Broadway Cares Auctions CATS, EQUUS & GYPSY Bears For 2009

THE BROADWAY BEARS XII has been set for Sunday, February 15th, 2009 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill 237 W42nd Street.

Now on the Broadway Cares site you can check out previews of the bears that will be avaliable during the auction, including Sir Thomas More- A Man For All Seasons, Be our Guest Eggbeater- Beauty and The Beast, Gabriella- Boeing-Boeing, Nugget with Alan Strang- Equus, Growltiger- Cats, and Mama Rose 'Some People'- Gypsy.

For the full list go to
http://www.broadwaycares.org/events/bearsindex.cfm?Edition=2009&Start=1&End=10

Broadway Bears is an auction featuring a cuddly chorus line of one-of-a-kind teddy bears, each meticulously outfitted in original, handmade costumes by Broadway's leading costume designers and representing memorable characters from plays and musicals, past and present.

The skill and imagination devoted to the creation of these coveted collectibles has been recognized worldwide, from The Museum of The City of New York - where 10 bear alumni reside as part of the permanent costume collection - to media acclaim as far away as England and Japan. In addition, noted designers such as Bob Mackie have created original bears for these auctions.

BC/EFA is very grateful to the creative and talented artists who designed, outfitted, costumed, draped, frocked, dressed, shod, hatted, painted, armored, tattooed, stuffed, "lipoed," wigged, bejeweled and feathered the Broadway Bears - and in doing so created truly one-of-a-kind, museum-quality pieces for auction. BC/EFA is also indebted to The North American Bear Company for generously donating now hundreds of bears - each of which went out a bare bear and came back a star!

http://www.broadwaycares.org/events/bears.cfm