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June 12, 2010 |
On Saturday, June 12, 2010, in a special cocktail reception at the Manhattan Room at the InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel on the eve of The 2010 Tony Awards, The 2010 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre was presented to Executive Director of Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, Tom Viola... Read more... |
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May 18, 2010 |
On Tuesday, May 12, 2010, longtime friend to the theatre community and Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, Doris Eaton Travis, passed away at the age of 106. Doris was one of the legendary Ziegfeld Follies Girls, having performed in three incarnations of The Ziegfeld Follies in 1918, 1919 and 1920, and going on to a long career in show business. Read more... |
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Jan 15, 2010 |
Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS Makes a $100,000 Contribution to The US Fund for UNICEF in the name of the Broadway community to assist in the Haitian relief efforts.
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December 17, 2009 |
Jackman and Craig Raise $1.5 Million, Shattering All BC/EFA Records: When the actors best known as Wolverine and 007 teamed up as Chicago cops in Keith Huff’s drama A Steady Rain, no one expected Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig to raise more than $1.5 million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, breaking every conceivable BC/EFA fundraising record. Read more... |
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June 2, 2009 |
NYU Student Programming Raises Awareness & Funds for BC/EFA: For over five years, New York University has brought HIV/AIDS awareness education to its students through creative programming, specifically though two initiatives, one for freshmen class members called “FYRE* fights AIDS and one for sophomores called ‘More Goes Red.’ Read more... |
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December 3, 2008 |
Constantine Maroulis Presents Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS with $25,000: On Thursday, November 20, “American Idol” finalist Constantine Maroulis presented BC/EFA with a check for $25,000, representing the versatile performer’s winnings from an appearance earlier this year on Fox Network’s popular game show “Don’t Forget the Lyrics.” Read more... |
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September 19, 2008 |
With $1.1 of $4.5 Million Total, Gazelle Tour’s Cabaret Benefit Shows
Help Lion King Fundraising Totals Soar: A decade after it debuted on Broadway, Disney’s The Lion King continues to shine in its efforts on behalf of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Inc. through creative, consistent fundraising nationwide. Read more... |
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April, 2008 |
Minneapolis Rocks ‘Shout House’ for BC/EFA Jersey Boys Benefit Raises Over $10,000: All the casts of Jersey Boys – New York, Chicago and the national tour – continue to go the extra mile for Broadway Cares. Read more... |
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June, 2007 |
Signs of New Orleans: Revisiting Louisiana after Katrina: Recently, Classical Action’s Associate Director Janice Mayer spent a sweaty week in Louisiana doing her part to help a volunteer organization rebuild housing in communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Read more... |
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March, 2007 |
Since 1998, Doris Eaton Travis, at 103 the last of the original Ziegfeld girls, has danced in nine Easter Bonnet Competitions Read more... |
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January, 2007 |
The Fred Ebb Foundation: Although he passed away in September 2004, the generosity of legendary writer/lyricist Fred Ebb lives on through The Fred Ebb Foundation, which has given $850,000 to Broadway Cares since 2005. Read more... |
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June, 2006 |
As Nina West, Ohio’s Andrew Levitt Raises $2,500 for BC/EFA: With inspiration from sources as diverse as Elaine Stritch: at Liberty and memoirist James Frey, 27-year old Andrew Levitt created a sold-out AIDS fundraiser on his first try, selling out Columbus, Ohio’s Axis dance club and raising $5,000 for charity in the process. Read more... |
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December 15, 2006 |
Collections in Chicago: Elphaba and Friends are WICKED Good: At Gypsy of the Year on December 5, the Chicago-based “Shiz” company of Wicked brought home the top fundraising prize for a national production or touring show for the third straight time, collecting $175,000 for BC/EFA. Read more... |
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December 15, 2006 |
Mamma Mia! Tour Collects “Money, Money, Money:” For more than four years, Mamma Mia! – the Rodney Dangerfield of musicals – has been defying critical disrespect, selling out houses on Broadway and on tour. These sold-out crowds not only pay big dividends for the ABBA musical’s backers, but for Broadway Cares as well. Read more...
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October, 2006 |
A Profile of BC/EFA’s Recent Tony Honoree Peter Neufeld: From Ruby Keeler to Eartha Kitt to Patti LuPone – drop a theatrical celebrity’s name from the past 50+ years and BC/EFA’s Peter Neufeld probably knows where to find them, be it in Switzerland next door to Julie Andrews, or at the bar at Joe Allen on Broadway’s Restaurant Row. Read more... |
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October , 2006 |
BC/EFA Mourns the Passing of Founding Member Patrick Quinn: Broadway Cares and the entire New York theater community mourn the passing of actor and actors’ advocate Patrick Quinn, First Vice President of BC/EFA’s board of trustees and President of Actors’ Equity since 2000. Mr. Quinn, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack at his vacation home in the Poconos, was 56. Read more...
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February 2, 2006 |
Touring Productions Boosting BC/EFA’s Bottom Line: During the past several years, theaters outside New York, in the heartland and on both coasts, have stepped up their efforts on our behalf, playing an increasingly essential role in BC/EFA’s fundraising. Read more...
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November, 2005 |
Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids Contributes $350,000 to Hurricane Relief & Aids Service Organizations Throughout The Gulf Coast: ... In response to this national catastrophe Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS has contributed $350,000 to aid in the immediate relief efforts and to AIDS and family service organizations throughout the Gulf Coast. Read more...
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