Celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton added his voice to the 2012 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 14, singing an original song called "A Perez Hilton Christmas," with music by Lynn Pinto & Jason Michael Webb, and lyrics by George Howe & Frances Limoncelli. Perez Hilton is making his New York stage debut in the comical off-Broadway revue "NEWSical The Musical."
Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 14, which benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, is the 2-disc, annual CD of original and traditional holiday music recorded by stars and casts from the current Broadway shows. Stars who have already recorded include
Ricky Martin from "Evita,"
Chita Rivera from "
THE MYSTERY of Edwin Drood," and
Hugh Panaro from "
The Phantom of the Opera." Other shows recording include "Wicked," "Mamma Mia!" "Newsies," "
Rock of Ages," "
MARY POPPINS," "Once," "Spiderman," and
Kate Wetherhead,
Benjamin Eakeley,
Howie Michael Smith and Joanna Shubart, representing The John Engeman Theatre.
As always, the CDs will be sold during a six-week "Gypsy-of-the-Year" fundraising period, which runs from October through early-December at participating Broadway and off-Broadway shows in New York. Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 14 also can be ordered for only $23 through BC/EFA at
broadwaycares.org or by calling (212) 840-0770 x238 Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST. Volumes from previous seasons are available, too (check online or call for price).
Produced by Lynn Pinto for Rock-It Science Records and engineered by Andros Rodriguez, the Broadway's Carols for a Cure series has raised over $3 million dollars for BC/EFA since its inception in 1999, providing support and care for those suffering with AIDS, as well as lending support to women's health issues. Over the years, Broadway's Carols for a Cure CDs have featured special performances by stars Bernadette Peters, Nick Jonas, Antonio Banderas, Idina Menzel, Hugh Jackman, Harvey Fierstein, David Hyde Pierce, Raul Esparza, John Tartaglia, Darlene Love, Hugh Panaro, Michael McKean, Annette O'Toole, Andrea McArdle, Donna Lynne Champlin, and Phyllis Newman.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (
broadwaycares.org) 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 is the major supporter of seven programs at The Actors Fund, including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the
Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative, the
Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic and more. BC/EFA also awards annual grants to more than 400 AIDS and family service organizations nationwide.
Rock-it Science Records (
www.rock-itscience.com) is an independent record label based in New York City co-founded by Broadway performer and producer
Lynn Pinto. RSR produces recordings for
Members of The Broadway community and Broadway's leading charity, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (www.broadwaycares.org). RSR's popular series Broadway's Carols for a Cure is currently in its fourteenth year. This highly anticipated annual holiday release features casts from the current Broadway line-up of shows performing new and traditional holiday music. Broadway's Carols for a Cure offers a "snapshot" of each season, as
The Casts and orchestras from each show on Broadway perform their own holiday track. Since 1999, Broadway's Carols for a Cure has featured the creative talents of thousands of Broadway's brightest stars and has raised over $3 million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
