RED BUCKETS
FALL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
FRIEDMAN HEALTH CENTER
KEEPS BROADWAY BEATING
BROADWAY BACKWARDS
NATIONAL FOOD GRANTS OVER $2.8 MILLION
HUDSON VALLEY DANCE FESTIVAL
FALL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
FRIEDMAN HEALTH CENTER
KEEPS BROADWAY BEATING
BROADWAY BACKWARDS
NATIONAL FOOD GRANTS OVER $2.8 MILLION
HUDSON VALLEY DANCE FESTIVAL
Behind the Scenes is published by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS info@broadwaycares.org
Tom Viola, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Lane Beauchamp, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Larry Cook, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Valerie Lau-Kee, PRODUCING DIRECTOR
Ken McGee, PRODUCING DIRECTOR
Danny Whitman, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Robert E. Wankel, PRESIDENT
Thomas Schumacher, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Ira Mont, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Schele Williams, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Tom Kirdahy, THIRD VICE PRESIDENT
Philip Birsh, TREASURER
Judith Rice, SECRETARY
Paul Libin, PRESIDENT EMERITUS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ted Arthur
Cornelius Baker
Joseph Benincasa
David Binder
Chris Boneau
Barry Brown
Kate Burton
Lisa Dawn Cave
Kathleen Chalfant
Sherry Cohen
Gavin Creel
Alan Cumming
Maria Di Dia
Linda Duncombe
Mandy Gonzalez
Amanda Green
Tom Harris
Richard Hester
Richard Jay-Alexander
Beverly Jenkins
Cherry Jones
Francis Jue
Adam Krauthamer
BEHIND THE SCENES
Nathan Lane
Peter Lawrence
Joe Machota
Kimberly Marable
Kevin McCollum
Jerry Mitchell
Brian Moreland
Javier Muñoz
John Eric Parker
Bernadette Peters
Billy Porter
Lauren Reid
Chita Rivera
Jordan Roth
Nick Scandalios
Robert Score
Mark Shacket
Kate Shindle
Charlotte St. Martin
David Stone
Tom Viola (ex-officio)
Channing Wickham
Editors Tom Viola, Lane Beauchamp
Layout & Design Dominic Grijalva
Writers Mo Brady, Al Dawkins, Felicia Fitzpatrick
Contributors
Sarah Cardillo, Maureen “Mo” Fenninger, Melissa Magliula
Photographers
Curtis Brown, Jenny Garcia, Rebecca J. Michelson, Michaelah Reynolds, Monica Simoes, Allison Stock, Evan Zimmerman
On the cover: Ben Crawford with Jason Forbach and Emilie Kouatchou by photographer
Rebecca J. Michelson
We talk a lot about how Broadway Cares raises funds. Throughout this issue of Behind the Scenes you’ll read about several of them, from the powerful performances of Broadway Backwards to the legions of Red Buckets filled during our Fall Fundraising Campaign, from the autumnal beauty of Hudson Valley Dance Festival to the fundraising legacy left by The Phantom of the Opera’s historic Broadway run. And, as always, through the extraordinary personal generosity of our annual donors, the members of the Angels Circle and Visionary Circle.
But just as important - perhaps even more so - is what that invaluable support makes possible. How the money raised with your extraordinary, continued commitment and goodwill in dozens of remarkable ways is spun into lifesaving resources.
Already this year, Broadway Cares has awarded a record $2.8 million to 141 food pantries, congregate meal and meal delivery programs in New York City and across the country (including St. Clement’s Food Pantry which you can read about below). These grants - from as meaningful as $5,000 for the creation of a community garden to $40,000 to ensure delivered meals to thousands homebound by critical illness - stockpile into a massive and meaningful difference toward addressing food insecurity.
Most recently this spring, our grants committee awarded $1.1 million to 47 of the largest AIDS service organizations in major metropolitan areas as well as to nationally recognized LGBTQ+ health clinics and advocacy organizations. With your help, we were able to increase our support to organizations driving the national and local legislation, advocacy and public policy that affect the more than 450 social service providers funded by Broadway Cares from coast to coast.
Your participation in the success of the fundraising allowed us to share an additional $2,500 to each of the 14 local organizations in upstate New York we support in honor of Hudson Valley Dance Festival and to increase, also by $2,500, the 14 grants to South African HIV/AIDS organizations identified by company members of The Lion King to mark the 25th anniversary of the show.
Your support also fueled the $100,000 gift to Doctors of the World in the name of the Broadway community to support on-the-ground efforts in Turkey in response to the devastating February earthquake, following similar emergency support last fall to five food banks in hurricane-ravaged Florida and to the Hispanic Federation to assist the people of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona.
And that’s all in addition to the $5.9 million sent to the Entertainment Community Fund so far this year to help those in our own Broadway community and across all the performing arts.
Every dollar in a bucket, every gift from an Angels and Visionary Circle member, every ticket purchased is transformed into tangible acts of kindness. You make these essential, life-sustaining resources real and reachable. Thank you.
Happy Spring,
Tom Viola Executive Director
The food pantry at St. Clement’s Church is just down the street from Broadway Cares’ offices in Midtown Manhattan. One recent morning, Executive Director Tom Viola saw two pantry workers and these palettes of food – boxes of canned goods and pasta, sacks of potatoes and onions - being loaded into the church. This food will become essential meals and welcome nutrition for individuals and families in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood and Theater District. This is just one example of how this year’s grants to 141 food pantries, congregate meal and meal delivery programs manifest into resources for weeks and months later. And, of course, represents the extraordinary support and fundraising efforts of the Broadway community, our donors and audiences.
COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund
Every Artist Insured
The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts
HIV/AIDS Initiative
Artists Health Insurance Resource Center (AHIRC)
Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative
Addiction and Recovery Services
The Dancers’ Resource Senior Services
The Career Center
Safe Workplace Initiative
Broadway Flu Shot Program
Looking Ahead – The Paul Libin Center
The Stage Managers’ Project
Miscellaneous
Special event sponsorship, memorial donations
Food Service and Meal Delivery Programs
127 organizations in 37 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
Local AIDS Service Organizations
318 organizations in 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., providing direct services and case management, supportive housing programs, emergency financial assistance, harm reduction programs and quality of life services
Emergency Grants for Pandemic Relief
Supplemental Grants and Shared Support
Theater Organizations Social Service Grants
Broadway Community Emergency Response Grants Ukraine, Reproductive Health Care, Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico
South African organizations in honor of The Lion King
$17,129,050
"Where does all that money go?"
• To mobilize the unique abilities within the entertainment industry to mitigate the suffering of individuals affected by HIV/AIDS;
• To ensure direct support specifically through social services and programs of the Entertainment Community Fund to all individuals in the entertainment industry affected by critical health issues, including but not limited to HIV/AIDS;
• To support organizations across the country which provide treatment or services for people specifically affected by HIV/AIDS and their families;
• To promote and encourage public support for national and international programs and services which benefit people with HIV/AIDS;
• To increase public awareness and understanding of HIV/AIDS through the creation and dissemination of educational materials;
• To support efforts by the entertainment industry to address other critical health issues or respond to an emergency, in each case as approved by the Board of Trustees;
• To support efforts by the entertainment industry in other charitable or educational endeavors, in each case as approved by the Board of Trustees.
Calendars and ornaments and homemade bread, oh my! Cast members of Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring shows let their creativity flourish for the six-week Red Bucket Fall Fundraising Campaign.
During 2022’s in-theater fall efforts, 36 productions raised $5,107,791 by appealing to their audiences' innate goodwill and generosity, asking them to make a donation to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ iconic Red Buckets. It was the first fullscale Fall Fundraising effort since 2019.
New York City’s famed Theater District was bustling with unique items being offered at shows for donations, from prop roses at Hadestown to custom aprons at Aladdin. The Broadway company of Beetlejuice sold 2023 calendars featuring photos of cast members while Wicked offered always-green reusable tote bags. A Strange Loop offered signed sheet music of songs from the show while The Music Man tapped into the holiday spirit by selling themed ornaments created by dresser Caleb Howell. And Brent Bateman, a cast member of Off-Broadway’s The Play That Goes Wrong, even used his baking skills to auction off loaves of sourdough bread.
The Music Man topped all fundraisers, raising an astounding $2,002,612.
Broadway’s longest-running musical, The Phantom of the Opera, made sure its final fall Red Buckets campaign ended on a high note ahead of its announced April 2023 closing. The show, raising
$416,379, snagged the top Broadway musical fundraiser crown thanks to enthusiastic efforts, which included offering each night’s iconic monkey music box prop signed by current Phantom Ben Crawford.
Ten national tours also joined in, raising $432,206 by relying almost exclusively on QR codes and online donations after curtain appeals rather than in-person Red Bucket donations. COVID restrictions prevented tour cast members from holding buckets at theater exits.
“The spirit of giving was with so many audience members and shows who again readily and creatively embraced the decades-long tradition of Red Bucket fundraising,” Broadway Cares Executive Director Tom Viola said. “We are tremendously thankful to the theater owners, producers, casts, crews, musicians and, most especially, the stage managers who strategized behind-the-scenes and onstage efforts to engage audiences in appeals.”
The Six - Aragon tour topped all national tours, raising $160,043. The Piano Lesson snagged honors as the top Broadway play fundraiser with $108,883. Little Shop of Horrors was the top Off-Broadway fundraiser bringing in $31,379.
The traditional two-day Red Bucket Follies performances, which feature songs, dances and skits by shows that fundraised and champions the Fall Fundraising efforts, were placed on hiatus until 2023 because of COVID-19 restrictions.
In lieu of Red Bucket Follies, Broadway Cares presented the special event A Toast to You, a celebration for members of the Visionary Circle and Angels Circle, donors who generously support Broadway Cares year-round and traditionally attend Red Bucket Follies.
Led by Seth Rudetsky, the host of SiriusXM’s “On Broadway” channel and longtime friend of Broadway Cares, the evening featured his infamous and hysterical deconstructions and a captivating set by Broadway’s Jessica Vosk. Broadway Bares associate director and choreographer Jonathan Lee presented his Before the Fall, which premiered in October at Hudson Valley Dance Festival. Special guests Jewelle Blackman from Hadestown and Ann Harada from Into the Woods shared the impact of the donors and volunteers’ efforts.
The six-week Red Bucket appeals each fall and spring have become the lifeblood of Broadway Cares’ fundraising efforts, fueling Broadway Cares’ vital grant-making. In 2022, $8.65 million was awarded to 485 social service organizations in all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico, restoring grant amounts to pre-pandemic levels. An additional $8.25 million was awarded to the Entertainment Community Fund to support a safety net of social services for everyone in the performing arts and entertainment. Since 1989, the fall fundraising efforts have raised $91.4 million.
Broadway’s The Music Man retained its title as the all-time top single-season Red Bucket fundraiser with back-to-back totals each topping $2 million.
After raising $2,071,806 during the Spring Fundraising Campaign - setting the single-season record - the musical nearly matched that total with a staggering $2,002,612 in the 2022 Red Bucket Fall Fundraising Campaign.
The company, led by stars Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, orchestrated exhilarating post-show live auctions. With Nicholas Ward as the cast’s exuberant auctioneer, Jackman enticed audience members to bid on a range of keepsakes. Winning bidders walked out of the Winter Garden Theatre with autographed gloves, prop whistles and boater hats.
One bidder’s donation for a Jackman-signed boater hat hit new heights and garnered national media attention.
Academy Award winner and Jackman friend Nicole Kidman attended the November 26 performance and, with true theatrical flair, offered a $100,000 bid. The spectacular act of generosity had cast members drop to their knees onstage and audience members roar with excitement.
It reigns as the largest donation for any one auction item in Broadway Cares history.
Kidman made her way to the stage to collect her prize and embrace Jackman. After blowing kisses to the cast, she took a microphone and enthusiastically exclaimed, “I love you, I love Broadway, I love what they do, Broadway Cares!”
When the curtain fell for the final time at Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera, it also marked the end of 35 years of impassioned fundraising by the show’s committed cast and crew.
Phantom was a smash hit when it opened in 1988 just as Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS tentatively came into being. From those earliest days, the company of Phantom created a roadmap of generosity and dedicated efforts from which our Red Bucket campaigns blossomed across Broadway and beyond.
Along that journey, over 35 astounding years, The Phantom of the Opera raised $7.8 million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
The generosity came not just through dollars dropped in buckets and the sales of autographed posters, Playbills and all variety of specially created merchandise. It also came through auctions to conduct the Phantom orchestra during the show’s exit music and to appear onstage during the Hannibal Opera sequence in the first act.
This herculean impact was possible only with the enthusiastic support of producer Cameron Mackintosh, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and the thousands of professionals onstage, backstage and front of house at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre.
For Howard McGillan, who played the Phantom on Broadway a record 2,544 times, the legacy of help will long resonate.
“It's especially gratifying to know that during my total of seven years at Phantom we were able to contribute so significantly,” McGillan said. “Every night during the fundraising we would sprint immediately after the curtain call out to the Majestic lobby bar,
where we'd set up shop with signed CDs and posters and Playbills, posing for photos and raising a ton of cash.”
The guiding spirit behind the fundraising for many of Phantom’s 35 years was Production Stage Manager Craig Jacobs, who joined the show in 1993 and remained until 2014 before passing away in 2021. Jacobs, also a founding Trustee of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, ran the Phantom fundraising operation with precision and steely detail. And, as McGillan remembered, “reminding everyone how important all these fundraising efforts were to our entire community.”
Jacobs knew the best appeal was the simplest: “ Join us in doing something good.” And he did, again and again for three decades.
Over the years, countless others worked with and followed Jacobs lead. Like stage manager Gregory T. Livoti, who studied under Jacobs and continued the fundraising legacy through the show’s closing. And like actor Kris Koop-Ouellette, who’s nearly 12 years performing in the show was surpassed only by her tireless dedication to Red Bucket fundraising.
Broadway Cares Executive Director Tom Viola was regularly among those who held a Red Bucket at the theater exits. He was back for the final night of appeals this spring.
“Over these last 35 years Broadway Cares has grown and thrived much thanks to Phantom’s enduring support,” Viola said.
“Phantom first set the example of how good fortune can be shared with those who need help and long for the same. Our deepest thanks to those who stood by us for so long.”
Nestled 12 floors above the heart of Times Square, The Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts provides a vital medical facility for the theater community with a show-stopping personality.
Opened six years ago and backed by $5.9 million in support so far from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the center embraces its show business connection. The Friedman provides care that specifically addresses the needs of its patients from Broadway and the performing arts.
In addition to three family medicine practitioners covering every health question and challenge, the center also offers an acclaimed podiatrist known for his care for professional dancers and powerhouse specialists focused on gynecology, sports medicine and more.
Though the center is open to the public, it’s specifically committed to providing medical care for the Broadway and performing arts community, even offering extended hours that are conscious of entertainment industry work schedules.
In 2022, Broadway Cares provided another $1.5 million in support to The Friedman Health Center, one of more than a dozen Entertainment Community Fund initiatives that receive Broadway Cares funding each year.
“We don’t exist without the generosity of the Broadway Cares donors,” Dr. Jason Kindt, Friedman Health Center’s medical director, said, noting that Broadway Cares’ initial support of $500,000 in 2017 helped give the center the foundation on
which to grow. “Health care is expensive and this practice is fully subsidized by the Entertainment Community Fund, so Broadway Cares’ support through the Fund is essential to The Friedman Health Center and so appreciated.”
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' connection to the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund) reaches back three decades, first to the creation of the HIV/AIDS Initiative in 1988. Broadway Cares provided the initial funding for the initiative and continues to provide the majority of its annual budget.
In 1996, Broadway Cares expanded its support to launch the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative. In 2022 alone, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS awarded the Entertainment Community Fund $8.25 million, supporting The Friedman Health Center, the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative, as well as Addiction and Recovery Services, Artists Health Insurance Resource Center, The Dancers’ Resource, The Stage Managers’ Project and a host of other vital services. (See page 10 for details of that support.)
Since that first funding in 1988, Broadway Cares’ donors and supporters have helped ensure $128.7 million has reached the programs of the Fund. Broadway Cares remains the single largest financial supporter of the safety net of social service programs at the Entertainment Community Fund.
“Those early years of desperate triage have grown to providing sustained medical care, services, access to medications and the health insurance that ensures it all,” Broadway Cares Executive
Director Tom Viola said. “Our donors play such an important role in the unique collaboration of fundraising and services between Broadway Cares and the Entertainment Community Fund. That critical support is transformed into action and services. Simple as that. Both for those living with HIV and now many others facing all variety of health challenges and personal crises.”
Back at The Friedman Health Center, its dedication to Broadway resonates from the moment you walk in the door and hear showtunes filtering through the lobby. Instead of Highlights and Reader’s Digest magazines, you’ll find Playbills taking their rightful place on the waiting room table.
Kindt is one of three doctors who provide a full range of family medicine, including check-ups and preventive care, health screenings and immunizations. He’s joined in family medicine by Dr. Joey C. Fernandez, who has a fellowship in internal and sports medicine, and by Dr. Samantha Stimmel, who has a fellowship in sexual reproductive health.
They are joined by Dr. Louis C. Galli, a podiatrist with an impressive tenure treating the New York City Rockettes, New York City Ballet and a host of other professional dancers, and Dr. Paula BrignoniBlume in gynecology. Friedman’s nurse practitioner, Patrick Parsel, assists with general care, as well as LGBTQ+ health including PrEP.
The practice is run in partnership between the Entertainment Community Fund and Mount Sinai Doctors. Patients not only have quick referrals to specialists throughout the Mount Sinai Health System, they also have quick connections to the other services provided by the Fund.
Kindt and his team can quickly connect patients to a variety of the Fund’s programs, including Addiction and Recovery Services, the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative, The Dancers’ Resource and the HIV/AIDS Initiative.
“I have diagnosed a handful of clients with HIV and within 10 minutes, someone from the HIV/AIDS Initiative is up here with them, counseling and helping them with resources,” Kindt said. “That doesn’t happen in other offices. Those referrals can take months.”
The clinic also addresses one of the biggest health care obstacles for those in the performing arts industry: inconsistent health insurance.
Due to the episodic nature of performing arts employment, it’s tough for industry professionals to secure and sustain health care in between contracts. Insurance is dependent on the amount of weeks worked in the previous year. If an industry professional hasn’t had a consistent gig, they are unable to access health care when
they need it. The lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbate these challenges.
With the creation of Every Artist Insured through an initial 2020 grant of $1 million from Broadway Cares at the height of the pandemic, those who are uninsured can still take care of their health needs.
“If you're between work and have no insurance, we can still see you thanks to the subsidy funded through Broadway Cares and the Entertainment Community Fund,” Kindt said. “It helps continuity of care. Your health care needs are still able to be met and that’s a tremendous relief for people in the industry. Even the most talented in the business can be without health care.”
Broadway Cares’ donors provided another $500,000 of support to Every Artist Insured in fiscal year 2022.
The Entertainment Community Fund wants to prioritize not only offering health insurance, but that the community understands health insurance. Enter stage left: the Fund’s Artists Health Insurance Resource Center.
With an ever-shifting health care landscape, AHIRC provides comprehensive workshops, seminars and one-on-one meetings to help industry professionals understand the terrain, providing insurance enrollment assistance and other educational resources.
“It’s really important to us to keep the community educated,” Barbara S. Davis, the Fund’s chief operating officer, said. “Insurance is so complicated. For people who get insurance through their jobs, they might not know how to navigate health care once they are uninsured. That’s why we have insurance counselors.”
“Insurance is so complicated.
For people who get insurance through their jobs, they might not know how to navigate health care once they are uninsured. That’s why we have insurance counselors.”
Called “the navigators,” these insurance counselors work with entertainment professionals and performing artists, assisting them in making an individualized insurance plan. After looking at medical needs and financial conditions, the navigators explain the client’s options, suggest discussions to have with doctors and advise how to best move forward.
It's not just patients at The Friedman Health Center who get connected to the Fund’s services, but Davis and her team make
sure any industry member who comes directly to the Fund also knows they have access to The Friedman Health Center. When coordinating the care and services with the physicians at The Friedman Health Center, team members of the Fund’s safety net of services have literally walked patients up to the clinic, which is just one floor above the Entertainment Community Fund’s offices.
“We do whatever we can,” Davis said, “to keep this community healthy and working.”
From an initial grant in 1988 to create the HIV/AIDS Initiative (the Fund’s first dedicated social service program), Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has stood with the Fund as it expanded its range of initiatives to support everyone in entertainment and all the performing arts.
Helping men and women in the industry living with HIV/AIDS create confidential, holistic support systems that address emotional, medical and financial needs over the long term.
2022 grant: $1,000,000
Phyllis
Providing a safety net for women who are coping with critical health concerns, creating a place where artists get help and advice without fear and stigma.
2022 grant: $800,000
Expanding the Entertainment Community Fund's free and confidential health insurance counseling and enrollment support services, which began with a $1 million lead gift in 2020 from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
2022 grant: $500,000
Helping performing arts professionals address the challenges of aging, including affordable housing, accessibility issues, health care access, and legal and emotional support.
2022 grant: $200,000
The Career Center
Assisting those in the entertainment community identify and find meaningful sideline employment or a new career.
2022 grant: $150,000
Maintaining a reliable directory of doctors, specialists and other health care providers in 28 cities for Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring productions.
2022 grant: $50,000
Working with individuals, unions and local performing arts organizations to connect entertainment industry workers to health insurance and the Affordable Care Act.
2022 grant: $1,000,000
Helping entertainment professionals and their families cope with drug and alcohol abuse or addiction through intensive case management that addresses addiction and its causes.
2022 grant: $500,000
Addressing the unique challenges dancers face due to the physically demanding nature of their work, coupled with the financial challenges of earning a living in dance.
2022 grant: $250,000
Presenting trainings across the industry that address sexual harassment, bullying and unconscious bias in the workplace.
2022 grant: $100,000
Offering free, accessible flu shots to the theatrical community onsite throughout the Theater District.
2022 grant: $100,000
Continuing support for the program that helps young performers and their families adapt and thrive while in the entertainment industry and beyond.
2022 grant: $50,000
For Lindiwe Dlamini, Bongi Duma and S’bu Ngema, trips back home to their native South Africa are not just for visiting family and friends. Traveling also gives the three longtime cast members of Broadway’s The Lion King an opportunity to see firsthand the impact they’re having when they hold Red Buckets for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
“We take it upon ourselves to be involved,” Duma said. "Every time we go home, we check and see what is needed.”
Since The Lion King opened 25 years ago, a portion of the proceeds the show raises for Broadway Cares has been shared with local social service organizations identified by the South African cast members. Earlier this year, Broadway Cares sent $175,000 to 14 organizations including health clinics, food pantries, orphanages and jobs programs. The 2023 awards pushed Broadway Cares’ all-time total support in South Africa to more than $5.9 million.
To celebrate our longtime friendship and collaboration with the actors on these grant-making efforts, $2,500 was added to each of the grants to mark the recent 25th anniversary of The Lion King
When the South African cast members make their own various excursions home, they keep their ears open for communities and organizations in need of support.
Keeping in contact with the grantees means the actors see firsthand the difference they’re making. “Artists are suffering back home and some of these organizations help artists, especially ones who are sick,” Dlamini said. "It’s very private because the stigma against HIV/AIDS still exists. The difference is when the help comes from an organization like this, they still feel protected because they see it as a safe space for people living with HIV and AIDS.”
The investment of time from Dlamini, Duma, Ngema and the show’s other South African actors is a testament to their commitment to bringing the stories of their Pride Lands to a wider audience. “Broadway Cares has been such a big part of people being able to tell their stories,” Duma said. “It’s wonderful to see the good the money does at home. It’s a really great impact.”
The idea started simply enough in January 1998. A few weeks after The Lion King opened on Broadway, Broadway Cares Executive Director Tom Viola was preparing to meet with the company to discuss their first fundraising campaign for the upcoming spring Easter Bonnet Competition
“There were about a dozen South African actors in that original cast,” Viola said. “I could not imagine standing in front of them and talking about AIDS as if it was only happening here. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS couldn’t ask them to help us reach out to people living with AIDS across the United States without acknowledging what was happening to their friends and families back home.”
In this compassionate, 25-year collaboration between Broadway Cares and the South African actors, they serve as grants committee members. The performers are there every step of the way as dollars in Red Buckets translate into medication, food and other vital resources for people in need back home.
“People who donate at The Lion King don’t know the impact even $1,000 in support can have,” Ngema said. “It goes a very long way back home when exchanged into rand [the South African dollar]. It assures their next meal, continued medication or a safe haven off the streets.”
The energy of a vibrant and loving community filled Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre 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 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 re-envisioned as songs of love and affirmation through an LGBTQ+ lens.
The March 13 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 onenight-only event is produced by Broadway Cares.
Jenn Colella returned to host with her trademark charm and wit. Colella led a cast of 67 performers, a 13-piece orchestra and a standing-room-only audience through a 17th edition of Broadway Backwards that few will forget.
Colella’s exuberant “Willkommen” from Cabaret set the tone for the evening with her declaration “in here, life is beautiful,” leading to a sultry opening performance of “Mein Herr,” led by Corbin
Bleu. Bleu and the Broadway Backwards ensemble masterfully performed the original Bob Fosse choreography, restaged by Mimi Quillin.
Lea Salonga closed the evening with a stirring version of “Love Who You Love” from A Man of No Importance. Salonga’s tender performance with the Broadway Backwards ensemble made the heartfelt lyric "everyone's heart does exactly the same" ring true.
Les Misérables’ inspiring anthem “One Day More'' was set among a modern-day, ragtag group of activists preparing for an equality march in Washington. Philippe Arroyo, Bradley Dean, Jeigh Madjus, Ellyn Marie Marsh, Chris McCarrell, Turner Riley, Alexandra Silber and Paul C. Vogt led the emotive rendition that ended with Les Misérables’ iconic group march as a giant Pride flag behind them signaled the dawn of a new day.
Broadway star and former principal with New York City Ballet Robbie Fairchild led a seductive performance of “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” from Cole Porter’s Leave It to Me. An ensemble of dancers clamored for Fairchild’s attention. The electric, reggaetoninspired choreography was created by Luis Salgado.
Robyn Hurder brought the house down with an interpretation of “Buddy’s Blues” from Follies that featured her own choreography. With dazzling Follies-inspired costumes, Hurder, Samantha
Gershman and Brinie Wallace delivered a girl-crazy romp about unrequited love to the absolute delight of the audience.
Broadway favorites Wayne Brady, Len Cariou, Dormeshia, Adrianna Hicks, Beth Leavel, Bonnie Milligan, Anthony Rapp, Ali Stroker and Paulo Szot enthralled the audience with impassioned solo performances. Dynamic duets from the night featured George Abud alongside Barrett Foa, Eden Espinosa with Samantha Pauly, and Kyle Scatliffe with A.J. Shively.
Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham made a special appearance to share the impact of supporting the lifesaving work of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Center.
Broadway Backwards creator Robert Bartley directed the production. Bartley joined Lauren Gemelli, Robyn Hurder, Mimi Quillin, Adam Roberts, Luis Salgado and Tony Yazbeck as the show’s choreographers.
Music supervisors were Ted Arthur and Mary-Mitchell Campbell. Music directors were Nick Wilders and Nicholas Connors. Jeff Brancato served as production stage manager.
What began as a small, grassroots concert performed in the community room at The Center in 2006 has grown into a highly anticipated Broadway event. In its 17 editions, Broadway Backwards has raised more than $7 million for Broadway Cares and The Center.
Broadway Backwards was generously supported by corporate sponsors City National Bank, The New York Times, United Airlines, Broadway Exchange, O'Melveny & Myers, Warner Media, Christopher Street Financial, Pandora, True Crime Obsessed Podcast, The New York Marriott Marquis, McDermott, Will & Emery, Mercer, as well as lead individual sponsor Ted Snowdon.
Irma Almanza, who relies on the twice-monthly food pantry offered by AIDS Circle of Hope of North Central Texas, will have nutritious meals on her table, thanks to donors like you.
So will Ted Liso in Los Angeles, Tina Price in Atlanta and tens of thousands of others served by 141 food service and meal delivery programs across the country funded by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Broadway Cares’ National Grants Program awarded those 141 programs a record $2,827,500 in grants this February, surpassing last year’s record by $295,000. It’s the largest increase in any single grant round from one year to the next in Broadway Cares history.
The annual food grants ensure that those affected by HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses can get access to healthy meals through food pantries, meal deliveries and congregate food programs. These vital programs and organizations are too often underserved, overlooked or work with limited access to resources from larger funders, foundations and governments.
“As the food nourishes my body, your kindness feeds my spirit,” Almanza said in a recent interview. “The stigma of HIV, even from
doctors, is still a reality. It's a comfort knowing that compassionate people like you care about me.”
The ultimate beneficiaries of the grants - the hundreds of thousands like Almanza who are served by the organizations - are relieved not having to decide between food or utility bills, freed from isolation thanks to daily home-delivered lunches and warmed by the joy of seeing their children fed.
“Food is medicine,” Broadway Cares Executive Director Tom Viola said. “Whether it ensures the effectiveness of daily medication for HIV or other chronic illness, helps in recovery from the challenges of long-term disability or homelessness, or simply sustains your own well-being, regular meals and sustained nutrition is necessary for people to live dignified, healthy lives.”
The 2023 annual grants were the product of the appeals made across Broadway, Off-Broadway and by national tours during Red Bucket Fall Fundraising and from Broadway Cares’ year-end campaign.
They were awarded by a committee of 20 Broadway stage managers and actors who were integral to the in-theater fundraising efforts.
Strategic increases were made in awards to 39 grantees that caught the eye of the committee because of particular hardship or expansion of much-needed services. The largest meal delivery programs in 13 cities - from New York to San Francisco, Atlanta to Los Angeles and nine metro areas in between - also received increases to address the growing challenges of food insecurity they so effectively address.
The 141 organizations receiving 2023 food grants are in 38 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
Susan Sampliner, who recently retired as longtime company manager at Wicked and was a grants committee member, said she was struck by the reach of the organizations receiving grants. “It was heartwarming to play a part in this process that goes such a long way.” Sampliner said. “Each of the
The food grants support organizations large and small, in cities, suburbs and rural areas nationwide. Some, like AIDS Circle of Hope of North Central Texas in Wichita Falls are entirely volunteer run, serving 11 counties and offering the twice-a-month food pantry that Almanza visits.
“It's such a relief to be able to concentrate on giving to the clients,” AIDS Circle of Hope Board President JD Todd said. “I don't know if we could stay open without the support Broadway Cares gives us. We probably couldn't.”
Others, such as Open Arms in Minnesota, serve more than 2,100 meals every weekday. The grant Open Arms receives will support its daily food delivery program for people living across Minneapolis, St. Paul and the entire state.
“We are grateful to Broadway Cares’ supporters because you’ve been a stellar, constant partner for us,” Lisa Lane, chief external affairs officer at Open Arms, said. “The work you do to give people a little bit less stress, a little bit more ability to cope, a little bit more time with their family is just so important.”
Broadway Cares’ National Grants Program will award additional grants this spring to nationally recognized AIDS service organizations, health clinics and advocacy organizations and to theater and entertainment industry social service agencies. This summer, grants will be awarded to social service organizations whose work includes direct services, emergency financial assistance, harm reduction programs and quality of life services.
“...regular meals and sustained nutrition is necessary for people to live dignified, healthy lives.”
The idyllic autumnal scenery of New York’s Hudson Valley set the stage for the two sold-out audiences who witnessed the in-person return of Hudson Valley Dance Festival.
The cherished dance event produced by and benefiting Dancers
Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, raised a record-breaking $161,567.
With a backdrop bursting with orange, red and yellow foliage, the October 8 performances at Historic Catskill Point featured brilliant displays of contemporary, hip-hop, modern and tap dance styles, including world premieres by choreographers Jonathan Lee and Skyla Schreter.
Lee is no stranger to the Broadway Cares family, as he has long lent his talents to the annual spectacular Broadway Bares as associate director and choreographer. Audiences got a taste of more of his choreography—and forbidden fruit—with his Adam and Eveinspired hip-hop piece, marking his Hudson Valley Dance Festival debut.
In addition, Schreter, a Hudson Valley resident and former San Francisco Ballet corps de ballet member, presented a dynamic contemporary ensemble piece for her festival debut. The worldrenowned Limón Dance Company made its festival debut by honoring its 75th anniversary with founder José Limón’s 1942 solo Chaconne. Ladies of Hip-Hop Dance Collective’s Khadijah Siferllah explored an uncensored mindstate of Black women in an excerpt from her thought-provoking choreopoem, SpeakMyMind, for her festival debut.
Returning to the festival were Dorrance Dance, opening the show with a thrilling tap trio. Abdullatif presented an experimental pas de deux and celebrated Hudson Valley local choreographer Adam H. Weinert shared a contemporary number.
Stephen Petronio Company shared two ravishing performances: Love Me Tender, an excerpt from The King is Dead, and the festival’s finale, an excerpt from Bloom
Since its premiere in 2013, Hudson Valley Dance Festival and its generous sponsors and supporters have raised nearly $1.2 million.
To celebrate the long-awaited return of the festival, discretionary grants of $2,500 were awarded to each of the 14 Hudson Valley organizations that are part of Broadway Cares’ National Grants Program: Albany Damien Center and Alliance for Positive Health in Albany; Animalkind, Columbia-Greene Community Foundation, Columbia County Recovery Kitchen and Hudson Valley SPCA in Hudson; Matthew 25 Food Pantry and Community Hospice in Catskill; Hudson Valley Community Services in Hawthorne; Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center in Kingston; Rock Steady Farm in Millerton; Roe Jan Food Pantry in Hillsdale; TOUCH (Together Our Unity Can Heal) in Congers and Troy Area United Ministries in Troy.
Hudson Valley Dance Festival was made possible, in part, by support from corporate sponsor The New York Times.
With her instantly recognizable blend of modern, hip-hop, African, tap and social dance styles, Camille A. Brown has established herself as one of the most singular forces in the world of dance.
Dancers Responding to AIDS welcomed the prolific dancer, choreographer, founder and artistic director of Camille A. Brown & Dancers to an installment of Inside Dance Series on February 2 at New York City’s Chelsea Factory.
jumping feet and other sounds from the bodies of dancers Eric Parra and William Roberson as a soundtrack.
Following the performance, Danni Gee, director of programming at The Joyce Theater, moderated a Q&A with Brown, who shared that the joy of movement and creation pushed her to keep going.
Brown’s extensive list of credits includes being the first Black woman in 67 years to direct and choreograph a work on Broadway with the 2022 revival of for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf.
The audience was treated to a performance of “Turf,” an excerpt from her 2017 piece ink, which examines the culture of Black life that is often appropriated, rewritten or silenced. As typically done, the work was performed without music. The urgent and theatrical movement relied solely on percussive hand slapping, heavy panting,
“Initially I did not want a dance company,” she said. “I didn’t know if I had the stamina to be a choreographer and in this other position of leadership but I realized I needed that space to create. I realized my voice was all I had. I had no choice but to make my own stage and to create my voice.”
Inside Dance Series is an evening exclusive to DRA and Broadway Cares Visionary Circle and Angels Circle members and provides an intimate look at dance with performances featuring acclaimed dance companies and choreographers, as well as a Q&A.
"I had no choice but to MAKE MY OWN STAGE and to CREATE MY VOICE.”
The following are members of the Visionary Circle and Angels Circle as of March 28, 2023. Names in bold indicate Premier Visionaries and Archangels, donors who increased their gift by 25 percent or more over the previous year. Contributions are not related to event ticket or merchandise purchases.
We thank these Visionaries and Angels who provide essential support for those affected by COVID-19, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses across the country.
For more information about the benefits of the Visionary Circle or Angels Circle visit broadwaycares.org/angels or contact Sarah Cardillo at cardillo@broadwaycares.org or 212.840.0770, ext. 275.
Luminary
gifts of $100,000 and above
Liz Armstrong
Danny Baron in loving memory of Artie Gaffin
Craig Newmark Philanthropies
The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation
The Dream Alliance
The Fred Ebb Foundation
Hugh Jackman & Deborra-lee Furness
The Morison-Iwanowski
Family in memory of Tom Fenaughty
Marc & Mary Lou Seidner
The Shubert Organization
Peg & Gary Wendlandt
Beacon gifts from $50,000 to $99,999
Jerry & Terri Kohl
Judith Light & Robert Desiderio
Lee Perlman & Linda Riefberg
Thomas Schumacher & Matthew White
Brian S. Snyder
Hollis Stern
Lizzie & Jonathan M. Tisch
Anonymous (1)
Trailblazer
gifts from $25,000 to $49,999
John R. Alchin & Hal Marryatt
Benard L. Maas Foundation
Laura M. Boedeker
James & Debbie Burrows
The Coffey Family
Gavin Corcoran in memory of Charles Wallace Collier
Toni Downey
Timothy J. Fazio
Mary D. Fisher
Judi Krupp in memory of Rebecca Luker
Larry L. Luing Family Foundation
Richard Lin & Evan Zazula
Mary Lea Johnson Richards
1997 Charitable Trust in memory of Mary Lea Johnson
Richards & Martin Richards
Myrna & Freddie Gershon in memory of Steve Sondheim
James L. Nederlander & Margo M. Nederlander
Mary C. & Richard J. Parrish
René Plessner
The Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation, San Francisco
Jeffrey Seller
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Kendrick Shope
The Ted Snowdon Foundation
The Terrence McNally Foundation
Carter & Kim Strickland
The Winston Foundation
The Zarley Family Foundation
Anonymous (2)
Innovator
gifts from $10,000 to $24,999
Susan & Crystal Atkins-Weathers
Ward Auerbach & Andy Baker*
Bainbridge Foundation
The Barbara Epstein Foundation Inc.
Terry & William Biggins
Walter Bobbie & David Frye
Roy Brayton & Mickey Sullivan
Barbara Broccoli
The Carl Jacobs Foundation
The Crimson Lion / Lavine Family Foundation
Scott Dainton in memory of Andy Zerman
Ken Davies
The Diller-Von Furstenberg Family Foundation
William W. Donnell
Frank Duff & John Okuloski
Doug Eichman & Michael C. Yount
Robert Evers
Jules Fisher & Graciela Daniele
Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin
The Fosdick Fund
Ronald & Susan Frankel
Kenneth R. Fulton
Thomas Gentile in honor of James Raper
George & Irina Schaeffer Foundation
Valerie Gordon-Johnson & Doug Johnson
John Gore & Lauren Reid/ The John Gore Organization
Jill & Marty Handelsman
Harriett D. Kittner Foundation
Scott Hawley
The John D. Evans Foundation
Karen Johnston
Ilana Kameros
Greg Kammerer & Frederick M. White
Michael Kim & Caspar Sun
Henry L. Kimelman Family Foundation
Emily J. Klopfer
Joe Lanteri*
Deirdre & Mark LeMire
Joseph Levi
Paul & Florence Rowe Libin
Tom Lombardi
Leslie Lyles
Laura Anne Lewis Mantell, M.D. & Alan Mark Mantell
Leslie & Jordan Mayer
Stephanie & Carter McClelland
Abigail Merrill
Miranda Family Fund
Stanley Newman & Dr. Brian Rosenthal
Rob O’Neill & Shawn Anderson
Stephen Paine
Michael Perez & Jason Lane
Vaso Petsagourakis
Marina & Thomas Purcell
Michael C. Ray
Michael Raymond & Andrew Moyer
Richenthal Foundation
Barbara Rohdie*
Mickey Rolfe & Bruce Tracy
Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart H. Coleman*
The Ross Foundation
Spencer Ross
Paul Rumsey
Wendy B. Samuel
Noah Evan Samuels in memory of
Anne Samuels Roberts
Scarlet Feather Fund
Pieter Schenck & Sioux Logan*
Jayne Baron Sherman
Beth Siegelman
Guardian
gifts from $5,000 to $9,999
The Al Hirschfeld Foundation
The Alice Ghostley Foundation
Richard Ambrose
George Annarella in memory of his wife Corinne Guttman & his brother-in-law Les Guttman
Whitney Arcaro
Sarah Ashman & Ron Gillespie in memory of Howard Ashman
ATPAM – Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers
Jennifer Balbier
Douglas Bella & David Hunt
Kristin & Jim Bender
Bendit Family Foundation
Nancy Duggan Benson
Mark Bergamini & Christopher Oates*
Sandy Berlin
Richard Bernardo & Matthew Houston
Lynn A. Booth
Carol Bresler & Carolyn Billinghurst
Butkiewicz Family Foundation in honor of Judy Wheeler & Tim Regan
The Calamus Foundation
Patricia & Carroll Cathey
Annette Cerbone & Suzanne LeVan
Cathy Chernoff
Mitchell & Christine Clarfield
Paul & Kelly Cole
The Column Awards
Dr. Mitchell A. Combs & Frank C. Druse III
Paula L. Sindlinger
Rob Stoll
Steve Sweet
The Tapper Gorevic Family
Jodi & Howard Tenenbaum
Theatrical Stage Employees
Local One/IATSE
The Venable Foundation
John Voege & Geoffrey Paul
David Wackman & Jason Rardin
The Waldman Foundation
Dr. Fredric & Mrs. Cynthia Weiss
Barbara Whitman
Gavin Creel
E Gerald Dabbs MD
Deborah Dakin
Derek Danton & Robert Berk
Mike DelBene
Jamie deRoy in memory of Bradshaw Smith & Clovis Ruffin
Drew Desky & Dane Levens
David DeSocio
Charles Deull
Valerie DiFebo
Linda Duncombe
Christopher & Candace Edelmann in honor of Mark McClary
Ellen Esposito
Feinstein’s/54 Below
Jeannine M & Scott D Flynn
Barrett Foa
Barbara H. Freitag
Gerda Lissner Foundation Inc. in loving memory of Scott Barnes & Brian Kellow
Joanna Gleason & Chris Sarandon
Judy & Steven Gluckstern, in memory of Michael Palm & Charlie Hamlen
Dan Goggin
Amanda Green & Jeffrey Kaplan
James F. Haag
Alison Hall
The Herb Ritts, Jr. Foundation
Theresa D. Herman
The Hilaria & Alec Baldwin Foundation
Larry Hirschhorn & Melissa Posen
The Joe & Hellen Darion Foundation, Inc.
John L. McHugh Foundation
Kelly Karavites in memory of my loving spouse
Francis P. King
Karma Foundation
Andrew Keenan-Bolger
Alan Keith & Richard Brand
LaFountaine Family Foundation**
Arabella Langhorne
Stacey & Kristopher Leary
Fran Macferran
Jennifer Manocherian
Sue Marks
Tom Marshall & Kathy Keneally
James Martin
Elizabeth Martinez & Nicholas Baldick
Clif Mathews & Brian Lurie
Heather J. McDonald
Marianne McGrath Mills
Jacque & Charles McLaughlin
David R. McShane & The Samantha Fund
Irene Mecchi
William Megevick in memory of Larz Anderson
Miriam Schaeffer
Family Foundation
Jerry Mitchell & Ricky Schroeder
Ira Mont & Jill Cordle Mont in memory of Annette & Stuart Mont, Dan Cordle and in honor of Joan Cordle
Javier Morgado in memory of Eddie Sweetnam
Diane M. & Kevin Wilshere
Yardi Systems*
Zion Lutheran Church
Robert E. Zimmerman
Anonymous (10)
William Morey in memory of Christopher Tisone
Thomas M. Neff
Nathan Noh
Nora Roberts Foundation
Tony Origlio & Kip Vanderbilt
The PATH Fund/ Rockers on Broadway
Petty Hefte Family Foundation
Monica & Greg Reid
Stephen Kroll Reidy* in memory of Carolyn Reidy
Bob Rhodehamel & Dana Snyder
Richard and Diane Weinberg Family Foundation
Robert Rivkin & Cindy Moelis
The Oliver Fund in loving memory of Dorothy Scott & Gloria Rosenthal
Paul Russell & Beryl Raff
CJ Salvani
Randal B. Sandler
Megan M. Savage
Matthew Schermerhorn & Andy Rice
Ryan Schultz –Cherry City Metals
Barbara Schrader
Frank Selvaggi & Bill Shea
Carolyn & Marc Seriff
James L. Simon
Barry Skovgaard & Marc Wolinsky
Iris Smith
Cori Stolbun
Abbie Strassler
Lynn & Bruce Surry
Susan & Eliot Black Foundation
Steve Symonds
John Tartaglia
Carol Terry
Theatrical Wardrobe Union
Local 764 IATSE
Peter M. Thomas in honor of Lori Black Thomas
Thompson Turner Productions
Seth Tribble & David Vansuch
The Tweedlie Center for the Arts
Twelve Thirteen Ninetyone Fund / Bugged Out
Richard J. Underwood
Judy Vincent
Alice Wang & Peter Spiegelman
David J Wermuth & Jennifer Kroman
Alice Wang & Peter Spiegelman
Nina & Gary Wexler
Jim Whitman & Sara McDougall
Jayne Williams
Terrence J. Witter & Artie de la Cruz
Russ Woolley
Yeoh Shields Fund of Horizons Foundation
John Yonover
David Zippel & Michael Johnston
Anonymous (11)
Anonymous Anonymous*
Anonymous in memory of Gale Nigrosh
Champion
gifts from $2,500 to $4,999
Randy Adams
Aaron J. Albano in memory of Stephanie Bissonnette
Sara M. Allan
Alpuche Family
Mitchell Appel
Scott Archimbaud & Patrick Douglass
Anne Banfield
Jordan Barbakoff & Philip Jeffery in loving memory of Rob Sinacore
Bardo Arts (Alex Pearlman)
Ivan M. Bart in memory of
Adam Balzano
Jack W. Batman &
Sidney J. Burgoyne
Michael & Kimberly Beatrice
Benjamin & Seema Pulier
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Benton & Rachel Brown
Andrew Berdon*
Elaine D. Berger
Mark Bernhardt*
Amy Bermudez
Claude Bernstein & Melody Wang
Phillip Bettencourt
Herb & Ron Black
Blaine
Ann Marie & Robert Borsdorf
John Bowab
Bob Boyett
Scott Brittingham in memory of Christopher Caruso
The Broder Foundation
Corey Brunish & Jessica Rose Brunish
Bruce Burg
Christopher Cara
Andrew Caravella
Cristina Carlson
Cunningham Escott Slevin & Doherty
Marc Chalet & James Ting
Girlie Chang & Michael Vermut
The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation, Inc. in memory of Bob & Muriel Kennedy
Michael & Diane Christian*
Sylvia Choi
Alissa Cipriano
Gloria & Charles I. Clough Jr.
Clinton A. Cobb
Samantha & Drew Cohen in memory of Richard Salfas and Michael Friedman
Ricky Coombs & Seth Stuhl
Robert N. Cory & Shuichiro Takeda*
Susan & Andrew Cott
Thomas Cott* in memory of Philip Carlson
Karen & James Courtney
Michael David & Lauren Mitchell
Maria Di Dia in loving memory of Doug Salmon
Joe Dimino & Michael Guida
Andrew S. Dolkart
Mark Donofrio & Alexander Lach*
Thor Eckert
Maryann Edgecomb
Nicole Eldridge
Anthony, Kristina & David Ellenbogen
Theo Elliman*
Deborah & Matt Ellis
Eric Emeric
Nigel Emmett
Peter Entin & Barbara Janowitz
Bill Evans & Chuck Fischer in memory of Mike Nichols
Joe Evall & Richard Lynn
Craig Faircloth
Ken Fakler & Luc Bouchard-Fakler
John & Margaret Falk*
James Fedigan
Jack Feldman & Matthew Liss
Doug Fiebelkorn & Andrew Hall
Steven Filenbaum &
Matthew Woolf, CFP
Camden & Debra Fine
Ken Finkelstein
Kelly Finzer in honor of Michael DelBene
Melina Fisher*
Elliot Fishman & Dale Abrams
Kevin & Helen Flanagan*
Charles Flateman & Gail Goldstein
Lauren Foley
Jonathan Foster, M.D.
Vincent Gaeta
Michael Gerdes
Richard Gerrig & Timothy Peterson
Roger Gindi & Gregory Victor
Dale Glasser in memory of Steven Glasser
Justin Gleiberman
Jan & Steven Golann
Marcia Goldberg & Paul Garrity
Sherri Goldberg
Peter & Roberta Gottlieb
Gramercy Park Foundation
Douglas Greene
Howard Grossman, M.D.
Addie Guttag
Alan Hassell* in loving memory of H. Thomas Axt
Gail L. Heinemeyer
John M. Hemmer
Richard Hester & Michael Mastro in memory of Helen Hester
Kurt F. & Margaret Webb Heyssel
Alma M. Hirsch in memory of Judi Hirsch
Susan & Neal Hirsch
Karen Hoefer
William S. Hoover, M.D
Bill Hutton in memory of Dr. Joel D. Weisman
Kathy Inch
Bonnie Inserra
Rach Ireland
Jim & Kerry Jacobson
Jerome S. Glazer Foundation
Earl Johnson & Douglas Ward
Michael Johnston
Joanna Jordan
Benita & Joe Kaminkow
Howard & Debby Kaminsky
Milly & Robert Kayyem
Kerry A. Keenan
Celia Keenan-Bolger & John Ellison Conlee
Howard & Karen Kellman
Karen E. Kennedy in memory of Muriel & Bob Kennedy
Kelly Lake
Todd Lamb
Dawn Landino
Angela Lansbury
Aaron Larson
William Lauch
Sunhee Lee & Laird Zacheis
The Lenore & Howard Klein Foundation
Michael A. Leppen
Ronald Lieberman & Lauren Schwartz
William Ludel & Tracy Cohen
Eric Luftig
Daniel & Linda Lynch
John J. Mackerey
Barbara Manocherian
John Mansell & Tim House
Nina Matis & Alan Gosule*
Jennifer Mayer
Michael McCarthy & Lars Kontz
Patrick McCarthy
Peter McKown & Kenneth Heng
Drew McLellan
Kati Meister
Jeff Meleski & Steve Markov
Elliott & Cathy Masie
Katherine Miller
Michael Mills & Mark McGrath
David Montague & Michael Selter
Art Moore
Joe P & Edna B Moore Jr
William Moore
Morozs Family
Jason & Debbie Moss
Judith A. Nelson** in memory of Wayne McCarthy
Bebe Neuwirth & Chris Calkins*
Tony Napoli & Gary Newman
Rick Nicita & Paula Wagner
Douglas J. Nieters
Mr. & Mrs. Frank P. Nocco
Joseph Obermayer
Paul Oppedisano
Michael Paleos
Gregg Passin
James Peters & Mark Fleisher
Bonnie & Alan Petsche
Erik Piecuch & Alex Wright
Peter Pileski in memory of Bob Avian
Theresa & Pete Piliero
Kat Pinheiro & John Merenda
Gloria Piraino
Julie Plec
Frances Pu
Mary A. Qualls
Dr. Judith Quick
Ron Rafay
Eileen & James Rath
Ray Wetmore Productions
Jonathan Rebell & Noah Levine
Jana Rich & Jill Nash
Richard F. Walsh/
Alfred W. Di Tolla/
Harold P. Spivak Foundation
Carol Risher
Jose Rojas Jr. & Nina A. Cavalli
Rose Brand
Harry B. Rosenburg
in loving memory of Adrienne Rosenberg
Sally Rosenberg & Bruce Charendoff
Jack Rouse
Moe Rouse
Norman Rubenstein
The Sartain and Tamez
Family Trust Fund
Nick Scandalios
Schaffer Family Foundation
The Schroeder Family in memory of John T. Schroeder
Will Schwalbe & David Cheng
Adam Schwab
Jim Scully
Seedtime Fund Inc.
Elliott R. Sernel
Jeannette Sessing
David Maurice Sharp
Ali Sher
David Shmerler
Elliott L. Sirkin in honor of Chita Rivera, Carol Lawrence & Mickey Calin
In memory of Michael Smith
Abigail Rose Solomon
The Spectrum Charitable Foundation
Ruth Stevens & David Olson
Steve Stone & Leslie Benedetto in honor of Max Marlo
Elizabeth Stribling-Kivlan
Sweet Hospitality Group
Bill & Larry Tabbit-Humphrey
Amy F. Thompson
Tracy & Lainey Todd
Jeffrey Trachtman & Peter Chao
Matthew D. Tumminello & Dominick J. Marangi
Tom Viola
Viramontes Family
Carol Waaser
Dawn & Jim Watson
Cindy Weil
Steve Werner
Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Wiggers in memory of T. Thorne Wiggers
Scott Wilcox
Jeff Woodman in memory of Melvin Bernhardt
John Wuertz & Abzal Ayubeally
William P Zanetis in memory of Christopher Tripp Zanetis
Kathryn Zickert
Anonymous (8)
Ambassador gifts from $1,000 to $2,499
Scott & Paula Aaronson in honor of Zach Aaronson
Amy Abrams
Actors' Equity Foundation
Ken Adler in memory of Ellen Adler and in honor of Jon Adler
Carol Aebersold
Richard Ahrens in loving memory of Gloria Rosenthal
Susan M. Allardice
Joseph T. Amodeo
Christine Amorossi
Sally Amoruso
Matthew Amsterdam
Lee R. Anisman M.D.
The Apatow-Mann Family Foundation
Richard Appel
Chen Arad
Charles Ardai
Michael Arellano & Tom Burley
Joan Arenstein
David Glenn Armstrong in joyful memory of Peter Frame
The Arthur Loeb Foundation
Austin Community Foundation
Jay Axelrod
Dr. Don Bacigalupi & Daniel Feder
Jon Robin Baitz
Cornelius Baker
Robert L. Baker
Ian & Kim Band
Tobias Banks
Catherine Bannister
John Bantivoglio
Marie E. Barbieri
Christopher & Paris Barclay
Susan Bardach
Laura Z. Barket
John Barnes & Charles Champagne
Scott Barnes in memory of Brian Kellow
Sena Baron*
Bob Barrack & Barbara Leistner in honor of John Schumacher
The Barrington Foundation Inc.
Christopher Barth
Joy, Ben & Judge Baskin
Kari Bassett
Frederick & Kathy Baumann
Beech Street Foundation
Gary J. Belis
Nan & Joe Benincasa
Taffy Benjamin
Carol & Walter Berman
Joni Bessler & Casey Baum
Shaul Betesh
Phil & Mary Beuth
Jon Bierman
Robert Billig & Richard Vida
Joe Billone
Casey Blass & Lee Manford
Drs. Leslie Blum & David Cziner
Jeff Blumenkrantz & Jeffrey Kwong
David Boger in memory of Terry Brenneis
Dennis Bolger
Matthew Bonilla
Miranda Book & Linda Dingler
Dave Boone
Diane Borger
The Boulder Family
Jeff Bova in memory of Doris Bova
Susan Bowman
Yvette Bowser
Loraine Alterman Boyle
Linda Pritz Boynton
Julie & David Bradsher
Fiona Brady
Molly Brand & Kaitlin Brand
Shirley Brandman & Howard Shapiro
Kevin Breen in memory of Harry Gold
Hilde Breitbart
Kenneth Brendlinger & Paul Inver
Nyle Brenner
Betty Broadhurst
Thomas W. Brock
Terri Brody
J. Arthur Brost
Barry Brown & Douglas Cohn, D.V.M.
Jeffrey Brown & Anthony Tan
Daniel & Rhonda Bruening
Michael Buchanan
Buchwald
Catherine & Mike Buchwald
Gregg & Christine Buckbinder
Diana Buckhantz/Vladimir & Araxia Buckhantz
Foundation
Maribel Bunin
David Burke
Katherine Burton in honor of
Dale Ellen Leff
Michelle L. Butler
Mr. Lem Byers & Mr. Derek Kuhl
Gary Bynum
Michael-Demby Cain*
Patricia Calder
Bennett Cale
Robert Callely
Judith Capawana
Steven M. Caplan Esq.
Caplin Foundation in memory of Ruth & Mortimer Caplin
Stephanie Caravela & Sophia Maoli
Sarah & Frank Cardillo
Len Cariou & Heather Summerhayes
Debra & Kim Carmichael
The Carole & Mike Miller Foundation
David Cartee
Frank Carucci & David
Diamond celebrating
LaMaMa’s 60th Anniversary
Donna B. Case
The Caster Fund
Ronald Casty
Patricia & Carroll Cathey
Deborah & Steven Cavalier
Beth & George Caviness
Ken Cerniglia & Adrien Lanusse in memory of Bryan Louiselle
Jennifer Champion
Stockard Channing
David Charak
Charles and Margaret Levin
Family Foundation
David & Paula Leggett Chase
Chasin/Gilden Family Fund, at the Boston Foundation
Cheryl Wiesenfeld
Productions LLC
Lori Tan Chinn in memory of Kevin Geer
James & Susan Clarke
Joseph M. Clement
Evan Cohen
Michael Cohen
Lynn Coleman
Mary & Michael Conklin
Francois Conradie & Nick Smit
John Contratti
Casey Cook & Gary Steinkohl
John Cook
Kevin Cook
Kenneth E. Cooke*
Jeffrey Corbin & Massimo Pacilli
Barry Cordes
Casey Cornelius
William Corsello
Frederick L. Corte Jr
Bronwen Cound & William Brody
William Cox
Nanette Crist
George Crow
Rob Crudden
The Cunin Family
Wojciech L. Czoch M.D.
Richard Dabbs
Mark Dalton
Duke Dang & Charles Rosen* in loving memory of David Panzer
Daniel Anthony Leone Trust in honor of Henry Winkler and in memory of John Ritter
Scott & Tonya Daniels
Leonard & Catherine Darby
David Beatty Fund of Stonewall
Community Foundation
Cara David
Heather Davies
Camden Davis & Gregory McKnight
Clive Davis
Paula Kaminsky Davis
Yolanda Davis
Melissa Day
Jeffrey De Korte
Miguel De Los Reyes
Debra DeMartini
Louis J. Denkovic
Mark D. Desky & James D. Mrkvicka
John P. DeWitt & Ghim Lay Yeo
Tim Devin & Erik Frantzen*
Suzi Dietz
Patricia S. Dinner
Salvatore E. Dirschberger
Eileen Doherty
Matt Donaldson & Steve Kyriakis
Alexandra Dove & Richard Ballard in honor of David Ballard
Linda Doyle
David & Shari Dreier
Chelsea Dunlap
Rachel Dvorken & Harry B. Rosenberg, Jr.
Earl and Margaret Chesson
Charitable Endowment Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
Felice Ehrlich
The Ehrmann Family Fund
Valerie Eigner
Tim Eippert
Alan Eisenberg & Claire Copley in honor of Bernie Jacobs and Tom Viola
Jack Eldon
Andy Elisburg
Steven Elkin
Sam Ellis in honor of Valarie Silver Ellis
Eric Emeric
Herbert W Engert & Timothy Miller
Eve Ensler
Sabin Epstein
Lori & Mickey Etkin
Bonnie Pfeifer Evans*
David S. & Joan Evans
James Evans, PhD, JD.
Shane Ewen
Kittie Fahey
Katie & Reade Fahs
Laura G. Fahsbender
David Fanger & Martin Wechsler*
James & Anna Fantaci
Peter Farrell*
T.A. Fassburg
Robert Faust & Roger Kluge*
Sarah Jo Fazio
Vicky Feather
Bruce Feffer
Daniel Feinstein
Alan & Brenda Ferber
Elaine Fieldman
Donald M. Filicetti
Lothar Finke
Barry M. Fisher
Jeanne Donovan Fisher
Joal Fischer & Debbie Langsam
Mark E. Fite
Megan P. Fitzgerald
Maggie Flanigan & Richard Dow
Robert S Fleischer & Susan L Raanan
Doug Fogel
Katherine Foley
Scott Wells Ford
Edward & Lori Forstein
Mark Fortier & Jay Pagano*
Dale J. Fournier & Michael R. Wellington*
Keith Fox & Tom Keyes
Bruce Franck
Sara & Michael Frank
Richard Frankel & Kathleen Clark
Douglas Frantz
Avram & Rhoda Freedberg
Jon Freedberg & Maren Roccamonte
Jonathan Freeman
Alison & Jim French*
Bart Freudlich & Julianne Moore
James B. Freydberg
Corey Friedlander*
David Friedman & Shawn Moninger
Merle Frimark in memory of
James Rado
Pierre Frinault
David M. Fromm in memory of my partner Robert Motley
Susan Frost
Jennifer Futch
Kathryn Gallagher
Nancy Gallt
Marsi & Eric Gardiner
Tom & Judy Garey
Leslie & Johanna Garfield
Thomas Garner*
Tami & Robert Garriott
David Gaudette & David Maue
Danni Gee* in honor of Ulysses Dove
Laura Geffen & John Groper in honor of Artie Gaffin
Bruce & Alice Geismar
Barry Gelda in memory of
Irene Lucille Bunis
The Gelfand Family Foundation
Bryan George & Stephen Pielocik
Darrell M. W. George & Scott Turner*
George Zuber & Anthony
Snyder Charitable Fund at Our Fund Inc.
Todd Geringswald
Amy Gewirtz
Kimberly & Ed Gibbons
Jillian Gibbs
Sue Gilad
Tyler Gildan
Denise & Keith Gillen
Bruce & Suzanne Glassman
Joan Glatman
Joanie & Gary Glickstein in honor of Al Tapper
Barbara Golden
Deborah & Jonathan Goldman
Sam Gonzalez
Robyn Goodman
Gina & Kevin Gore
Neal Gorman & David Mann
Stefanie M. Gorman
Barbara Gottlieb
Robert & Wendy Grady
Jennifer Graff
Dane Grams
Nancy Kellogg Gray in honor of
Danny Whitman
Gerard & Lynn Greco
Janet Greene & Chap Chapman
David & Lynn Greenberg
Steve Greenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Greenstein
Mark Greenwald
Emily Grishman & Susan Sampliner
Deborah W. & John A. Grobe
Carol & Bill Gross
Joli L. Gross
Grossman Family Charitable
Funds
Barry & Maggie Grove
Dr. Jeffrey & Mr. Gerald Grove
Jane Groveman & Cathy Tanelli
Chris Guimarin
Leslie G. Gutierrez
Corinne Guttman & George Annarella in memory of Les Guttman
Steven Guy
John Hadity
Edward Hale & Scott Smith
Diann Hall in memory of John Rainwater
John Halpin in honor of the Leadership Council
Elizabeth Halverstam
Christina Hamilton
Katie Hangley & Howard Simon
David G. Hanna* in memory of George &
Norma Jane Hanna
Deborah & Gregg Hanson
Laurie & Chris Harbert
Michael P. Harrell
The Harriet Greenfield Foundation, Inc.
Catherine Harris
Harris Family Foundation in honor of Michael Riedel
Tom Harvey & Manny Correia
Geri & Rich Hastings
Jeffrey Hayenga & Michael Belanger
Lisa Heimann & Family
Hearst
Joseph R. Heller, Ph.D. & Frank Ptak II in memory of Michael Simmons-DeFord
Matthew Helmerich in honor of Douglas Ward
The Henry and Susan Bloom Family Foundation in honor of Leslie & Jordan Mayer
Stephen Henry
Donna Heppermann
Scott Hillier
Jason Hodes
Geoffrey Hoefer & Thomas Wei**
Jim Hoelz & William Welsh
Eileen S. Hoffman
Marguerite Hoffman
Richard Hoffman Jr & Elizabeth Hoffman
Cliff Hopkins
Craig J. Horsley
Larry Howard
Daphne Hsu & Jeff Rosen*
Katherine Huang
Bob & Tim Huber-Fischer
Dr. Jaime S. Huertas & Kenneth A. O’Brien*
Lyn Hughes & Arthur Ferrara
The Human Fund/Mr.
Denivaldo G. Dasilva & Ms. Sabrina Vasquenz-Dasilva
Peter L. Ianniello, PhD
Arthur & Jane Indursky
Jeffrey L. Jackman
Jimmy Jackson
Waldo & Jeanne Jackson
Tracy Jamar in loving memory of Monty Silver
Keith & Patti James
Thai Jason in honor of Tom Viola
Jerl Machine Inc.
The John W Harris
Family Foundation
Gina Purlia Johnson & Kent Johnson
Wagner Johnson Productions
Cherry Jones in memory of Mark Fotopoulos
Barbara Josso & Liz Miloscia
Dr. Christopher R. Joy & Ms. Cathy L. Velenchik
Stacie Julian
Jessica Kahn & Scott Bieker
Joe & Jill Kale
Chad Kampe
Richard Kantor
Rita & Henry Kaplan
Steven Kaplan & Court Whisman
David A. Karlson
Judith E. Karp, MD
Mary Kaslick
Shoshannah & Kevin Schraven
Karin & Greg Kayne
Maureen Keller & David L. Feinberg
Reta & Sophie Keller in honor of Walter Mayes
James Kelliher
Jason Kelliher & Brian Rice
Samantha S. Kennedy
David Kernahan
Mitchell & Julie Kertzman
Kristine Kitts
Jerianne S. Kladder
Marci Klein
Virginia Klunder
F. Gary Knapp
Kathrin Knauf
David & Jennifer Knickel
David J Knight
Chris & Kelly Koenig
Michael Kohn
Anne Kolar
Brian Koll & David Altarac in memory of Dora Hipscher
Konigsberg Family Fund
Dr. Ram Koppaka
Sarah Korda
Alix Korey & Randy Hansen
Roger G. Kramer
Sue Kroll
Carol Krzyzewski
Michael Kuzma
Phil Laduca
Richard LaGravenese in honor of Greg Berlanti
Joanne Lahner
The Lambs Foundation
Craig & Sherri Landauer
Deborah & Rocco Landesman
Stephen & Kristina Lang
Mark Lanspa
Tod Larson
Bishop Alexis Larue
Jay Laudato & Thomas Watson
Cyndi Lauper
Brian Lawlor
Winston Bernard Layne*
Ginna Le Vine
Victoria McNeil Le Vine
Sandy & Michael Leahy
Christopher Leary*
Michael & Jenna Lebowich
Mark Lee
Stephanie Lee/Group Sales Box Office
Hal & Jill Leibowitz
Carol Leif
Curtis Lelash
Christopher Lennertz
Jill Lesser & Jonathan Diesenhaus
Telly Leung & James Babcock
Abbe Levin
Phyllis Levinthal in memory of Ruth & Sheldon Levinthal
Zachary W. Lezberg
Bjorn Liencres
Daniel Limerick
Mark D. Lingenfelter
Linkletter Family
Lisa A. Linsky, Esq.
Rosalind Lippel*
Stuart Lippner in memory of
Roberta Romano
Helen R. Litt, The Litt Family Foundation in memory of Robert de Michiel
Kris Lockley
Mindy Loiselle & Lanny Levenson
Ann & Bruce Loeb
David & Angelica Longo
John T Love & Jeni Love
Arwen Lowbridge & Michael Lane
Frank E. Lucente in memory of Stephen Saikin
Donna & Larry Ludwig
Steve Lukens
Nancy Lukitsh
Daniel Lundberg
Steven F. Lutz
Kevin R. Lyle &
Renee Chatelain
Kelly Lynch
Mark & William Macatee
Kelly McCormick & Jonathan Blake
Drew MacDonald
Patrick Mahoney & C. Martin Hicks
Maidstone Productions in memory of Ted Tulchin
Mains Family Foundation
Scott Mallalieu & Nat Fuchs
Brian Maly
Barbara Brooke Manning
Jesse Manocherian
Judith Manocherian
Barbara & Larry Margolis
Family
Charles & Diane Marino
Thomas Marino
Barbara Marshall
Marshall Family Charitable Foundation
Fred Mason
Jane & G. Dennis Mason
John & Michelle Matteson*
Scott & Harriet Mauro
Stephanie Mayne
Max and Bella Stein
Charitable Trust
Heather McAdam
Elizabeth I. McCann
Mary Beth & Dave McDonough in memory of Eileen Deehan
Eric McGahhey
Kevin B. McGowan
John & Connie McGuire
James McKenzie
Lisa Medero
David Mednikov
Christopher & Michael Mele-Wagner
Meltsner Strategies
Kim Memeger
Janis & Alan Menken
Neil Meron
Michael Halebian & Co. Inc.
Michael J. Zamkow & Sue E. Berman Charitable Foundation
Deborah Miesel
Nancy Milasnovich Sympson
Cassandra M. Milbury in honor of E. Van Milbury
Barry Miller
Gail Miller in celebration of Sophia Smith
Richard Miller & Roberto Konishi
David Miner
Jonathan Mintzer
Brian Stokes Mitchell &
Allyson Tucker in honor of
Tom Viola, Paul Libin & Phil Birsh
Eric Mogilnicki & Peggy Dotzel
Kathleen Moloney
Mary Ann Moore
Rex Morgan
Sharon Moriarty
Marcia L. Morris
Elizabeth Morton in memory of Elizabeth Wilson
Adele Mouzon & Mark Perry
Scott & Holley Mosley
Janissa Muller
Sandy Mulligan
Nao Murakami
Murray Family Foundation
Stacey & Joshua Nadell
Kes & Laura Narbutas
Nelco Foundation
Linda & Stuart Nelson
Ruth Nerken
Maury Newburger
Joshua Newsom
No Guarantees
Albert Nocciolino
Sandy & Ellen Nusbaum
David O'Brien
Greg Ohanesian & Judy McLaughlin
Brian Ogilvie
Janice Oresman
Jim Ornstein
Ron D. Painter
Joseph J. Palermo & Justin W. Sherwood
Gabrielle & Michael Palitz
Todd Palmer
Tim & Diane Parks
Philip Paroian
Richard Patt
The Paul & Emily Singer
Family Foundation
Stavros Pavlakis & Alison Fraser
Ralph L. Pellecchio & James C. Wernz, M.D.
Jeff Perlis
Christina Peronto
Greg & Tracey Petersen
Timothy & Suzanne Peterson
The Pietenpols
Theresa & Pete Piliero
Sandra Piller
PM LaMay Family Trust
Tracy Poole & Kevin Ciotta
David Porter
Charles Potts & Barron Segar
Arabella S. Powell in memory of Darius Barnes
Melody A. Powell in honor of John Michael Schott
Belinda Presser
Stephen R. Prest
Paige Price & Nevin Steinberg
Rolande Prince
Sarah Prinsloo & Dean Rosow
Jordan & Rami Raff
Christopher Ranous
Andrea & Dennis Ratner
Jessy Reaves
Gary Reback
Susan Cohen Rebell
Dr. Eric Reiner*
Norman & Sandy Reisman in loving memory of Artie Gaffin
Teresa Reyes & Martin Monas*
Michelle & Dyson Richards
David Rimple & Paul Teixeira*
Michael Risinger
Rita & Jeffrey Adler
Family Foundation
Dominic Roberts & Stephanie
Martignetti Roberts
Anne & Thomas Robinson
Jonathan Rock & Patrick DelaCruz
Nancy & Paul Rodriguez
Susan Rodriguez & Charles Lowrey
Larry Rogowsky
Lispet N. Roland
Pamella Roland
Matt Romansky & Emily Greenstein
David Romero & David Greiss
Sally Root
Rick Rosemarin
Samuel W. Rosenblatt
Ryan A. Ross & Steven Ross
Bert & Mary Rouleau
Randolph & Diane Rowe
Gary Rozynek
Phil & Dawn Rudolph
Michael Ruppal & Jim Roth
Barry A. Russell PhD in honor of Jason Opsahl
Ron Rydarowicz & Bill Figner
TJ Saad
Wynn J. Salisch
Rina L. Saltzman
Calvin Sanchez in memory of Nick Cordero
Polly Weintz Sanna
Nina F. Sax, MD
Linda Scenna
Sarah Schaettle
Joseph Schaller
Susan & Stephen Scherr in honor of Ellen Greenwald
Valeria & William Schiemann
Carolyn Schiff & Noah Millman
S. Fred Schiffman
Steven J. Schimmel
Leah Schloss
Joe & Barbara Schmidt
Steven Schnepp & Mark Basile in memory of Paul Penfield & John Heppenstall
Michael Schober & Don Harrison
Allison Schultz
Jeanne Schultz
John E Schumacher in honor of Joan Johns Schumacher
Laurie & Owen Schwartz
Lisa Dawn & Joe Schwarz
Jennifer Scott
Paul & Kate Seavey
Katie & Jim Sebastian
John Eric Sebesta & William Tomai
Richard Seer & Doug Wallingford
Debra & Michael Segal
Paul Segal
Heidi Seizinger
Seniel Ostrow Foundation, Sara, Samantha Widzer & Family
Lee Seymour
Desta & Roland Shaw
Eric Shearin
Erika Sheehan
Lisa Sheldon
Kenneth G. Shelley
Mary & Bennett Shuldman/ Music Benefiting
Students Inc.
Richard Siegmeister
Silva Theatrical Group
Dan Silver & Doug Martino
Harrison Simmons Epstein
Nancy L. Simon
Ed Simonelli & Hernando Cortez Jr*
Charles & Pat Haynes Sislen
Joann Skorupski
Cathy & Bob Smith
Clark Smith
John Smith & Edward Escoto
Michael Smith
Peggy & Stan Smith in honor of Steve Friedman
James K. Sokol
Talya Sokoll
Nick & Barrie Somers
Jeff Soref & Paul Lombardi
Jai Srinivasan
The Stanton Family
Start It! Foundation
Andrew W. Stern
Sandra Stern
Eric Stine
Karl Stine
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Stone
David Strassler
Meryl Streep & Don Gummer
Stuart S. Applebaum Giving Foundation in memory of Mr. Vincent Virda
Veena Sud
Stephen L. Sweet
Ronald J. Szabo
Christopher Taggart & Tim Roberts
Rod Tailford & Mark Flickinger
Peter M. Taub
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Taubeneck
John Taylor
Josh Taylor & Joseph Grossmann
Paul & Frances Taylor
Hal Tepfer & Stacie Simon
Marc Tetro
Stephen Thayer & Howard Terry
John Henry Thomas III
Neal Thomas
Bobby Conte Thornton, Lisa Conte & Napo
Teresa Throenle-Somaini
Dwight Tierney & Dina Nathanson
Natalie Tierney
Aaron Tievsky
Henry Tisch
Scot Titelbaum in honor of Dr.
Oz Show Supervising Producers
Keith S. Tobin, M.D.
Stacey Tobin
Lila & George Todd
Tracy & Lainey Todd
Laura & Stephen Toma
Jennifer Trepeck in honor of Sue Gilad
John Truran & Gregory Naranjo
Scott Trzaskawka
Paul & Frances Turner
Bob Tuschman
Mark Tynan
David Umbach
Jo Vanderbeek
Lora J. & Richard L. Van Velsor
Verna Vanis
Greg Vargas & Daniel Crisafulli
Dr. Anthony F. Verdi & Mr. Mark A. Mainville
Marcie Vort
Lucy R. Waletzky, MD
Allen Walker
Patricia Walmer
Bethe Ward
Steven Warheit & Jean Christensen
Timothy Warmath & Edward Comber*
Dr. Robert Warner in honor of Eli Faber
Marcia Weber & James Flaws
Arthur E. Webster, Esq.
Sandra Wegman
Marjorie Weinman
Ira M. Weitzman
Linda Wellendorf
Dave Wells & Marty Tatman
John Weltman & Cliff Atkins in honor of David Kuehn & Tedi Marsh
Lucille Werlinich
Carol & Tom Wheeler
Nancy A. Wheeler
Gina White in honor of James Davis
Kat White
Todd M. Whitley & Gary O.
Holder* in loving memory of Robert LuPone
Danny Whitman & Robert
Bartley in memory of
Francine Whitman
Lois Whitman
Channing Wickham
Charlotte Wilcox in remembrance of Gary Gunas
Jay Wiley
Miles Wilkin in memory of Stuart Thompson
Janice Willett
Lisa Williamson
Michael Wilson & Gus Studio
Media Production
Sariah Wilson
Skye Wilson
Anna Winer
Alison Wintman in honor of Sherri Goldberg
Jacqueline Wladis
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas & Barbara Wright
Supriya Wronkiewicz
Ted Wu
John Wuertz & Abzal Ayubeally
Lori A. Yaspan
Ronald & Geri Yonover
Llewellyn Young & Terence Law*
Jean M. Zajac
Ed Zakreski
Sonni Zambino in memory of Panchali & Scott
Alan Zarky & Helen Halpert
David Ziff & Alan Bell
Christian Zimmermann* in loving memory of my beloved husband
Richard M. Kielar
Alan Zucker
Zufall Family Foundation*
Elliot Zulver & Sally Gold
Felice Zwas
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*indicates members of the DRA Angels Circle
**indicates members of the Broadway Cares and DRA Angels Circle
As of March 28, 2023
The NextGen Network is a group of young professionals committed to providing a sustainable foundation for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. For more information about the benefits of the NextGen Network, please contact Jack Noseworthy, individual giving officer, at noseworthy@broadwaycares.org or 212.840.0770, ext. 281.
Angel
($1,000 and above)
Matthew Amsterdam
Megan P. Fitzgerald
Justin Gleiberman
Binan Gu
Chris Guimarin*
Abigail Kertzman
David Iwanowski
Nathan Noh*
Sally Root
Megan Savage
Lee Seymour
Michael Smith*
Talya Sokoll
Henry Tisch
Jacqueline Wladis*
Scott Wilcox*
Leader ($500 - $999)
Tom Blushi
Sam Brahms
Toby Donoghue
Ben Fisher
Adriana Nocco
Aaron Sanko
Emma Scully
Torchbearer ($250 - $499)
Elizabeth Bedley
Lisa Cecchini
Lilly Claar
Allison Curran & Michael Hilkin
Matthew D’Arrigo
Alex Hare
Ben Houghton
When you add Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS to your will or estate plan, The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation will, in memory of Diana King, contribute 10% of the total amount you plan to leave to Broadway Cares. Thanks to this generous $250,000 challenge match, you can provide lifesaving care today by making a legacy gift for the future.
To learn more about the Broadway Cares Bequest Challenge please contact Major Gifts and Planned Giving Officer Nick Mayo at mayo@broadwaycares.org or 212.840.0770, ext. 262.
Michael Hull
Zachary Laks
Jeremy Lentz
Phil Makara
Sophia Maoli
Stephanie McCabe
David Mednikov
Max Needle
Francesca M. Romeo
Jelani Remy*
Jake Romanoski
Ally Rome
Pradeep Sharma
Regina Stuzin*
Victoria Ungvarsky
Madison Wheeler
*indicates NextGen Advocate
As of March 28, 2023
The success of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS comes not only from those making personal donations of financial contributions, but also those who so graciously offer their time and talents to make a difference. We asked three of those shining lights to share their stories.
AFRA HINES: I first got involved with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS during my time at In the Heights. We, as a cast, were very invested in the mission. I remember Red Bucket collecting, getting together to perform “Un Dia Mas” at the Easter Bonnet Competition and performing in Broadway Bares. I also remember hearing firsthand how Broadway Cares had personally enriched the lives of my castmates. It really made an impact on me.
GLEN BRIGGS-HAYLER: My first time volunteering was for the Red Bucket Brigade 13 years ago. I could immediately feel the impact of my time. I felt the comradery of volunteering next to other theater fans, colleagues and Broadway Cares staff, as well as the generosity of theatergoers. From there I have joined the volunteer crew for the Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction and Broadway Bares and will say yes to any ask for my time to help this great organization.
JUSTIN SCRIBNER: I have been a stage manager on Broadway for over 20 years and I absolutely love participating in all aspects of Broadway Cares' fundraising efforts.
AFRA: Community! I love my theater community. No matter where we are in the country, or world, we are one theater community. We are empathic, kind and hardworking. We look out for each other.
GLEN: The great need for good in this country and around the world. The impact of making a difference together.
JUSTIN: I am so inspired by the community and creative collaboration that goes into the event planning, producing, fundraising and grant-giving. We want to support one another with all of our big talents and hearts and Broadway Cares makes it easy to be a part of the change we wish to see.
What is your favorite memory of making a difference through Broadway Cares?
AFRA: I was able to personally raise over $10,000 a few years ago during Broadway Bares. It was a huge effort, but so worth it, and that's something I am hugely proud of. I am always so moved by the amount of people who come together for Broadway Bares to donate their time and energy to make a difference in the lives of so many.
GLEN: The many personal stories of those who've dropped a few bills in the Red Buckets or just stopped by to share their stories. Many have shared that a friend or a loved one has benefited from the resources supported through Broadway Cares.
JUSTIN: I really loved being the production stage manager of Broadway Backwards the first few years that the event became partnered with Broadway Cares, but the times that I have had the opportunity to be on the National Grants Committee and being a part of the grant-giving process gave me a really rewarding insight into the mammoth impact of our fundraising efforts.
As a member of the theater community, why is it important to you to give back?
AFRA: Because, as Muhammad Ali said, the service you do for others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.
GLEN: I've found my home in the theater community, both in my work life and in my personal life. My days are spent managing tickets and many of my evenings are spent holding a Red Bucket or seeing a show. Theater has filled me with love and joy and I hope to pass that on even if it's in a small way.
JUSTIN: I feel so fortunate to have a career that I love and telling meaningful stories that offer a healing catharsis for both audiences and artists, but it is imperative to me to find ways to offer healing and support outside of our art form and help each other and the broader community.
Describe Broadway Cares in three words.
AFRA: Community for good.
GLEN: Together making a difference (OK, that’s four!).
JUSTIN: Theater community cornerstone.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
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