On Monday, February 25, the Broadway at Birdland concert series presented the third annual Broadway Belts for PFF, which raised over $70,000 for the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. The evening was hosted by
Julie Halston, and starred
KLea Blackhurst,
Linda Lavin,
Emily Bergl,
Debbie Gravitte,
Emma Hunton, Alyssa Paulsen,
Robert Creighton,
Max von Essen,
John McDaniel, and
Ed Watts. The show was directed by
Carl Andress, with musical direction by
Jesse Kissel.
Ms. Halston has been a spokeswoman and activist for Pulmonary Fibrosis ever since her husband, broadcaster Ralph Howard, was diagnosed with the disease in 2008. All proceeds will go toward the Michael Kuchwara Fund for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research, Education and Advocacy in honor of the late and beloved Associated Press theater critic and reporter.
Photo Credit: Seth Walters
Robert Creighton
Robert Creighton
Ralph Howard and Julie Halston
Julie Halston
Max von Essen
Max von Essen
Linda Lavin
Linda Lavin
Linda Lavin, Edward Watts
KLea Blackhurst
Julie Halston
Julie Halston
Julie Halston
Emily Bergl
Emily Bergl
Edward Watts
Edward Watts
Edward Watts and Julie Halston
Edward Watts and Julie Halston
Debbie Gravitte
Debbie Gravitte
Debbie Gravitte and Joe DiPietro
Debbie Gravitte and Emma Hunton
The cast
Alyssa Paulsen and Julie Halston