Jackson & Bernhard Featured in NEXT Mag for BROADWAY BACKWARDS 4

Cheyenne Jackson is featured in the current issue of NEXT magazine in a small interview regarding tonight's Broadway Backwards 4 concert. To read the feature click here.

Cheyenne Jackson made his Broadway debut understudying both male leads in the Tony Award-winning musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. On and Off Broadway, Cheyenne has appeared in Damn Yankees, Xanadu (Drama League, Drama Desk nominations) The Agony & the Agony, All Shook Up (Theater World Award, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle nomination) the premiere cast of Altar Boyz, Aida, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Cartells, On the 20th Century, and The 24 Hour Plays. His film and television credits include; the Oscar nominated United 93, Curiosity, Hysteria, Family Practice, Hysteria, and the upcoming Life on Mars and Ugly Betty.

On March 2nd he will make his solo cabaret at FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY with "Back To The Start" which will feature songs & stories from his early adventures in New York to the present. Musical Direction is by Seth Rudetsky. The show will be at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

Broadway Backwards 4 is Sold Out.

Nancy Anderson (Kiss Me Kate, A Class Act), Tituss Burgess (Guys and Dolls, The
Little Mermaid), Jenna Coker-Jones (Evil Dead the Musical), Jenn Colella (High
Fidelity, Urban Cowboy), Jessica Lee Goldyn (A Chorus Line), Deidre Goodwin (A
Chorus Line, Chicago), Jose Llana (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,
Flower Drum Song) and Kirsten Wyatt (Grease, High Fidelity) are the final cast
additions just added to the Broadway Backwards concert benefiting the Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.

The eight newly-released featured performer additions join the previously
announced cast that includes Sandra Bernhard (I'm Still Here... Damn It!, TV's
"Rosanne") Mario Cantone (TV's "Sex and the City"), Len Cariou (Sweeney Todd),
Alan Cumming (Cabaret), Gina Gershon (Showgirls), Whoopi Goldberg (Producer:
Thoroughly Modern Millie, TV's "The View"), Florence Henderson (Fanny, TV's "The
Brady Bunch"), Cheyenne Jackson (Xanadu), Aaron Lazar (Les Misérables), Rue
McClanahan (The Women, TV's "The Golden Girls"), Maureen McGovern (Little Women,
Nine), Sally Mayes (She Loves Me), Ron Palillo (Hot L. Baltimore, TV's "Welcome
Back, Kotter"), Jai Rodriguez (TV's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"),
Christopher Sieber (Spamalot), John Tartaglia (Avenue Q), Marty Thomas (Xanadu),
Tony Yazbeck (Gypsy, A Chorus Line), and TV's "Ugly Betty" stars Becki Newton
and Michael Urie.

Broadway Backwards is a star-studded event featuring songs that even those not
familiar with Broadway know and love, with a very unique and memorable twist.
Instead of seeing a woman sing the iconic "As Long As He Needs Me" from Oliver!,
if that song were to be featured in Broadway Backwards, you might see someone
like Alan Cumming sing it!

The gender-reversed benefit concert extravaganza is one of the Center's most anticipated events of the year, and on Monday, February 9, 2009, Broadway Backwards returns to Broadway's American Airlines Theatre.

Back at the creative and directorial helm is its creator Robert Bartley. The
creative team includes Musical Director Paul Staroba, Lighting Designer Paul
Miller, Sound Design by Real Live Audio, Costume Designer Lane Fragomeli, and
Associate Director & Choreographer Penny Ayn Maas. And we are thrilled to
welcome back John Kander and Terrence McNally as event co-chairs. Our Platinum
Sponsors this year are HBO and the New York Marriott Marquis.

For a full list of corporate sponsors please visit, www.gaycenter.org.