BWW Exclusive: Photos from the DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' Benefit for the Actors' Fund of Canada and BC/EFA

The Actors' Fund of Canada and members of the National Touring Companies of WICKED and THE BOOK OF MORMON presented DON'T STOP BELIEVIN', an evening of song and dance, at the Panasonic Theatre last night. Net proceeds will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and the Actors' Fund of Canada.

DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' was part of an ongoing series of performances by the touring companies to support charitable causes. Collectively, both tours have raised over $3.5 million in donations for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and local AIDS service organizations all over North America. Produced by company members, the evening is an opportunity for them to step out of their roles in the musicals and kick up their heels performing some of their favourite non- show related material.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is one of the 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 $250 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. For more information, please visit Broadway Cares online at www.broadwaycares.org.

The Actors' Fund is the lifeline for Canada's entertainment industry. Over 10,000 professional members of the industry from all over Canada and in the fields of film & TV, theatre, music and dance have been helped by the Fund, which provides emergency financial aid to assist cultural workers in recovering from an illness, injury or other circumstances causing severe economic and personal hardship. Performers, creators, technical staff and other production team members can benefit from the Fund, which receives no government funding and is wholly sustained by support from individuals and entertainment industry organizations. The Actors' Fund of Canada has paid out over $4.7 million in rent payments, grocery money, utility payments and other basic living expenses in the last 10 years. Visit www.actorsfund.ca to learn more.

BroadwayWorld has exclusive photos from the event below! All photos are by Racheal McCaig. Find her on twitter @RachealMc. Follow Toronto Senior Editor Alan Henry at @alanhenryTO.