Photo Coverage: 18th Annual Gypsy of the Year Competition
By: Mark Rupp Dec. 06, 2006
BC/EFA's 18th Annual Gypsy of the Year Competition, co-hosted by Marin Mazzie and Jonathan Hadary of Spamalot, took place at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street) on Monday, December 4 at 4:30PM and Tuesday, December 5 at 2:00PM. All proceeds benefited BC/EFA.
This year, $2,992,800 was raised by the over 50 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Tour companies to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS beating last year's total of $2,972,721. The Color Purple pulled in the most money this year ($194,500), and was followed by Wicked, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Phantom of the Opera and Jersey Boys. The Color Purple also won the presentation award, with The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast tying for runner up.
The Competition is "the all-singing, all-dancing, all-dishing extravaganza, is easily the biggest party in town! Organizers of the event are expecting performers from the theatre community's biggest and most lavish productions, including Beauty and the Beast, A Chorus Line, The Color Purple, The Drowsy Chaperone, Hairspray, Jersey Boys, The Lion King, Mamma Mia!, The Phantom of the Opera, The Producers, Rent, Tarzan, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Wedding Singer, Wicked, and more."
The Gypsy of the Year Competition is the culmination of six weeks of fund raising when shows on and Off-Broadway engage in a friendly competition to see which show can raise the most money for the organization. Awards are presented to the companies that raise the most money and for the winning presentation.
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.
Visit www.BroadwayCares.org for more information.
Jay Johnson and Bob with cast
The Drowsy Chaperone sketch
"Little Edie" Beale and "Cats"
"Big Edie," "Al Shapton," "Little Edie" and "the Phantom"
The Little Dog Laughed sketch
Martin Short, Christine Ebersole, Marin Mazzie and Jonathan Hadary
Steve Rosen, Marc Shaiman and Greg Reuter
The cast of Hairspray
Cast members of Spelling Bee
Garth Kravits
Linda Griffin, Bob Martin and Garth Kravits of The Drowsy Chaperone
Christine Ebersole and Marc Shaiman
The "Cats"
Christine Ebersole and "Little Edie"
Christine Ebersole and Martin Short
Christine Ebersole and Phyllis Newman
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