Perez Hilton Records Song for 2014 BROADWAY'S CAROLS FOR A CURE

Celebrity gossip blogger and Broadway fan Perez Hilton has added his voice to the 2014 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 16, the annual holiday music CD which benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, one of the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. The song "My Simple Christmas Wish," with music and lyrics by David Friedman, was suggested for Hilton by well-known voice teacher Liz Caplan, because the song's hook is "I wanna be rich, famous and powerful..." Perez Hilton began recording every year for Broadway's Carols for a Cure in 2012, when he made his New York stage debut in the comical off-Broadway revue "NEWSical the Musical."

This track includes musicians Jason Michael Webb, keyboard; Aurelien Budynek, guitar; George Farmer, bass; and Sean McDaniel, drums. Jason Michael Webb also served as music director and arranger. Executive Producer is Lynn Pinto and recording engineer is Andros Rodriguez.

Stars, casts and musicians from the current Broadway line-up are recording now for the 2014 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 16. Singing traditional and original holiday songs, this

year's CD also features the voices of Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller and the cast of "Beautiful - The Carole King Musical;" Rema Webb plus the cast of "The Lion King;" Ryan Shaw (Stevie Wonder) and cast members from "Motown: The Musical;" and Jason Tam, Jenn Colella, Tamika Lawrence and the cast of "If/Then."

At present, recordings also include casts from "Aladdin," "Wicked," "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Cabaret."

Purchase of this annual CD of original and traditional holiday music supports Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 16 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 (check online or call for price).

As always, the CDs will be sold at participating Broadway and off-Broadway shows in New York during a six-week "Gypsy of the Year" fundraising period, which begins October 24 and

runs through December 7. 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.

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