BC/EFA Flea Market & Auction Held 9/23; Items for Bid

Theatre and daytime television stars are coming out to support Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS at the 21st Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction to be held on Sunday, September 23 from 10AM - 7PM in Shubert Alley (225 West 45th Street).

The event will be held outdoors in Shubert Alley and is free and open to the public. "From posing with your favorite Broadway star 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," declare press notes."

The following lots are included in the auction and will be up for bidding:

• Make your Broadway debut in one of Broadway's hit shows. Don't miss the chance to bid on the opportunity to have a walk-on role in Hairspray, Jersey Boys, Legally Blonde, Mamma Mia, The Phantom of the Opera, Rent, Wicked and more.
• Go backstage on some of TV's hottest shows. Visit the sets for "Battlestar Gallactica," "Bones," "The Daily Show," "Johnny and the Sprites," "Scrubs," "Ugly Betty."
• Go "VIP" with tickets to the opening nights of some of Broadway most anticipated new shows, including Cyrano, The Little Mermaid, The Ritz and Young Frankenstein.
• Don't miss your chance to own rare, one-of-a kind Broadway memorabilia. This includes beloved stage & screen actress Jessica Tandy's wardrobe trunk from the tour of A Delicate Balance that comes complete with keys and the original tag that reads "Jessica's Wardrobe Trunk." This is your opportunity to own a piece of Broadway history.

Celebrities scheduled to appear at the Celebrity Autograph Table and Photo Boot in exchange for donations to BC/EFA include Max Crumm (Grease), Tyne Daly (Rabbit Hole), Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings), Laura Osnes (Grease), Bebe Neuwirth (Chicago), Bernadette Peters (Gypsy), David Hyde Pierce (Curtains), Anthony Rapp (Rent), Corin Redgrave (Tynan), Lynn Redgrave (Grace), Vanessa Redgrave (The Year of Magical Thinking), Jo Anne Worley (The Drowsy Chaperone), plus many more!

Specific items for sale at the Flea Market, packages to be auctioned will be announced at a later date or visit www.BroadwayCares.org for details.  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 $130 million for critically needed services for people with AIDS, HIV, or HIV-related illnesses.