BroadwayWorld was there for the special concert and you can check out photo coverage below!
Directed by
Carl Andress (
The Divine Sister), the evening featured some of Broadway's best including Tony winners
Linda Lavin and
Debbie Gravitte, along with
Emily Bergl (
Cat on A Hot Tin Roof),
Max von Essen (
Evita), music director
John McDaniel, and
Robert Creighton (
The Mystery of Edwin Drood,
Anything Goes).
Broadway Belts for PFF! featured musical direction by
Jesse Kissel, musical arrangements by Ed Windels, script by Ms. Halston and
D. Michael Dvorchak, Trisha Hansen was stage manager, and
Sue Frost (
Memphis) was Co-Producer. In its first two tribute concerts, over $90,000 has been raised for PFF, and have featured surprise appearances by supporters
Liza Minnelli and
Joel Grey.
All funds will go toward The Michael Kuchwara Fund for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research, Education, and Advocacy in honor of the late and beloved Associated Press theater critic and reporter. Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press theater reporter and critic for over 25 years, devoted his life to the theater. In May of 2010, following a brief illness, Kuchwara's untimely passing was linked to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Photo Credit: Jessica Gordon
Jim Caruso
KLea Blackhurst
KLea Blackhurst
KLea Blackhurst
Julie Halston
Emily Bergyl
Emily Bergyl
Emily Bergyl
Debbie Gravitte
Debbie Gravitte
Debbie Gravitte
Julie Halston
Robert Creighton
Robert Creighton
Robert Creighton
Max von Essen
Max von Essen
Max von Essen
Miss USA Ambassador and Julie Halston
Robert Creighton and Julie Halston
Robert Creighton
Emma Hunton
Debbie Gravitte and Emma Hunton
Debbie Gravitte and Emma Hunton
Edward Watts
Edward Watts
Edward Watts
Linda Lavin
Linda Lavin
Linda Lavin
Linda Lavin and Edward Watts
The Cast
The Cast
Debbie Gravitte and Joe DiPietro