BROADWAY BACKWARDS 7 to Offer $40 Rush Tickets

A limited number of $40 rush tickets to the star-studded BROADWAY BACKWARDS 7 will be released for sale at 6:30 PM Monday, March 5, 2012. The rush tickets will be sold outside the Al Hirschfeld Theater (302 West 45th Street) and will not be available at the box office. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, cash only and are limited to two tickets per person. The show begins at 8 PM.

Not just another night on Broadway, BROADWAY BACKWARDS 7 is the only annual Broadway event custom-made for the gay and lesbian community, our friends and families. This year's star-studded line-up has been honored with three individual Tony Awards, 13 Tony nominations, two Emmy Awards and eight Emmy nominations.

BROADWAY BACKWARDS 7 is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and benefits BC/EFA and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.

This year's performers include Bryan Batt (TV's “Mad Men”), Sierra Boggess (Master Class, Love Never Dies), Jim Brochu (Zero Hour), Betty Buckley (Cats, Sunset Boulevard), Charles Busch (The Divine Sister), Dan Butler ("Frasier"), Len Cariou ("Blue Bloods," Sweeney Todd), Mario Cantone (Laugh Whore), Jenn Colella (High Fidelity), Cicily Daniels (The Little Mermaid), Robin De Jesús (La Cage Aux Folles), Nancy Dussault (Into the Woods), Harvey Evans, Anthony Federov ("American Idol"), Barrett Foa ("NCIS: LA," Avenue Q), Shawna Hamic (Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Tour), Jackie Hoffman (The Addams Family), LaChanze (The Color Purple), Telly Leung (Godspell), Jessie Mueller (On a Clear Day You Can See Forever), Adam Pascal (Rent, Memphis) Brian Charles Rooney (Threepenny Opera), Jason Michael Snow (The Book of Mormon), Elizabeth Stanley (Million Dollar Quartet), Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon), George Takei ("Star Trek") and comedian/writer Bruce Vilanch.

A limited number of regularly priced tickets also are available exclusively at broadwaycares.org or by calling 212.840.0770, ext. 268. Prices range from $75 to $1,000, with additional benefactor packages available.

Creator Robert Bartley directs and choreographs with music direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell. The creative team also includes co-choreographers Stephanie Klemons (Bring It On) and Patrick O’Neill (On a Clear Day You Can See Forever), lighting designer Ryan O'Gara and costume designer Philip Heckman.

The presenting sponsor of BROADWAY BACKWARDS 7 is Lifetime Networks, with the generous support of The New York Times and United Airlines.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is one of the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre community, since 1988 BC/EFA has raised more than $195 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.

BC/EFA awards annual grants to more than 400 AIDS and family service organizations nationwide and is the major supporter of seven programs at The Actors Fund, including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative and the Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic.

For more information, visit broadwaycares.org, follow us at twitter.com/BCEFA or like us at facebook.com/BCEFA.

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