Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS is pleased to announce the stars at this year's Celebrity Photo Booths as part of the 22ND ANNUAL BROADWAY FLEA MARKET & GRAND AUCTION which will be held this Sunday, September 21 from 10 AM – 7 PM in Shubert Alley (225 West 45th Street).
The names who will be participating include:
Laura Benanti (
Gypsy),
Kerry Butler (
Xanadu),
Mario Cantone ("Sex & The City"), Melissa Claire Eagan ("All My Children"),
Bailey Hanks (
Legally Blonde),
Van Hansis &
Jake Silbermann ("As The World Turns"),
Christian Hoff (
Jersey Boys,
Pal Joey),
Aaron Lazar (Tale of Two Cities),
Beth Leavel (
Young Frankenstein),
Priscilla Lopez (
In The Heights),
Bebe Neuwirth (Chicago),
Chris March ("Project Runway"), Lynne Redgrave (Grace, Georgy Girl), as well as cast members from
In The Heights and
[title of show].
As in previous years, Broadway and daytime fans will have the opportunity to get their photo taken with various celebrities at the Celebrity Photo Booths. Two Celebrity Photo Booths will be in operation on Sunday:
FIRST BOOTH: For a minimum $10 donation, individual celebrities from the autograph tables will come to the booth and have their photos taken with fans. Each BC/EFA photo will include one autographed photo frame. Individual celebrities for the first photo booth will be announced at the Flea Market & Grand Auction throughout the day.
SECOND BOOTH: For a minimum of $40, special groupings of celebrities (groups of 2 or more) are scheduled and available to have their photo taken with fans. Each BC/EFA photo will include one autographed photo frame. Below is the special groupings that are currently scheduled for Sunday.
· Starting at 11 AM:
Van Hansis and
Jake Silbermann from "As The World Turns." Hansis and Silberman play the show's much talked about on-screen gay couple.
· Starting at NOON: cast members from the Tony Awardâ-winning Best Musical
In The Heights.
· Starting at 1 PM: cast members from
[title of show].
Additional Celebrity Photo Booth participants will be announced on the BC/EFA website at www.BroadwayCares.org. All appearances at the Celebrity Photo Booth are subject to change without notice.
THE 22ND ANNUAL BROADWAY FLEA MARKET & GRAND AUCTION will be held outdoors in Shubert Alley and is free and open to the public. From posing with your favorite Broadway and Daytime stars for photos, to buying that lost cast recording, signed show posters and Playbills, rare costume sketches or special gift for a theatre-lover you can't find anywhere – this year's Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction promises to offer something for everyone.
This year's Silent Auction will be hosted by
Michael Goddard and
Felicia Finley. The emcees for the Celebrity Autograph Table and Photo Booths are
Jim Caruso and
Scott Nevins. Longtime BC/EFA auctioneer
Lorna Kelly and BC/EFA supporter
John Bolton will preside over the Grand Auction.
A complete list of items for sale at the Flea Market along packages to be auctioned at the Silent Auction and Grand Auction can be found at www.BroadwayCares.org. The list of items, celebrities, and auction lots is updated frequently on the site.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fund raising and grant making organization. BC/EFA is the on-going, committed response from the American theater community to an urgent worldwide health crisis. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of this community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes across the United States. Since it's founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $140 million for critically needed services for people with AIDS, HIV, or HIV-related illnesses.
For more information, please visit BC/EFA online at
www.BroadwayCares.orgThe Broadway Flea Market is sponsored by Continental Airlines, the official airline of BC/EFA, The New York Times, and Junior's
