Chita Rivera, Carol Lawrence & More Set for DO40 CARES, 3/12

Dancers Over 40 (DO40) will present its second-ever song and dance concert entitled "DO40 CARES: It’s Not Where You Start…" to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Project Achieve/Columbia University and the NYC HIV Vaccine Trials Network on Monday March 12, 2012. Carol Lawrence hosts, with Chita Rivera bringing her merry murderesses from the original Fosse CHICAGO of 1975, including Michon Peacock, Cheryl Clark, Candy Brown and Candace Tovar. Featured guest and current Broadway gypsy Rachelle Rak will perform “I Gotcha” from FOSSE.

Members of DO40 will be heavily represented, as both dancers and choreographers. Performing members include George Marcy (original cast member of DAMN YANKEES and WEST SIDE STORY) and DO40 Board Secretary Mary Lou Barber, as well as Performance Artist Claire Porter and a special Cell Block Tango by Stella D’oro, the “Queen Mum” of HIV Vaccine for Project Achieve, one the recipients of the evening’s fundraising efforts.

DO40 Members Joy Serio Dunbar, Patti Mariano, Nancy Dalton, Nicole Barth, Lori Tan Chinn, Ron Young, James Dybas, Jonathan Cerullo, Steve Petrillo, James Horvath, Lawrence Merritt and Ken Urmston divvy up the opening and closing numbers of the show.

Go to www.dancersover40.org for more information, or visit the Dancers Over 40 Facebook Fan Page, www.facebook.com/dancersover40 to interact with members and fans. Also, visit the DO40 youtube channel, www.youtube.com/dancersover40 to watch video clips of previous panels and performances.

CALL TELECHARGE, 212-239-6200 or telecharge.com. Tickets: $30, $50 & $100
For 20% Member Discount: call TELECHARGE, 212-947-8844 or broadwayoffers.com with DO40 member discount code. Also, ticket buyers may go to St. Luke’s Theater Box office, 308 West 46th St., between 2 – 6pm daily to avoid service fees.