Theatre and daytime television stars are coming out to
support Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS at the 21st Annual Broadway Flea
Market & Grand Auction to be held on Sunday, September 23 from 10AM – 7PM
in Shubert Alley (225 West 45th
Street).
The event will be held outdoors in Shubert Alley and is free
and open to the public. "From posing with your favorite Broadway star to buying
that lost cast recording, signed show posters and Playbills, rare costume
sketches or special gift for a theatre-lover you can't find anywhere – this
year's Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction promises to offer something for
everyone," declare press notes."
The following lots are included in the auction and will be
up for bidding:
- Make your Broadway debut in one of Broadway's hit shows.
Don't miss the chance to bid on the opportunity to have a walk-on role in Hairspray, Jersey Boys, Legally Blonde,
Mamma Mia, The Phantom of the Opera, Rent,
Wicked and more.
- Go backstage on some of TV's hottest shows. Visit the sets
for "Battlestar Gallactica," "Bones," "The Daily Show," "Johnny and the
Sprites," "Scrubs," "Ugly Betty."
- Go "VIP" with tickets to the opening nights of some of
Broadway most anticipated new shows, including Cyrano, The Little Mermaid,
The Ritz and Young Frankenstein.
- Don't miss your chance to own rare, one-of-a kind Broadway
memorabilia. This includes beloved stage & screen actress Jessica Tandy's
wardrobe trunk from the tour of A Delicate Balance that comes complete with
keys and the original tag that reads "Jessica's Wardrobe Trunk." This is your
opportunity to own a piece of Broadway history.
Celebrities scheduled to appear at the Celebrity Autograph
Table and Photo Boot in exchange for donations to BC/EFA include Max Crumm (Grease), Tyne Daly (Rabbit Hole), Ian McKellen (The
Lord of the Rings), Laura Osnes (Grease),
Bebe Neuwirth (Chicago), Bernadette
Peters (Gypsy), David Hyde Pierce (Curtains), Anthony Rapp (Rent), Corin Redgrave (Tynan), Lynn Redgrave (Grace), Vanessa Redgrave (The Year of Magical Thinking), Jo Anne
Worley (The Drowsy Chaperone), plus
many more!
Specific items for sale at the Flea Market, packages to be
auctioned will be announced at a later date or visit www.BroadwayCares.org for details. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is the nation's
leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fund raising and grant making
organization. BC/EFA is the on-going, committed response from the American
theater community to an urgent worldwide health crisis. By drawing upon the
talents, resources and generosity of this community, BC/EFA raises funds for
AIDS-related causes across the United
States. Since it's founding in 1988, BC/EFA
has raised over $130 million for critically needed services for people with
AIDS, HIV, or HIV-related illnesses.
