom-made for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. By taking familiar songs in the Broadway canon and transforming them into queer anthems, lighthearted romps and emotional ballads, Broadway Backwards tells stories that deserve to be told onstage."Why God Why?"🎥: Bardo Arts ProductionsDirected by Robert BartleyBy Claude-Michel Schönberg & Alain Boublil from Miss SaigonOrchestrated by Conor KeelanMusic Direction & Conducted by Chris GurrBroadway BackwardsDirected, Written and Choreographed by Robert BartleyProducers: Jeff Brancato, Scott T. Stevens and Danny WhitmanMusic Supervisors: Ted Arthur and Mary-Mitchell CampbellMusic Director: Michael GacettaAssociate Music Directors: Nicholas Connors and Nick Wilders Choreographers and Associate Directors: Skye Mattox and Adam RobertsProduction Stage Manager: E Sara BarnesCasting Consultants: Mark Brandon, CSA, and Jarrett Reiche from Casting by ARCLighting Design: Carolyn WongSound Design: Maria Renee FoucherProp Design: Jenna Snyder and Alexander WylieCostume Designers: Kitty Cassetti, Jess Gersz, Vanessa Leuck, Natalie Loveland, Tyler Carlton Williams and Nicole ZausmerHair Design: Ian Joseph Makeup Design: Megan Burke
It Couldnt Please Me More from Broadway Backwards 2024 featuring Len Cariou and Chip Zien Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-03-28 | At the 2024 edition of Broadway Backwards, two of Broadway’s most iconic leading men, Tony winner Len Cariou (Broadway’s original Sweeney Todd and TV’s Blue Bloods) and Chip Zien (Harmony, Into the Woods), exchanged not just a pineapple but a charming duet with “It Couldn’t Please Me More” from Cabaret.Broadway Backwards was directed, written and choreographed by Robert Bartley, Backwards' creator.A brilliant string of 11-o’clock numbers, standing ovations and LGBTQ+ joy reverberated through the historic walls at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre on March 11, 2024, when Tony Award winners, Broadway legends and newcomers alike spectacularly shared LGBTQ+ stories through show tunes at Broadway Backwards.The show raised a record $917,651 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) in New York City. The one-night-only, annual event is produced by Broadway Cares. The elevated evening of love, community and unparalleled performances is the only annual Broadway event custom-made for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. By taking familiar songs in the Broadway canon and transforming them into queer anthems, lighthearted romps and emotional ballads, Broadway Backwards tells stories that deserve to be told onstage."It Couldn't Please Me More"🎥: Bardo ArtsDirected by Robert BartleyConducted by Mark JanasOrchestrated by Rob MeffeMusic Direction & Arranged by Nick WildersBroadway BackwardsDirected, Written and Choreographed by Robert BartleyProducers: Jeff Brancato, Scott T. Stevens and Danny WhitmanMusic Supervisors: Ted Arthur and Mary-Mitchell CampbellMusic Director: Michael GacettaAssociate Music Directors: Nicholas Connors and Nick Wilders Choreographers and Associate Directors: Skye Mattox and Adam RobertsProduction Stage Manager: E Sara BarnesCasting Consultants: Mark Brandon, CSA, and Jarrett Reiche from Casting by ARCLighting Design: Carolyn WongSound Design: Maria Renee FoucherProp Design: Jenna Snyder and Alexander WylieCostume Designers: Kitty Cassetti, Jess Gersz, Vanessa Leuck, Natalie Loveland, Tyler Carlton Williams and Nicole ZausmerHair Design: Ian Joseph Makeup Design: Megan Burke
Back to Before from Broadway Backwards 2024 featuring Alex Newell Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-03-22 | Tony Award winner Alex Newell took the audience “Back to Before” with a show-stopping, standing-ovation-inducing spin on the hit from Ragtime, bringing their singular vocals to the ever-poignant words “you were my sky, my moon and my stars and my ocean/we can never go back to before.”Broadway Backwards was directed, written and choregraphed by Robert Bartley, Backwards' creator.A brilliant string of 11-o’clock numbers, standing ovations and LGBTQ+ joy reverberated through the historic walls at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre on March 11, 2024, when Tony Award winners, Broadway legends and newcomers alike spectacularly shared LGBTQ+ stories through show tunes at Broadway Backwards.The show raised a record $917,651 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) in New York City. The one-night-only, annual event is produced by Broadway Cares.The elevated evening of love, community and unparalleled performances is the only annual Broadway event custom-made for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. By taking familiar songs in the Broadway canon and transforming them into queer anthems, lighthearted romps and emotional ballads, Broadway Backwards tells stories that deserve to be told onstage. #BroadwayBackwards"Back to Before"🎥: Bardo Arts ProductionsDirected by Robert BartleyOrchestrated by Ben KraussMusic Direction, Arranged & Conducted by Ted ArthurHair Design by Monique GaffneyMakeup Design by Kelly Bellevue Broadway BackwardsDirected, Written and Choreographed by Robert BartleyProducers: Jeff Brancato, Scott T. Stevens and Danny WhitmanMusic Supervisors: Ted Arthur and Mary-Mitchell CampbellMusic Director: Michael GacettaAssociate Music Directors: Nicholas Connors and Nick Wilders Choreographers and Associate Directors: Skye Mattox and Adam RobertsProduction Stage Manager: E Sara BarnesCasting Consultants: Mark Brandon, CSA, and Jarrett Reiche from Casting by ARCLighting Design: Carolyn WongSound Design: Maria Renee FoucherProp Design: Jenna Snyder and Alexander WylieCostume Designers: Kitty Cassetti, Jess Gersz, Vanessa Leuck, Natalie Loveland, Tyler Carlton Williams and Nicole ZausmerHair Design: Ian JosephMakeup Design: Megan Burke
Love Is an Open Door from Broadway Backwards 2024 featuring Casey Likes and Jelani Remy Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-03-21 | Jinx! Jinx again! At this year's #BroadwayBackwards, Back to the Future's Casey Likes and Jelani Remy shared an uproarious rapport in a duet of “Love is an Open Door” from Frozen, imbuing enthusiasm and flirtatiousness into every sentence said simultaneously.Broadway Backwards was directed, written and choregraphed by Robert Bartley, Backwards' creator.A brilliant string of 11-o’clock numbers, standing ovations and LGBTQ+ joy reverberated through the historic walls at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre on March 11, 2024, when Tony Award winners, Broadway legends and newcomers alike spectacularly shared LGBTQ+ stories through show tunes at Broadway Backwards.The show raised a record $917,651 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) in New York City. The one-night-only, annual event is produced by Broadway Cares.The elevated evening of love, community and unparalleled performances is the only annual Broadway event custom-made for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. By taking familiar songs in the Broadway canon and transforming them into queer anthems, lighthearted romps and emotional ballads, Broadway Backwards tells stories that deserve to be told onstage."Love Is an Open Door"🎥: Bardo Arts ProductionsDirected by Robert BartleyOrchestrated by Rona SiddiquiMusic Direction & Conducted by Ted ArthurBroadway BackwardsDirected, Written and Choreographed by Robert BartleyProducers: Jeff Brancato, Scott T. Stevens and Danny WhitmanMusic Supervisors: Ted Arthur and Mary-Mitchell CampbellMusic Director: Michael GacettaAssociate Music Directors: Nicholas Connors and Nick Wilders Choreographers and Associate Directors: Skye Mattox and Adam RobertsProduction Stage Manager: E Sara BarnesCasting Consultants: Mark Brandon, CSA, and Jarrett Reiche from Casting by ARCLighting Design: Carolyn WongSound Design: Maria Renee FoucherProp Design: Jenna Snyder and Alexander WylieCostume Designers: Kitty Cassetti, Jess Gersz, Vanessa Leuck, Natalie Loveland, Tyler Carlton Williams and Nicole ZausmerHair Design: Ian Joseph Makeup Design: Megan Burke
Listen from Broadway Backwards 2024 featuring Jordan Fisher and John McGinty Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-03-15 | Broadway Backwards swelled with sniffles and sobs when John McGinty played a deaf college student confronting his mother about her insensitivities around his sexuality and deafness. As McGinty passionately signed “Listen” from the Dreamgirls film, Jordan Fisher's powerhouse vocals reflected the fiery plea. Daniel Marmion and Morgana Shaw played McGinty’s parents. The number was written and directed by Broadway Backwards creator Robert Bartley.A brilliant string of 11-o’clock numbers, standing ovations and LGBTQ+ joy reverberated through the historic walls at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre on March 11, 2024, when Tony Award winners, Broadway legends and newcomers alike spectacularly shared LGBTQ+ stories through show tunes at Broadway Backwards.The show raised a record $917,651 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) in New York City. The one-night-only, annual event is produced by Broadway Cares.The elevated evening of love, community and unparalleled performances is the only annual Broadway event custom-made for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. By taking familiar songs in the Broadway canon and transforming them into queer anthems, lighthearted romps and emotional ballads, Broadway Backwards tells stories that deserve to be told onstage.“Listen”By Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Samantha Worley and Anne Preven from Dreamgirls (2006 film) Costume Design by Nicole Zausmer Music Direction, Arranged, Orchestrated and Conducted by Nicholas ConnorsDirector of Artistic Sign Language: Christopher TesterBroadway BackwardsDirected, Written and Choreographed by Robert Bartley.Producers: Jeff Brancato, Scott T. Stevens and Danny WhitmanMusic Supervisors: Ted Arthur and Mary-Mitchell CampbellMusic Director: Michael GacettaAssociate Music Directors: Nicholas Connors and Nick Wilders Choreographers and Associate Directors: Skye Mattox and Adam RobertsProduction Stage Manager: E Sara BarnesCasting Consultants: Mark Brandon, CSA, and Jarrett Reiche from Casting by ARCLighting Design: Carolyn WongSound Design: Maria Renee FoucherProp Design: Jenna Snyder and Alexander WylieCostume Designers: Kitty Cassetti, Jess Gersz, Vanessa Leuck, Natalie Loveland, Tyler Carlton Williams and Nicole ZausmerHair Design: Ian JosephMakeup Design: Megan Burke
Luck Be a Lady from Broadway Backwards 2024 featuring Julie Benko Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2024-03-13 | Breakout star Julie Benko opened the 2024 edition of Broadway Backwards with a flirty and fierce rendition of “Luck Be a Lady” from Guys and Dolls. She coquettishly rolled the dice alongside a high-rolling ensemble of women, leading them in a spirited, larger-than-life dance number.Broadway Backwards was directed, written and choregraphed by Robert Bartley, Backwards' creator.A brilliant string of 11-o’clock numbers, standing ovations and LGBTQ+ joy reverberated through the historic walls at Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre on March 11, 2024, when Tony Award winners, Broadway legends and newcomers alike spectacularly shared LGBTQ+ stories through show tunes at Broadway Backwards.The show raised a record $917,651 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) in New York City. The one-night-only, annual event is produced by Broadway Cares.The elevated evening of love, community and unparalleled performances is the only annual Broadway event custom-made for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. By taking familiar songs in the Broadway canon and transforming them into queer anthems, lighthearted romps and emotional ballads, Broadway Backwards tells stories that deserve to be told onstage."Luck Be a Lady Tonight"by Frank Loesser from Guys and DollsChoreography by Skye MattoxCostume Design by Natalie LovelandMusic Direction & Arranged by Nick WildersOrchestrated by Matt Castle & Frank GalganoConducted by Michael GacettaBroadway BackwardsProducers: Jeff Brancato, Scott T. Stevens and Danny WhitmanMusic Supervisors: Ted Arthur and Mary-Mitchell CampbellMusic Director: Michael GacettaAssociate Music Directors: Nicholas Connors and Nick Wilders Choreographers and Associate Directors: Skye Mattox and Adam RobertsDirector of Artistic Sign Language: Christopher TesterProduction Stage Manager: E Sara BarnesCasting Consultants: Mark Brandon, CSA, and Jarrett Reiche from Casting by ARCLighting Design: Carolyn WongSound Design: Maria Renee FoucherProp Design: Jenna Snyder and Alexander WylieCostume Designers: Kitty Cassetti, Jess Gersz, Vanessa Leuck, Natalie Loveland, Tyler Carlton Williams and Nicole ZausmerHair Design: Ian JosephMakeup Design: Megan Burke
Red Bucket Follies 2023 Highlights Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2023-12-07 | An exultant and effervescent Red Bucket Follies returned after a four-year, pandemic-induced hiatus to celebrate six weeks of enthusiastic and dedicated fundraising. The star-studded variety show, performed December 4 and 5, 2023, honored 46 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies that participated in fall fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.Red Bucket Follies raised a remarkable $4,553,203. The total was announced at the conclusion of Tuesday’s performance by Jonathan Groff, Rachel Bay Jones, and Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young.This year’s top overall fundraising award went to Merrily We Roll Along, which raised an astounding $631,932. Surprising the standing-room-only audience to accept the award was one of Groff’s co-stars, Daniel Radcliffe, who for six weeks energetically led nightly auctions from the stage offering one-of-a-kind show props and other signed treasures.Best onstage presentation went to the company of The Lion King. Set to spoken word written by Daniel Watts and performed by Bongi Duma, the timely and meaningful piece was directed and choreographed by cast member Ray Mercer. The piece challenged how toxic masculinity often forces men to suppress their emotions, asking, “what happens to boys when boys don’t cry?”Back to the Future: The Musical earned the runner-up presentation title for an original number that had cast members revving their engines in an audition for the role of the national tour’s time-traveling DeLorean. Representing theater’s most iconic modes of transportation, from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Greased Lightning to Miss Saigon’s helicopter and Starlight Express’ dining car, the cast comedically competed in a “Car-us Line” to earn the starring role. However, there could only be “One Single Car Sensation.” The number was directed by Billy Hipkins and Jelani Remy.Video by Bardo Arts; edited by Isabella Danzi.
Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction 2023 Highlights Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2023-10-03 | Broadway’s Happy Place, filled with theatrical treasures, encounters with stars and exclusive auction experiences, welcomed legions of theater lovers from near and far as the Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction returned Sunday, October 1, 2023. The 37th annual edition of the biggest day for Broadway fans, produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, raised a record-breaking $1,237,179.The day featured 55 tables of memorable theatrical treasures, 221 live and silent auctions lots offering once-in-a-lifetime experiences and rare collectibles, and 41 of Broadway’s brightest stars signing autographs and taking selfies (not counting the thrillingly unexpected encounters on the street or at tables). This year’s astounding fundraising will provide meals and medication, health care and hope for all in entertainment and the performing arts, as well as those living with HIV/AIDS or facing other debilitating illnesses in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.See photos and the full story at broadwaycares.org/flea2023Video by Edlyn Gonzalez and Víctor Rodríguez; Video editing by Isabella Danzi
Broadways Hamilton Performs America Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2023-08-06 | We probably shouldn’t brag but dag, you amaze and astonish us, Hamilton! Join us in raising a glass to eight years of Hamilton on Broadway while we look back at the company’s 2016 performance of “America." Happy anniversary!
Found Tonight - Broadways Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2023-08-04 | It was not a moment, but a movement. Ahead of Hamilton's eighth anniversary on Broadway this weekend, let's Flashback Friday to when the company of Hamilton took a stand with Pride at our Easter Bonnet Competition. They performed Lin-Manuel Miranda, Justin Paul and Benj Pasek's “Found/Tonight” with the cast of Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen.
Hamilton Performs Wait for It Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2023-08-02 | Can you imagine? It's been eight years of Hamilton on Broadway! Ahead of their anniversary next week, we're celebrating the ten-dollar founding father with this throwback to the company's spin on "Wait for It" celebrating our 2015 fundraising season.
Broadway Bares 2023 Finale Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2023-06-30 | The dynamic Broadway Bares: Pleasure Park finale featured Mykal Kilgore performing his high energy original song “Came Here for Love” with Bares-specific lyrics adapted by Kyle Ewalt. The song encouraged all to “reach in and reach out” and “spread love to the world.” Kilgore was joined by singers Aléna Watters and Marty Thomas before the #BroadwayBares stage was flooded with the entire Pleasure Park cast, guided by the choreography of Mike Baerga.Performed by Mykal Kilgore, Marty Thomas, Aléna Watters with Jaylon McCraven, Sarah Meahl, Justin Mock, Nick Nazzaro, Nick Picknally, Jovany Ramirez, Kaylin Shadle, Sissa Strain, Manatsu Tanaka,, Katie Thrasher and Leslie WalkerChoreographer: Mike BaergaAssistant Choreographer: Karma JenkinsCostume Designer: Sarah Marie DixeyAssistant Costume Designer: Tim PetersKey Hair Artists: Michelle Clark, William Lancaster, Sloan StevensKey Makeup Artist: Chris MiloneVideo Designer: Brad PetersonAdapted Lyrics: Kyle EwaltMusic Production: Steven ShewbrooksRecording Engineer: Jesus Pacheco Recorded at Shew CreativeVocalists: Mykal Kilgore, Marty Thomas, Aléna WattersChoir Vocalists: E.J. Cardona, Ashley Espinosa, Jamey Ray, Ashley Rosa, Marty Thomas, Sarah WhittemoreBroadway Bares: Pleasure ParkProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick KenkelDirectors: Laya Barak and Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Jonathan LeeLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: Jason Lee CoursonSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachProjection Design Coordination: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Megan Burke, Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Sandy Joseph, Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny MilaniVideo by Bardo Arts Productions
Broadway Bares 2023: Pandora Waterpark Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2023-06-29 | Breathtaking dancers on the stage and in the air added to the other-worldly atmosphere of #BroadwayBares Pleasure Park’s Pandora’s Waterpark where Josh Daniel Green and Davide Zongoli longed for each other’s touch. Zongoli slipped and slid through flowing movements from daring heights with seven other aerialists choreographed by Armando Farfan Jr. Green made a splash below them leading the grounded dancers in the fluid choreography by Kellen Stancil.Performed by Josh Daniel Green and Davide Zongoli with Connor Bermingham, Lloyd A Boyd III, Jason Carroll, Savannah Cobb, Giovanni DiGabriele, Paul Giarratano, Taylor Litz, Chase Madigan, Trevor Miles, Tanner Richins, Cole Wachman, Malik Warlick and Alex ZarlengoChoreographer: Kellen StancilAerial Choreographer: Armando Farfan Jr.Assistant Choreographers: Savannah Cobb, Cole WachmanCostume Designers: AC Gottlieb, James NguyenKey Hair Artist: Megan Burke Key Makeup Artist: Moises RamirezVideo Designer: Lisa RenkelMusic Editor: Josh DrakeBroadway Bares: Pleasure ParkProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick KenkelDirectors: Laya Barak and Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Jonathan LeeLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: Jason Lee CoursonSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachProjection Design Coordination: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Megan Burke, Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Sandy Joseph, Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny MilaniVideo by Bardo Arts Productions, Victor M. Rodriguez
Broadway Bares 2023: Drag World Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2023-06-28 | A #BroadwayBares Pleasure Park-inspired Drag Storytime saw "Mother of Manhattan Drag" Kizha Carr. Carr and her army of fabulous drag queens, featuring Egypt and Ricky Schroeder, help AJ Blankenship to “go where love is on your side“ in the celebratory number choreographed by John Alix.Performed by AJ Blankenship and Kizha Carr with Darby Breedlove, Ian Campayno, Jonté Jaurel Culpepper, Emma Driver, Hays Hankinson, Chris Patterson-Rosso, William Rhem Jr, Mark Roland, Paul Romero, Jr., Richard Schieffer, Ricky Schroeder and Robin SenaChoreographer: John AlixAssistant Choreographer: Paul Romero Jr. Costume Designer: Timmy SchuesKey Hair Artists: Megan Burke, Ian JosephKey Makeup Artist: Megan Burke, Ian JosephVideo Designer: Caite HevnerAssistant Video Designer: Antonia KoganMusic Editor: Brandon James Gwinn Broadway Bares: Pleasure ParkProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick KenkelDirectors: Laya Barak and Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Jonathan LeeLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: Jason Lee CoursonSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachProjection Design Coordination: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Megan Burke, Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Sandy Joseph, Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny MilaniVideo by Bardo Arts Productions, Victor M. Rodriguez
J. Harrison Ghee at Broadway Bares 2023 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2023-06-27 | An appearance by the vivacious J. Harrison Ghee at this year's #BroadwayBares proved ""some like it hot, and that ain't bad."" The Tony winner took a short break from serving at the Shubert Theatre eight times a week to celebrate the all-inclusive, affirming attractions at Broadway Bares: Pleasure Park.Celebrity Costume Stylist: Alan GonzalezCelebrity Hair Stylist: David O’Shell Celebrity Key Makeup Artist: Charles Zambrano Broadway Bares: Pleasure ParkProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick KenkelDirectors: Laya Barak and Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Jonathan LeeLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: Jason Lee CoursonSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachProjection Design Coordination: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Megan Burke, Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Sandy Joseph, Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny MilaniVideo by Bardo Arts Productions
Broadway Bares 2023: Fetishland Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2023-06-27 | There was no shortage of chains, whips, stilettos or safe words in choreographer Amber Jackson’s Fetishland. The risque number took the audience to a #BroadwayBares: Pleasure Park body shop of playmates who danced under the domination of Keely Beirne and Taylor Iman Jones. Performed by Keely Beirne and Taylor Iman Jones with Mia Rae Binggeli, DeMarius R. Copes, Paula DeLuise, Michael Samarie George, Taylor Jane Green, Brynlie Helmich, Gabriel Hyman, Masumi Iwai, Cajai Kennedy, Laina LaPrell, Chloe Nadon-Enriquez, Ellie Reid, Jeremy Thompson and Alec VereenChoreographer: Amber JacksonAssociate Choreographer: Dashi MitchellAssistant Choreographer: Michael Samarie GeorgeCostume Designer: Alan GonzalezKey Hair Artist : Stephanie Algayer, Ian JosephKey Makeup Artist: Cesar SilvaBroadway Bares: Pleasure ParkProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick KenkelDirectors: Laya Barak and Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Jonathan LeeLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: Jason Lee CoursonSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachProjection Design Coordination: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Megan Burke, Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Sandy Joseph, Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny MilaniVideo by Bardo Arts Productions, Victor M. Rodriguez
Joanna JoJo Levesque at Broadway Bares 2023 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2023-06-26 | We're happy to report that Joanna "JoJo" Levesque did not kill the vibe at Broadway Bares. Pleasure Park. She was so good, we didn't want her to get out (leave). Celebrity Costume Stylist: Alan GonzalezCelebrity Hair Stylist: David O’Shell Celebrity Key Makeup Artist: Charles Zambrano Broadway Bares: Pleasure ParkProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick KenkelDirectors: Laya Barak and Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Jonathan LeeLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: Jason Lee CoursonSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachProjection Design Coordination: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Megan Burke, Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Sandy Joseph, Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny MilaniVideo by Bardo Arts Productions
Broadway Bares 2023: Animal Queendom Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2023-06-26 | A trip on the wild side took #BroadwayBares: Pleasure Park-goers to a bird sanctuary where Sangeetha Santhebennur fiercely led her Animal Queendom. Santhebennur and Michael Graceffa paired well in a #BroadwayBares sensual mating dance as choreography by Monica Kapoor brilliantly drew a connection between Indian classical and folk dance and the movement of birds. Performed by Michael Graceffa and Sangeetha Santhebennur with Bo Belza, Tony D’Alelio, Shivani Lamba, Abby Matsusaka, Usman Mughal, Anya Panova, Bobby Pestka, Shreya Rawat, Sushma Saha and Melvin VargheseChoreographer: Monica KapoorAssociate Choreographer: Ishita MiliCostume Designers: Stacey Galloway, Karl RuckdeschelKey Hair Artist: Megan Burke, Hussein AlnimerKey Makeup Artist: Ashley DiSarroVideo Designer: Shawn BoyleMusic Editor: Srijon On The BeatSwing: Stanley MartinBroadway Bares: Pleasure ParkProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick KenkelDirectors: Laya Barak and Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Jonathan LeeLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: Jason Lee CoursonSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachProjection Design Coordination: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Megan Burke, Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Sandy Joseph, Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny MilaniVideo by Bardo Arts Productions, Victor M. Rodriguez
Lea Salonga - Love Who You Love Broadway Backwards 2023 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2023-06-25 | Every Pride Month, we celebrate the moments that encourage us to live as our full selves, like when Lea Salonga performed "Love Who You Love" at this year's Broadway Backwards. The affirmation and joy of the LGBTQ+ community is at the root of so much of what we do together Broadway Cares, so just go and love who you love. The energy of a supportive and loving community filled Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre on March 13, 2023, as distinguished and emerging stars from the worlds of stage and screen came together in celebration of LGBTQ+ stories and musical theater at Broadway Backwards.The show raised a record $765,069 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York City. The one-night-only, annual event is produced by Broadway Cares.The evening is the only annual show on Broadway celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. This year’s Broadway Backwards was packed with beloved musical theater numbers stretching from Broadway’s Golden Age to more recent fan favorites, all reinvisioned as songs of love and affirmation through an LGBTQ+ lens.“Love Who You Love” by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens from A Man of No ImportanceStaged by Robert BartleyCostume Coordination by Nicole ZausmerArranged by Mary-Mitchell Campbell Orchestrated by Nicholas ConnorsConducted by Julianne MerrillPerformed by Lea Salonga with Charles Barksdale, Marissa Bregande, Kate Coffey, Emily Croft, Javier Ignacio, Gabriella Joy, Sarah Kleist, David LaMarr, Kevin Loreque, Sean McGee, Amma Osei, Lukas Poost, Kevin Reed, Danielle Erin Rhodes, Janelle Farias Sando, Molly Stilliens, Esteban Suero and Mark WilliamBroadway Backwards 2023Written and Directed by Robert BartleyMusic Supervisors: Ted Arthur, Mary-Mitchell CampbellMusic Directors: Nick Wilders, Nicholas ConnorsProduction Stage Manager: Jeff BrancatoProps Design: Jenna Snyder, Alexander WylieLighting Design: Nyle FarmerSound Design: Marie Renee FoucherHair & Makeup Design & Supervision: Megan BurkeHair Consultant & Hairstylist: Ian JosephVideo by Bardo Arts Productions
Broadway Bares 2023: Meat Rack Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2023-06-24 | Sexy servers provided hot dishes at the #BroadwayBares Pleasure Park Meat Rack restaurant. Jamie Patterson was waited on by Tyler Eisenreich, MiMi Scardulla and staff dressed in glittering black vests and little else in a spicy number choreographed by Billy Griffin.Performed by Jamie Patterson with Lipe Arena, Tyler Covington, Zach Eisenberg, Tyler Eisenreich, Clinton Foster, Omar Hekal, Michal Kolaczkowski, Kevin Santos, Chad Sapp, MiMi Scardulla, Ryan Skrocki, Evan Matthew Stewart and Joseph TudorChoreographer: Billy GriffinAssistant Choreographers: Caleb Dicke, Niani Feelings, David Paul Kidder, Makayla RyanCostume Designer: DWAssistant Costume Designer: Travis BihnKey Hair Artists: Zack Lankford, Megan BurkeVideo Designers: John Erickson, Stivo Arnoczy, Jackson Cobb Music Editor: Marc CardarelliBroadway Bares: Pleasure ParkProduced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSExecutive Producers: Jerry Mitchell and Nick KenkelDirectors: Laya Barak and Kellen StancilAssociate Director: Jonathan LeeLighting Designer: Joel ShierScenic Designer: Jason Lee CoursonSound Designer: Nick BorisjukCostume Coordination: Jeffrey WallachProjection Design Coordination: Caite HevnerHair and Wig Design and Coordination: Megan Burke, Ian JosephMakeup Design and Coordination: Sandy Joseph, Cesar SilvaProduction Stage Manager: Johnny MilaniVideo by Bardo Arts Productions, Victor M. Rodriguez
