Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' 23rd Annual Gypsy of the Year, which was presented Monday, December 5 and Tuesday, December 6 at the New Amsterdam Theatre, featured performances by 17 of the hottest Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, a 40-year reunion of the original Broadway cast of Grease, a tribute to national touring companies and appearances by more than 300 actors, singers and dancers.
BroadwayWorld was there for the celebration and brings you full photo coverage from the performances below!
This year’s Gypsy of the Year was again hosted by Broadway personality Seth Rudetsky, host of "Seth’s Big Fat Broadway" on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio. The all-singing, all-dancing Gypsy of the Year is the culmination of six weeks of intensive fundraising by Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies. It's also a sensational display of the most talented singers and dancers in the ensemble of shows, known as "gypsies." Awards are presented to the top fundraisers and for the best presentation during the two performances.
Last year, Gypsy of the Year raised $3,776,720, pushing the competition's 22-year total to $44,136,720. This year's grand total reached a whopping $4,895,253! The competition's fundraising awards were presented today by Hugh Jackman (Hugh Jackman Back on Broadway), Bernadette Peters (Follies) and Daniel Radcliffe (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying).
Celebrity presenters this year included Nick Adams (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), Danny Burstein (Follies), Russell Fischer (Jersey Boys), Beth Leavel (Standing on Ceremony: the Gay Marriage Plays), Judith Light (Other Desert Cities), Michele Mais (Rock of Ages), Jan Maxwell (Follies) and Patrick Page (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark).
Judges included Stephanie J. Block (Anything Goes), director and choreographer Jeff Calhoun (Bonnie & Clyde, Newsies), Kim Cattrall (Private Lives), Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon), Paul Libin (Executive Vice President of Jujamcyn Theaters and President of the BC/EFA Board of Trustees) and Tony Sheldon (Priscilla Queen of the Desert). Also joiningthe panel are Stephanie Toups and Karen Walter, who both won judging spots by being high bidders on exclusive VIP packages at the 26th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction in September.
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Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski
The Judges for Gypsy of the Year 2011
The Original Broadway Cast of GREASE
Barry Bostwick
Carole Demas
The Original Broadway Cast of GREASE
The Original Broadway Cast of GREASE
The Original Broadway Cast of GREASE
Adrienne Barbeau
The Original Broadway Cast of GREASE
Walter Bobbie and the Men of GEASE
The Original Broadway Cast of GREASE
Barry Bostwick and Carole Demas
Seth Rudetsky
The NEWSical Presentation
The NEWSical Presentation
The NEWSical Presentation
The CHICAGO Presentation
The CHICAGO Presentation
The CHICAGO Presentation
The CHICAGO Presentation
The CHICAGO Presentation
The SPIDERMAN Presentation
The SPIDERMAN Presentation
The SPIDERMAN Presentation
The SPIDERMAN Presentation
Patrick Page and Jan Maxwell
The MAMMA MIA Presentation
Danny Burstein
Elaine Paige and the cast of FOLLIES
Elaine Paige
The FOLLIES Presentation
The SILENCE OF THE LAMBS Presentation
Lucia Spina
Seth Rudetsky
The Touring Companies Presentation
The PHANTOM Presentation
The MARY POPPINS Presentation
The MARY POPPINS Presentation
The MARY POPPINS Presentation
The MEMPIS Presentation
