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Photo Coverage: Broadway Bears XII -Preview of the Bears

By: Feb. 16, 2009
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Broadway's cuddliest friends kicked off a new year with the 12th annual BROADWAY BEARS auction on Sunday, February 15, 2009 at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (237 West 42 St.), in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

40 one-of-a-kind BROADWAY BEARS - each dressed in original, handmade costumes representing some of the theater's most legendary performers and/or performances - were put up for auction.

BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you a photo preview of some of the wonderful creations-stay tuned for photo coverage of the actual auction coming soon right here on BroadwayWorld.com.

This year's BROADWAY BEARS auction celebrates its 12th year with a stellar cast of cele"bear"ties representing recent Broadway hits like A Chorus Line, A Man For All Seasons, Avenue Q, Billy Elliot: The Musical, Boeing-Boeing, Equus, Gypsy, Hairspray, In The Heights, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Legally Blonde, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, Shrek The Musical, South Pacific, Spamalot, Spring Awakening, Wicked, Xanadu, Young Frankenstein, along with bears from Broadway classics like Beauty And The Beast, Camelot, Cats, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mame, My One and Only, Peter Pan, The Producers, The Sound of Music, Starlight Express, State Fair, West Side Story, The Who's Tommy, The Wiz, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown.

North American Bear Co., Inc. has again graciously donated the "bare" bears which were then handed over to top Broadway design teams who meticulously research, design, fit, sculpt, shoe, armor, hat, paint, dress, nip, tuck, tattoo, bejewel and feather the "bare" bears into true one-of-a-kind works of costumed theatrical art.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grants making organization. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes and other critical illnesses across the United States. Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $150 million dollars for critically needed services for people with AIDS and other serious illnesses.

BC/EFA is the major supporter of seven programs at The Actors' Fund - including The AIDS Initiative, The Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative, The Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic at The Aurora in NYC, The Dancers' Resource and two supportive housing residences. BC/EFA also awards grants to over 400 AIDS and family service organizations yearly.

THE BROADWAY BEARS XII was sponsored by
The New York Times, Continental Airlines, North American Bear Co., Inc

For more information on BC/EFA visit the official website at www.BroadwayCares.org.

Photos by Genevieve Rafter-Keddy

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Broadway Bears XII

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Auctioneer-Lorna Kelly

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Host-Bryan Batt with the Forbidden Broadway Bear

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Michael Cerveris and The Who's Tommy Bear

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Michael Cerveris and The Who's Tommy Bear

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Michael Cerveris and The Who's Tommy Bear

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Beauty and The Beast-The Eggbeater Bear and Creator Zoe Morsette

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Phantom of the Opera Bear-He/She Masquerader and Creator Randy Carfagno

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Boeing-Boeing Bear

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Pater Pan Bear-Wendy Darling and creator Maryanne Oldenburg

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West Side Story Bear-Bernardo

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Bernardo and creater Gloria J. Winer

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Camelot Bear-Merlyn and creator Adele Sciortino

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My One and Only Bear-Edith Herbert and creator Diane Keeler

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Equus-Alan Strang and Nugget and creator Nicolas Putvinski

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A Man for All Seasons-Sir Thomas Moore

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South Pacific Bear-Nellie Forbush-creators Nicky Tobolski and Joshua Knopp

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Gypsy-Rose

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Xanadu Bear-Kira with creators Robin McGee and Ginger Robertson

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The Little Mermaid-Ariel

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The Producers-Tank Showgirl

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Spamalot-Sir Robin

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The Sound of Music Bear - The Mother Abbess

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Billy Elliot:The Musical-Tommy Batchelor, Kiril Kulish, David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik

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Annie Get Your Gun Bear-Annie Oakley-with tonights Auctioneer Lorna Kelly

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Bryan Batt and David Bologna

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Christopher Sieber and Shrek

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Irving Berlin's White Christmas Bear-Betty Haynes-and Kerry O'Malley

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Irving Berlin's White Christmas Bear-Betty Haynes-and creator Carrie Robbins and Kerry O'Malley

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Forbidden Broadway-Ethel Merman and Little Orphan Annie with creator Arnold S. Levine

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Forbidden Broadway-Ethel Merman and Little Orphan Annie with Christine Pedi

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Forbidden Broadway-Ethel Merman and Little Orphan Annie with Christine Pedi

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Bryan Batt and Christine Pedi catching up

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Bryan Batt and Christine Pedi

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Avenue Q. Bear-Christmas Eve with Ann Harada

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Avenue Q. Bear-Christmas Eve with Ann Harada

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Kerry O'Malley and Christopher Sieber

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The Who's Tommy Bear with Donnie Kehr

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The Who's Tommy Bear with Donnie Kehr

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The Who's Tommy Bear with Donnie Kehr and Cori Gardner(Executive Producer) of The Who's Tommy Anniversary Show

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Donnie Kehr, Christopher Sieber and Cori Gardner




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