Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

When you’re making a difference at a Broadway Cares event, you’re so golden ✨🥇

Say “Hello, Doggy!” when you attend tomorrow, August 3, in NYC’s Shubert Alley. Hosted by Bernadette Peters and Sutton Foster, join a bevy of Broadway’s best as you help pups and cats find their furever homes at the annual adoption spectacular.

Scroll to see a few pet-loving Broadway pals who will be joining us again this year ➡️ and learn more at broadwaycares.org/barks

...and 52 days until the Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction 🙌

Your Broadway happy place returns Sunday, September 22, to the heart of NYC’s theater district. What’s on your haul wish list?

When we’re digging through piles of Playbills at the , we are whole again 📈

In our next life, we’d like to be a dog in the arms of the legendary Bernadette Peters.

Join hosts Bernadette and Sutton Foster alongside a bevy of pet-loving Broadway stars at the 26th edition of Broadway Barks next Saturday, August 3, in NYC’s Shubert Alley. Learn more about the starry animal adoption event at broadwaycares.org/barks 🐶

Be in the room where making a difference happens at BroadwayCon 🌟

Join Javier Munoz, Kimberly Marable and Broadway Cares’ Taylor Mattes for Your Voice Makes a Difference, an inspiring discussion on the powerful bond between theater and philanthropy at 11:15 am this Friday, July 26.

BroadwayCon tickets are still available - get yours at broadwaycon.com.

Happy birthday to our “old friend” Daniel Radcliffe 🫶 “Not a day goes by” that we’re not grateful for your incredible support and friendship. Here’s a look back at more than 15 years of merrily rolling along to provide meals and medication, health care and hope together.

1. Daniel hosting at Gypsy of the Year (now Red Bucket Follies) in 2011
2. Daniel during fundraising in 2023
3. Daniel fundraising with Lifespan of a Fact in 2018
4. Daniel performing in Gypsy of the Year (now Red Bucket Follies) in 2008 with the company of Equus
5. Daniel during Equus in 2008
6. Daniel presenting in the Easter Bonnet Competition during his run in How to Succeed... in 2011

Executive Director Tom Viola today announced that he’ll retire from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS at the end of 2024, ending a 36-year tenure that saw us persevere through two pandemics and emerge as one of the most impactful fundraising and grant-making organizations in the country.

Current Director of Development Danny Whitman, who’s been with us for 15 years, will succeed Tom as executive director, beginning January 1. Tom will remain involved with the organization as a consultant throughout 2025, advising on Broadway Cares’ National Grants Program strategies and procedures.

“Few, if any, have served the theater community with more heart, dedication, determination and distinction than Tom Viola,” said Robert E. Wankel, president of the Broadway Cares Board of Trustees and chairman and CEO of The Shubert Organization. “Tom nurtured goodwill and trust throughout the theater community in the toughest of times, building Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS into an integral part of our industry that has reached out to millions of people in crisis through the years. Fortunately, along the way, he created a solid infrastructure and I’m certain that Danny Whitman is ready to lead the organization in this next chapter, ensuring Broadway Cares’ vital philanthropic work will continue long into the future.”

Viola said: “Joining the Broadway community in the creation and now nearly 40-year legacy of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has given my life purpose and meaning. I am proud of the unique collaboration between Broadway Cares and the Entertainment Community Fund in providing a safety net of social services for all in the entertainment industry and performing arts and how the resources of this now extraordinary theatrical fundraising engine reach across the country through our well-established National Grants Program. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will be a part of my heart always, fiercely and with great joy. I have no doubt that Danny Whitman will lead this extraordinary staff and community of volunteers in sustaining Broadway Cares’ legacy of generosity of spirit and good will.”

Read the full story at broadwaycares.org/tomviolaretires

The long weekend, but make it ❤️‍🔥

📸: Michael Hull, Jonathan Tichler

Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip
Produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Executive Producers: Jerry Mitchell & Nick Kenkel
Director: Kellen Stancil
Associate Director: Paula DeLuise
Assistant Director: Andres Acosta
Lighting Designer: Joel Shier
Scenic Designer: CJ Howard
Sound Designer: Nick Borisjuk
Costume Coordination: Jeffrey Wallach
Video Design Manager: Caite Hevner
Hair and Wig Design and Coordination: Ian Joseph
Makeup Design and Coordination: Cesar Silva
Production Stage Manager: Johnny Milani

Go beyond the velvet ropes with exclusive behind-the-scenes pics from : Hit the Strip 🎰

📸: Rebecca J Michelson

Executive Producers: Jerry Mitchell, Nick Kenkel
Director: Kellen Stancil
Associate Director: Paula DeLuise
Assistant Director: Andres Acosta
Costume Coordination: Jeffrey Wallach
Hair and Wig Design and Coordination: Ian Joseph
Makeup Design and Coordination: Cesar Silva
Production Stage Manager: Johnny Milani

The World Tour has Elvis all shook up 🎸

Jailhouse Rock to broadwaycares.org/bares to see even more moments from last Sunday’s : Hit the Strip ❤️‍🔥

📸: Michael Hull & Jonathan Tichler

Meet a few more of the flirty and fabulous faces of with pics from the strip ❤️‍🔥

All bets were off at this year’s raucous and record-breaking, luxurious and larger-than-life Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip ♥️💙 Experience the magic and magnitude of Sunday with even more photos at broadwaycares.org/bares 💥

📸: Marc J Franklin, Michael Hull, Thomas Mundell & Jonathan Tichler

Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip
Produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares
Executive Producers: Jerry Mitchell & Nick Kenkel
Director: Kellen Stancil
Associate Director: Paula DeLuise
Assistant Director: Andres Acosta
Lighting Designer: Joel Shier
Scenic Designer: CJ Howard
Sound Designer: Nick Borisjuk
Costume Coordination: Jeffrey Wallach
Video Design Manager: Caite Hevner
Hair and Wig Design and Coordination: Ian Joseph
Makeup Design and Coordination: Cesar Silva
Production Stage Manager: Johnny Milani

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 last Sunday at NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom.

Thanks to a spectacular cast, a dedicated crew of volunteers and two energized audiences, together we raised a record-shattering $2,259,134. Thank you for providing meals and medication, health care and hope to hundreds of thousands in need across the country!

Relive the glitz, glam and bodacious bodies of the big day and see even more photos at broadwaycares.org/bares 🎲✨

📸: Marc J Franklin, Michael Hull, Thomas Mundell & Jonathan Tichler

Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip
Produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares
Executive Producers: Jerry Mitchell & Nick Kenkel
Director: Kellen Stancil
Associate Director: Paula DeLuise
Assistant Director: Andres Acosta
Lighting Designer: Joel Shier
Scenic Designer: CJ Howard
Sound Designer: Nick Borisjuk
Costume Coordination: Jeffrey Wallach
Video Design Manager: Caite Hevner
Hair and Wig Design and Coordination: Ian Joseph
Makeup Design and Coordination: Cesar Silva
Production Stage Manager: Johnny Milani

Whether you’re a faithful or a traitor, you’ll love this news: Alan Cu***ng has just been added to the lineup of tonight’s : Hit the Strip!

There’s still time to say “Wilkommen” to this icon and more than 175 of NYC’s hottest dancers - tickets are no longer available online, but an extremely limited number of tickets to both performances will be available starting at 3 pm in the Hammerstein Ballroom lobby. Join us and kick off NYC Pride week with a legend! ❤️‍🔥

Wake up, babe - tonight’s lineup just dropped ❤️‍🔥

Tickets are no longer available online - a very limited number of tickets for both performances will be available at Hammerstein Ballroom starting at 3 pm. Don’t roll the dice and miss tonight’s burlesque spectacular. And baby… let’s hit the strip!

“Woman is plane, lines, form” and performing in ! Go inside rehearsal with 2024 Tony Award nominee and Lempicka star Amber Iman as she shares how Rafaela inspires her Bares performance and the importance of cultivating healthy fear in creative endeavors.

Read the exclusive with Playbill and get tickets (very few remain!) at linktr.ee/bcefa

📸: Michael Hull

What happens in Vegas, slays at ❤️‍🔥 Only two days left until we kick off NYC Pride week at Bares: Hit the Strip!

Very limited tickets remain to both performances set for this Sunday, June 23. Don’t roll the dice and miss this seductive spectacular - secure your spot at broadwaycares.org/bares

You like us, you really like us! 🥹

Congratulations to all of the 2024 Tony Award winners and nominees. We’re honored to be the philanthropic heart of this community which means so much to all of us.

Hey old friend, what do you say to seeing the final performance of the Tony-winning Merrily We Roll Along on Broadway from the best seats in the house?

The auction closes at 4 pm ET this Wednesday, June 19. Bid now - it's your time, breathe it in!

Charitybuzz: 2 House Seats to Final Performance of Merrily We Roll Along on July 7 in NYC Plus Cast Signed Poster “Hey, old friend, what do you say, old friend” to attending the final Broadway performance of Merrily We Roll Along from the best seats in the hous...

She may be “Forever in Blue Jeans,” but this Sunday she’s stripping down for Broadway Cares in ! Join Amber Ardolino TOMORROW, June 18, as she takes over BroadwayWorld's Instagram story live from Broadway Bares rehearsal ❤️‍🔥

Limited tickets still remain for Broadway’s ultimate st******se spectacular - get yours at broadwaycares.org/bares

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has been supporting the lifesaving and affirming work of the Entertainment Community Fund' Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts since its doors first opened in 2017. Seven years and countless people helped later, the Friedman Health Center is receiving a much-deserved 2024 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, celebrating its commitment to the wellness of the performing arts community ⭐

Congratulations to Medical Director Dr. Jason Kindt and all at the Entertainment Community Fund and the Friedman Health Center for this spectacular achievement. We're honored and grateful to play a role in your legacy of providing vital medical care to our friends and champions onstage, backstage and behind the scenes.

We’re buzzing as we prep for Broadway’s big night! If you’re tuning into the Tony Awards, join us for a round of Broadway Cares Bingo.

Screenshot the card in our story to play along and let us know if you’re among the night’s big winners 🏆

Tony Nominee Amber Iman on Facing Her Fears for Broadway Bares She is channeling Lempicka 's Rafaela for her next stage appearance.

Share your alluring alter ego below ⬇️

Whether you’re a cheeky bellhop or a coy magician, everyone’s welcome at : Hit the Strip on Sunday, June 23. Multiple ticket levels are sold out - grab your spot now at broadwaycares.org/bares 🪄

Industry insiders, celebrated stars and Broadway fans alike raised the stakes and a record-shattering $540,600 in the seventh edition of Broadway’s official game night, Broadway Bets 🌟

Thank you to all who anted up Monday, June 3, at the legendary Sardi’s restaurant and provided meals and medication, health care and hope - and a special congratulations to this year’s Broadway Bets champion, Hannah Katz from Broadway Across America!

Read more about this year's event at broadwaycares.org/bets

📸: Allison Stock

Comment how many of the hidden “Ninas” you found in these legendary Hirschfeld portraits ⬇️

Everyone’s a winner when you take home your own piece of Broadway history. Bid on signed Al Hirschfeld prints benefiting Broadway Cares and the Al Hirschfeld Foundation before the auction ends tomorrow (Wednesday, May 22). Bid now at broadwaycares.org/hirschfeld

A Broadway fan is never fully dressed without a limited-edition signed print created by legendary caricaturist Al Hirschfeld 🤗

The exclusive giclées signed by stage and screen’s most legendary stars are now up for auction, benefiting Broadway Cares and . Bid now at broadwaycares.org/hirschfeld ♥️