Photo Coverage: Broadway Bears 2008
By: Genevieve Rafter Keddy Feb. 18, 2008
The 11th Annual Broadway Bears auction, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, was held Sunday, February 17 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill on West 42nd Street.
Each year, "Broadway Bears: A Costumed Teddy Bear Auction" is a much-anticipated BC/EFA event, this year featuring over 40 specially-designed bears (often using actual material from their respective Broadway productions, and autographed by the stars).
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 this community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes across the United States. Since it's founding in 1988, BC/EFA has distributed over $100 million for critically needed services for people with AIDS, HIV, or HIV-related illnesses.
Visit www.broadwaycares.org for more information.CLICK HERE for the Broadway Bears 2008 Collection!
Photos by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
Welcome to Broadway Bears 2008
Fantine Bear of Les Miserables
The Centaur Bear of Xanadu
Cyrano de Bergerac Bear
Marion Paroo of The Music Man
Georgia Hendricks of Curtains
Jose Llana of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with Chip Tolentino
Baroness Bomburst of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Terk of Tarzan
Maureen Johnson Bear of Rent
Alice Beane Bear of Titanic
Sunday in the Park with George
Host Bryan Batt with Ursula of The Little Mermaid
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Cymbeline
Sarah of Ragtime
Lisa Lambert (lyricist) with The Drowsy Chaperone Bear
Troy Britton Johnson with The Drowsey Chaperone Bear
Penelope Pennywise of Urinetown
Mr. Bojangles Bear of Fosse
Deena Jones Bear from Dreamgirls
Noel Noblitt, the designer of Gaston from Beauty and the Beast
Gaston from Beauty and the Beast
Cats
Celie of The Color Purple
Stephanie J. Block of Wicked with Elphaba
Pumbaa from The Lion King
Pumbaa from The Lion King
Jack Jefferson from The Great White Hope
Liliane LaFleur of Nine
John Darling of Peter Pan
Maria of West Side Story
Peter Gregus and Sebastian Arcelus of Jersey Boys with the Frankie Valli Bear
Frankie Valli Bear of Jersey Boys
Pump Boys and Dinettes
Moritz Bear of Spring Awakening
Elle Woods Bear of Legally Blonde
Sir Robin Bear of Spamalot
Brionna McMahon, creator of the Sir Robin Bear from Spamalot
Sandy Bear of Grease with designer
Bert Bear of Mary Poppins
The Pirate Queen Bear
Linda Balgord and Stephanie J. Block present The Pirate Queen
Young Max from How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Nancy Palmatier, designer of Young Max
The Monster from Young Frankenstein
The Bad Idea Bears of Avenue Q
Angela Arden of Die Mommie Die!
Lolly Totero, creator of Nala from The Lion King
Focus on the beadwork on the back of Nala
Galadriel from the West End's The Lord of the Rings
Victor/Victoria Special Lot Julie Andrews Doll
Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus
Sarah Gettelfinger and Nikki Renee Daniels
John Treacy Egan, Christine Pedi and Michael Lavine
John Treacy Egan and Christine Pedi
John Treacy Egan and Christine Pedi
Jennifer Smith presents the Les Miserables Bear
Andre Ward (Xanadu) and Bryan Batt
Sarah Gettelfinger, Bryan Batt and Gertrude McFuzz from Seussical, The Musical
Bryan Batt and Gertrude
Peter Gregus and Bryan Batt with Cyrano de Bergerac
Mike McGowan and the Curtains Bear
Bryann Batt and Nala
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Host Bryan Batt and Auctioneer Lorna Kelly
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