As we head toward summer, learn about more (less clothed) ways the theater community is making a difference.
Save the Date for Broadway Bares This Father’s Day
Here’s a (strip) tease: Broadway Bares is coming back to your computer screens next month. Join other Bares fans for a virtual stream like none other. Featuring all-new performances safely filmed in a variety of locales, this year’s Broadway Bares is sure to titillate viewers at home with more than a dozen premiere performances. More to be revealed soon. Save the date to watch with your vaxxed pod on Sunday, June 20.
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Star-studded Pet Adoption Extravaganza Streams May 23
Broadway Barks, the beloved annual animal adoption event hosted by co-founder Bernadette Peters returns for a virtual edition on Sunday, May 23. The stream will feature adoptable animals from shelters across the country. This year’s human presenters include Carol Burnett, Sheryl Crow, Ted Danson, Daveed Diggs, Bob Mackie, Phillipa Soo and scores more pet-loving people. Tune in at 7 pm Eastern to find your next furry friend.
Celebrated Dance Festivals on Hiatus Until 2022
Dancers Responding to AIDS’ highly anticipated Fire Island Dance Festival and Hudson Valley Dance Festival will be on hiatus until 2022. Thanks to dedicated supporters like you, Broadway Cares will still be able to support the festivals’ local communities. Fire Island’s Pines Care Center will receive a $25,000 grant, and $32,500 in discretionary grants will be sent to 13 Hudson Valley organizations.
While gathering on Long Island’s stunning Great South Bay and in the gorgeous fall foliage of the Catskills to celebrate the magic of dance isn’t possible this year, donations can be made to support the festivals and the communities that host them. Lend your support.
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Auction Benefits Broadway Cares
Calling all Crazy Ex-Girlfriend fans! Donna Lynne Champlin – otherwise known as Paula Proctor from the hit television show – is cleaning out her closet. The auction includes costumes, props and signed memorabilia from the beloved musical series, now streaming on Netflix. Proceeds from the more than 70 lots benefit Broadway Cares and the Transport Group. Bid now.
Bonus news: join Champlin and surprise guests at 6 pm Eastern this Saturday, May 8, for a live auction party to chat about auction items and all things Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as bidding comes to a close.
New Facebook Group Invites Fans to Share Creative Efforts
Have you been using the pandemic to create good in the world? We want to hear about it! Our new Facebook group, The Heart of Broadway, is for theater fans and professionals alike to share the ways they are advocating for others through theater. From performance benefits to theater-related community service projects that you want people to see, The Heart of Broadway is the perfect place to share how you and others give back.
Snag a Keepsake from Your Favorite Show
There’s always something for every theater lover in Broadway Cares’ eBay auctions. New lots are posted each Friday. This week’s featured items include a Playbill from Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed autographed by Audra McDonald, Billy Porter, Adrienne Warren and more of the original Broadway cast. Auction lots are never listed for more than 10 days, so now’s your chance to place a winning bid.
Join The Times for “Bringing Broadway Back … in Australia”
From The New York Times, a generous Broadway Cares sponsor: Explore Australian theater’s return with exclusive performances from Frozen and Come From Away. Check in with the stars and producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Hamilton and more. And hear from theater lovers including Rose Byrne,
