Foster, Jbara, Sieber, Molina, Osnes, Hair, Wicked, Billy Elliot, Shrek, Next to Normal & More Contribute to Carols for a Cure 11, on Sale Now

Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 11, the annual holiday CD benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), goes on sale Saturday. The CDs are sold at participating Broadway and off-Broadway shows in New York during a six-week "Gypsy-of-the-Year" fundraising period which runs this year from October 24th through December 8th.

Additionally, Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 11 can be ordered for only $20 through BC/EFA at broadwaycares.org or by calling (212) 840-0770 x250 Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST. The CDs also are available at select venues throughout the U.S., including The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, The LA Phil Store in Disney Hall, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble in Los Angeles, The John W. Engeman Theater in New York, and Arvada Center for the Arts in Colorado.

Featuring the incredible talents of stars and casts from virtually every show on Broadway this year, this two-disc set offers 21 original and traditional holiday songs recorded especially for this benefit CD. Included are the voices of Tony Award winners Gregory Jbara, Trent Kowalik, and Sutton Foster; as well as Donna Lynne Champlin, James Carpinello, Lauren Molina, Laura Osnes, Jennifer Barnhart, Christopher Sieber, and hundreds of Broadway performers and musicians. Participating companies include the Tony Award Winners for Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical, Billy Elliot and Hair, as well as Wicked, Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia!, Next to Normal, In the Heights, Shrek, South Pacific, The Phantom of the Opera, and many others.

Lynn Pinto is Executive Producer of the Carols for a Cure series for Rock-It Science Records. Pinto, a professional singer /actress who made her Broadway debut in the 1998 revival of The Sound of Music, has been producing recordings for BC/EFA and many other artists ever since. The Carols for a Cure series of recordings has raised almost $3 million dollars for BC/EFA since its inception in 1999, providing support and care for those suffering with AIDS, as well as lending support to women's health issues.

Over the years, Carols for a Cure CDs have featured special performances by stars Nick Jonas, Bernadette Peters, Idina Menzel, Antonio Banderas, Hugh Jackman, Harvey Fierstein, Raul Esparza, John Tartaglia, Darlene Love, Hugh Panaro, Michael McKean, Annette O'Toole, Brad Oscar, Andrea McArdle, Phyllis Newman, Judith Ivey, and Susan Egan among others.

DISC 1

THE LION KING

Peace On Earth/The Little Drummer Boy

WEST SIDE STORY

Cool Jingle Bells

IN THE HEIGHTS

Campana Sobre Campana

ALTAR BOYZ

Oh, Chanukah!

MARY POPPINS

Bring A Torch, Jeanette Isabella

CHICAGO

THE CHICAGO ORCHESTRA

We Three Kings from the Ambassador Are

NEXT TO NORMAL

This Little Light of Mine

RENT

THE JOHN W. ENGEMAN THEATER AT NORTHPORT

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

JERSEY BOYS

The 12 Days of Christmas...Jersey Style!

MAMMA MIA

Blizzard of Peace

ROCK OF AGES

O Holy Night

DISC 2

HAIR

Da Pacem Domine

THE LITTLE MERMAID

Rise Up Shepherd And Follow

WICKED

Carol of the Bells

BILLY ELLIOT

Incredible Phat (The Coldest Night of the Year)

AVENUE Q

Ave Maria

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

The Holly and the Ivy

THE ARVADA CENTER

What Child Is This?/The First Noel

ROSIE'S BROADWAY KIDS

Here We Come A-Caroling

FINIAN'S RAINBOW

Joy to the World

SHREK

All I Want 4 Xmas (Freakin' B'way Sho')

SOUTH PACIFIC

Enchanted Silent Night