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Photo Coverage: BROADWAY BACKWARDS 4 Backstage

By: Feb. 11, 2009
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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 event was a benefit for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of Manhattan.

The gender-reversed benefit concert extravaganza is always one of the Center's most anticipated events of the year, and on Monday, February 9, 2009, Broadway Backwards returned to Broadway's American Airlines Theatre. BroadwayWorld's cameras were everywhere to capture all the gender-bending fun!

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.

Platinum Sponsors this year were HBO and the New York Marriott Marquis.

Established in 1983, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center has grown to become the largest LGBT multi-service organization on the East Coast and second largest LGBT community center in the world.

For Broadway Backwards 4 After Party coverage click here.

For more information on the Center visit, www.gaycenter.org.

Photos by Linda Lenzi

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Whoopi Goldberg

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Jai Rodriguez, Whoopi Goldberg and John Tartaglia

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Jai Rodriguez, Whoopi Goldberg, Rod and John Tartaglia

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Len Cariou

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Alan Cumming

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Alan Cumming

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Alan Cumming and Gina Gershon

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Alan Cumming and Gina Gershon

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Jenna Coker Jones and Christopher Kale Jones

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Christine LaDuca and Kurt Domoney

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Patrick O'Neill and Bree Branker

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Adam Shapiro and Antuan Raimone

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Miguel Angel Falcon and Tim McGarrigal

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Philip D'Amore and Jai Rodriguez

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Kirsten Wyatt, Sally Mayes and Eric Gunhus

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Steve Webber and Sally Mayes

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Eric Gunhus and Aaron Kaburick

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Jenn Colella and Jennifer Foote

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Aaron Kaburick, Richard Costa, Jai Rodriguez and Steve Webber

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Chuck Saculla and Jenn Colella

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Chuck Saculla and Jenn Colella

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Ron Palillo

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Jai Rodriguez

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John Tartaglia and Jai Rodriguez

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John Tartaglia and Ron Palillo

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John Tartaglia

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John-Charles Kelly and John Tartaglia

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Raegan Pierce and Christine DeLuca

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Christopher Sieber, John Tartaglia, Jose Llana, Cheyenne Jackson and Marty Thomas

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Christopher Sieber and Cheyenne Jackson

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Marty Thomas and Jose Llana

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Marty Thomas, Christopher Sieber and Jose Llana

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Robert Bartley, Anne Meara and Daniel Whitman

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Rod and John Tartaglia

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Rod and John Tartaglia

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Paul Staroba, Kirsten Wyatt and Chris Kong

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Jessica Lee Goldyn and Tony Yazbeck

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Christopher Sieber and Jim Caruso

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Christopher Sieber and Jim Caruso

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Tim McGarrigal, Adam Perry and Enrico Rodriguez

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Tim McGarrigal, Tituss Burgess, Adam Perry and Enrico Rodriguez

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Tony Yazbeck and Tituss Burgess







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