BWW Exclusive: Javier Muñoz Shines a Spotlight on the Helpers of the Broadway Relief Project- Bruce Barish

When New York City was in need, Broadway stepped in to help. Broadway Green Alliance, Open Jar Studios and Broadway veteran Javier Muñoz came together in March to form Broadway Relief Project- a coalition of many skilled artists in the Broadway community who are partnering with NYC/EDC (Economic Development Corporation) to assist the medical community to build surgical gowns and other needed materials.

As of May 5, the newly formed organization has created and shipped over 28,875 emergency medical gowns for NYC hospitals, and has been tasked with creating over 50,000 total.

Countless Broadway helpers have made that goal a reality, and we're shining a much-deserved spotlight on some of them. Below, watch as Javier chats with a critical helper in getting the project off the ground, Bruce Barish of Winzer Cleaners. "I think everybody needs to try to help everybody out as best as we can," says Bruce. "We're all in this together, and in this particular case, we are definitely all in this together."

Ernest Winzer Dry Cleaners provides the Finest Dry Cleaning with Free Pickup & Delivery in New York City as cleaning specialists in all garments, leathers, gowns, rugs, theatrical costumes & mascots. Ernest Winzer Cleaners was the winner of The 2018 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater.

If you want to get involved with the Broadway Relief Project and help create PPE for NYC's front lines, visit https://www.openjarstudios.com/broadwayrelief or follow @broadwaygreenalliance for more information.