Lauper, Foa, Strickland, Young, Etc. Set for Bway Bares 16

Mario Cantone (Laugh Whore); Alan Cumming (Threepenny Opera); Fran Drescher (Some Girl(s)); Barrett Foa (Avenue Q); Sara Gettelfinger (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels); Cyndi Lauper (Threepenny Opera); Andrew Rannells (Hairspray); Josh Strickland (Tarzan); and Dominic Nolfi, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, and John Lloyd Young (all from Jersey Boys); are all scheduled to take part in "Broadway Bares 16: New York Strip."

"Broadway Bares" will be held at Roseland Ballroom (239 West 52nd Street) on Sunday, June 18 for two performances only (9:30 PM and midnight) to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS."

"This year's edition of 'Broadway Bares' is the sexiest take ever on New York City's colorful characters and interesting places. The show celebrates everything that is New York: the sexy neighborhood coffee shop waitress serving it up hot, the steamy firemen saving the day, and the local pizza delivery boy bringing a pie to your apartment. This year's 'Bares' is sure to offer something to indulge every Gothamite's hottest fantasies about sex in the city," state press notes.

"Broadway Bares" is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, executive produced by Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, La Cage Aux Folles) and directed by Denis Jones (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels).

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fund raising and grant making organization. BC/EFA is the on-going, committed response from the American theater community to an urgent worldwide health crisis. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of theatrical community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes across the United States. Since it's founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $100 million for critically needed services for people with AIDS, HIV, or HIV-related illnesses.

For the 9:30 PM show, tickets are $600 VIP seating plus open bar, $225 VIP standing plus open bar, $95 priority viewing, and $50 general admission. For the midnight show, tickets are $600 VIP seating plus open bar, $225 VIP standing plus open bar, and $50 general admission. Call (212) 840-0770, ext. 268 or visit www.broadwaycares.org for tickets.