Photo Coverage: Broadway Unites for 2011 GYPSY OF THE YEAR! Part Two
By: Peter James Zielinski Dec. 07, 2011
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' 23rd Annual Gypsy of the Year, which was presented Monday, December 5 and Tuesday, December 6 at the New Amsterdam Theatre, featured performances by 17 of the hottest Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, a 40-year reunion of the original Broadway cast of Grease, a tribute to national touring companies and appearances by more than 300 actors, singers and dancers.
BroadwayWorld was there for the celebration and brings you full photo coverage from the performances below!
This year’s Gypsy of the Year was again hosted by Broadway personality Seth Rudetsky, host of "Seth’s Big Fat Broadway" on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio. The all-singing, all-dancing Gypsy of the Year is the culmination of six weeks of intensive fundraising by Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies. It's also a sensational display of the most talented singers and dancers in the ensemble of shows, known as "gypsies." Awards are presented to the top fundraisers and for the best presentation during the two performances.
Last year, Gypsy of the Year raised $3,776,720, pushing the competition's 22-year total to $44,136,720. This year's grand total reached a whopping $4,895,253! The competition's fundraising awards were presented today by Hugh Jackman (Hugh Jackman Back on Broadway), Bernadette Peters (Follies) and Daniel Radcliffe (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying).
Celebrity presenters this year included Nick Adams (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), Danny Burstein (Follies), Russell Fischer (Jersey Boys), Beth Leavel (Standing on Ceremony: the Gay Marriage Plays), Judith Light (Other Desert Cities), Michele Mais (Rock of Ages), Jan Maxwell (Follies) and Patrick Page (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark).
Judges included Stephanie J. Block (Anything Goes), director and choreographer Jeff Calhoun (Bonnie & Clyde, Newsies), Kim Cattrall (Private Lives), Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon), Paul Libin (Executive Vice President of Jujamcyn Theaters and President of the BC/EFA Board of Trustees) and Tony Sheldon (Priscilla Queen of the Desert). Also joiningthe panel are Stephanie Toups and Karen Walter, who both won judging spots by being high bidders on exclusive VIP packages at the 26th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction in September.
Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski
The MEMPHIS Presentation
The MEMPHIS Presentation
The NAKED BOYS SINGING Presentation
The NAKED BOYS SINGING Presentation
The HOW TO SUCCEED Presentation
The HOW TO SUCCEED Presentation
Mary Shennanbargger
The LION KING Presentation
The LION KING Presentation
The LION KING Presentation
The LION KING Presentation
The LION KING Presentation
The LION KING Presentation
Russell Fischer, Michele Mais, and Nick Adams
The ANYTHING GOES Presentation
The ANYTHING GOES Presentation
The ANYTHING GOES Presentation
Leslie Uggams and the cast of ANYTHING GOES
Leslie Uggams and the cast of ANYTHING GOES
The ANYTHING GOES Presentation
The SISTER ACT Presentation
The SISTER ACT Presentation
The BILLY ELLIOTT Presentation
The BILLY ELLIOTT Presentation
The BILLY ELLIOTT Presentation
The BILLY ELLIOTT Presentation
The BILLY ELLIOTT Presentation
The BILLY ELLIOTT Presentation
The BILLY ELLIOTT Presentation
The BILLY ELLIOTT Presentation
Hugh Jackman and Daniel Radcliffe
Hugh Jackman, Daniel Radcliffe, and Bernadette Peters
Daniel Radcliffe, Bernadette Peters, and Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman with the Gypsy of the Year performers
Bernadette Peters with the Gypsy of the Year performers
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