Photo Coverage: 'Xanadu' Celebrates With Cubby Bernstein

With award season in full swing, famed and notoriously private Tony Campaign Manager Cubby Bernstein made a rare public appearance to deliver a much anticipated speech outside the Helen Hayes Theatre, 240West 44th Street on Wednesday, May 28th. From 4 pm to 6 pm, Cubby along with the cast of XANADU was on site to sell cub-cakes to the public, as he instructed Julie White to do before her Tony Award win last year. The producers of XANADU, Robert Ahrens, Brian Swibel,Tara Smith, Cari Smulyan Dale Smith and Dan Vickery have chosen that all proceeds will go directly to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

As many people know, Cubby Bernstein is a legend in Tony campaign strategy and chooses one show a season to put his stamp on.  This year, after a great deal of thought, Cubby has chosen XANADU as the show to guide through award time.

XANADU, Broadway's surprise musical hit, celebrates its first year on Broadway with 2008 Tony nominations for Best Book, Best Actress, Best Choreography and the coveted Best Musical Award.  It has already received the 2008 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical and the 2008 Drama Desk Award for Best Book.

For information on XANADU and the upcoming event, go to www.xanaduonbroadway.com. And don't forget to check out www.cubbybernstein.com as well.

Photos By Peter James Zielinski

'Xanadu' at the Helen Hayes Theater

'Xanadu' celebrates 1 year on Broadway!

Cubby Bernstein

Annie Golden

Kyle Dean Massey and Marty Thomas

Cubby Bernstein

Cubby Bernstein

Cubby Bernstein

'Can Xanadu March On? Yes! It! Can!'

Kerry Butler films a promo with Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman

Kerry Butler awaits her entrance

Catriona Stevens