Martha Wash and the Cast of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT to Perform from 'Carols for a Cure' at Bloomingdale’s Tomorrow

Bloomingdale's 59th Street unveils its 2011 holiday windows with entertainment that includes the powerful voice of Martha Wash and cast members from Broadway's Tony Award winning hit Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical performing the song they recorded for the 2011 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Vol. 13. The track, entitled "Light It Up!" was written especially for this recording by Jason Michael Webb and Lelund Durond Thompson. Additionally, Martha Wash, one of the original "The Weather Girls," will sing a solo version of the 1982 classic disco anthem "It's Raining Men."

The performance will be 5:00 p.m., Wed., November 16th at Bloomingdales, 59th and Lexington Avenue, NYC.

Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical cast members scheduled to appear with Martha Wash include J. Elaine Marcos, Jeff Metzler, Keala Settle, Mike McGowan, Thom Allison, Luke Mannikus, Gaten Matarazzo, Jacqueline B. Arnold, Anastacia McCleskey, Esther Stilwell and Nick Adams.

Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 13, as well as volumes from previous seasons, can be ordered for $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 2011 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 13 also is available now in Broadway theaters. Lovers of Broadway talent can do holiday shopping as well as support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) through the purchase of this 2-disc, annual CD of original and traditional holiday music from the current 2011 Broadway line-up. As always, the CDs will be available during the six-week "Gypsy-of-the-Year" fundraising period, which continues through early-December at participating Broadway and off-Broadway shows in New York. 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 LA Phil Store in Disney Hall, and The John W. Engeman Theater in Northport, New York.

Track list

DISC 1

1. HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING - A Christmas Carol, featuring Daniel Radcliffe
2. MEMPHIS - Give Away Love featuring Montego Glover & Chad Kimball
3. Kara DioGuardi and CHICAGO: The Musical - White Christmas
4. MARY POPPINS - Little Jesus Sweetly Sleep (The Rocking Carol)
5. MAMMA MIA - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, featuring a vintage intro by the members of ABBA
6. WICKED - When the River Meets the Sea, featuring Kathy Fitzgerald
7. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Christmas is My Favorite Time of Year
8. THE ADDAMS FAMILY - The 13 Days of Christmas, featuring Roger Rees
9. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - I Wonder as I Wander, featuring Hugh Panaro
10. SISTER ACT - Angels We Have Heard on High
11. ROCK OF AGES - O Come, O Come Emmanuel
12. THE LION KING - Silent Night, featuring Selloane Nkhela & Alton Fitzgerald White

DISC 2

13. SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK - St. Nicholas Sky, featuring Reeve Carney & T.V. Carpio
14. RENT - Go Tell It on the Mountain
15. PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT - Light it Up! featuring Martha Wash & Nathan Lee Graham
16. WAR HORSE - The First Noel
17. ANYTHING GOES - Christmas on the S.S. American, featuring Robert Creighton
18. CHICAGO: The Musical - What Child is This? featuring Ryan Lowe
19. BILLY ELLIOT - Waiting for the Snow to Fall
20. DIE BRATSCHEN VON BROADWAY - Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
21. Ashley Argota - Dance with Me Santa
22. CAMELOT at The John W. Engeman Theater - O Come, All Ye Faithful, featuring Jim Stanek
23. AVENUE Q - Deck the Halls
24. BABY IT'S YOU! - Auld Lang Syne
25. Daniel Rodriguez - O Holy Night

Produced by Lynn Pinto for Rock-It Science Records and engineered by Andros Rodriguez, the Broadway's Carols for a Cure series has raised over $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, Broadway's Carols for a Cure CDs have featured special performances by stars Bernadette Peters, Nick Jonas, Antonio Banderas, Idina Menzel, Hugh Jackman, Harvey Fierstein, David Hyde Pierce, Raul Esparza, John Tartaglia, Darlene Love, Hugh Panaro, Michael McKean, Annette O'Toole, Andrea McArdle, Donna Lynne Champlin, and Phyllis Newman.

Photo: Martha Wash and Lynn Pinto (Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)