The holiday season has officially arrived, becuase the 2015 "Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 17" is now on sale! This 2-disc, annual CD of original and traditional holiday music features stars and casts from the current Broadway line-up, and benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), one of the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. "Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 17" can be ordered for only $25 through BC/EFA at broadwaycares.org or by calling (212) 840-0770 x238 Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST. Volumes from previous seasons are available, too.
Throughout the holiday season, BroadwayWorld will be bringing you our exclusive photo coverage from inside the recording room. Below, go behind the scenes with the company of The Phantom of the Opera as they record "I Saw Three Ships."
The CDs will also be sold at participating Broadway and off-Broadway shows in New York during the six-week "Gypsy of the Year" fundraising period, which runs through December 6th. Additionally, the CDs are available at select venues throughout the U.S., including The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
The CD presents a wide variety of selections, featuring soloists Kelli O'Hara, Ashley Park, Ruthie Ann Miles, Beth Malone, Joel Perez, Lauren Patten, Marrick Smith, Kally Duling, Jim Stanek, Amra-Faye Wright, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Chilina Kennedy, Jarrod Spector, Perez Hilton, James Snyder, James Barbour, Rachel Zatcoff, Arielle Jacobs, Catherine Walker, Chris McCarrell, Wallace Smith, Brennyn Lark, Mary Page Nance, Jonathan Ritter, Kevin Worley, Kristie Kerwin, Ian Knauer, Alan H. Green, Mykal Kilgore, Dennis Stowe, Elizabeth Ward Land, Tom Hewitt, Rachael Ferrera, Toni Elizabeth White, Douglas Baldeo, Graham Montgomery, Jeremy T. Villas and Jonah Halperin.
For more information, please visit Broadway Cares online at broadwaycares.org, at facebook.com/BCEFA, at twitter.com/BCEFA, at youtube.com/BCEFA and at instagram.com/BCEFA.
Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy
Bronson Norris Murphy, Nathan Patrick Morgan, Wade Walton, Bill Kazdan and Brett Tubbs
Lynne Rachel Abeles, Kelly Jeanne Grant, Gina Lamparella and Satomi Hofmann
Heather Hill, Angie Finn, Michele McConnell and Katherine McNamee
Bill Kazden, Brett Tubbs, Wade Walton, Jason Michael Webb (Musical Director), Lynne Rachel Abeles, Nathan Patrick Morgan, Kelly Jeanne Grant, Gina Lamparella, Satomi Hofmann, Bronson Norris Murphy, Angie Finn, Michele McConnell, Heather Hill and Katherine McNamee
Lynn Pinto (Producer) and Andros Rodriguez (Engineer) join Bill Kazden, Brett Tubbs, Wade Walton, Jason Michael Webb (Musical Director), Lynne Rachel Abeles, Nathan Patrick Morgan, Kelly Jeanne Grant, Gina Lamparella, Satomi Hofmann, Bronson Norris Murphy, Angie Finn, Michele McConnell, Heather Hill and Katherine McNamee
Satomi Hofmann and Heather Hill
Heather Hill, Satomi Hofmann and Gina Lamparella
Rachel Zatcoff and James Barbour
Rachel Zatcoff and James Barbour
Lynne Rachel Abeles
Kelly Jeanne Grant
Wade Walton
Bill Kazdan
Ivan Bodley (Bass)
Sean Driscoll (Guitar), Ivan Bodley and Jason Michael Webb
Jason Michael Webb, Sean Driscoll, Larry Spivack (Drums), Ivan Bodley, Melanie Feld (Oboe) and Rie Schmidt (Flute)