Ann Harada to Reprise AVENUE Q Role for Fourth CHRISTMAS EVE WITH CHRISTMAS EVE BC/EFA Benefit Concert, 12/2

For one night only, Broadway favorite Ann Harada will once again become the outrageous, beloved and heavily accented therapist from Avenue Q to make her holiday fantasies come true with the fourth edition of Christmas Eve with Christmas Eve(#christmasevebcefa), a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on Monday, December 2, 2013.

The evening of song and comedy will skewer and pay tribute to the great romantic duets and iconic moments of Broadway. No lyricist will be spared as Christmas Eve re-interprets the modern songbook with the help of some of Broadway's most talented, hilarious and gorgeous leading men.

The 7 pm show will be held at XL Nightclub, 512 West 42nd Street in New York City. VIP, reserved table seats and general admission tickets are on sale now at broadwaycares.org/christmaseve2013. Tickets start at only $20.

Specials guests scheduled to join Harada include Aaron J. Albano (Newsies, Mary Poppins), Adam Chanler-Berat (Peter and the Starcatcher, Next to Normal), Santino Fontana (Cinderella, Disney's animated feature Frozen), Jordan Gelber (Elf, Avenue Q), Greg Hildreth (Cinderella, Peter and the Starcatcher), Jose Llana (Here Lies Love, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Howard McGillin (The Phantom of the Opera), Leslie Odom Jr. (TV's Smash, Leap of Faith), Clinton Sherwood (West Side Story national tour), Howie Michael Smith (Avenue Q), Wesley Taylor (Little Miss Sunshine, TV's Smash) and Max von Essen (Evita, LES MISERABLES), with more surprises to be sure. (Special guests subject to change.)

Christmas Eve with Christmas Eve is directed by Alan Muraoka with choreography by Rommy Sandhu and music direction by Gary Adler. The show was conceived and written by Adler, Harada and Muraoka.

Harada originated the role of Christmas Eve in both the Broadway and London productions of the Tony Award-winning Avenue Q. She's currently featured as stepsister Charlotte in the Broadway smash hit Cinderella. She previously appeared on Broadway in 9 to 5, LES MISERABLES, Seussical The Musical and M. Butterfly, in the Off-Broadway hit Love, Loss and What I Wore and in George Street Playhouse's production of God of Carnage. She also was featured in The Actors Fund productions of Chess and Hair. Her recent TV work includes the recurring role of Linda the stage manager on Smash, 30 Rock, The Big C, Lipstick Jungle, Rescue Me and The Electric Company.

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 $225 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.

Broadway Cares awards annual grants to more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations nationwide and is the major supporter of the social service programs at The Actors Fund, including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative and the Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride