Photo Flash: BROADWAY BARES: Beach Burlesque Returns 6/2- First Look!

BROADWAY BARES returns to Fire Island on June 2, 2012, for two special, intimate performances celebrating "beach burlesque" in what promises to be another sexy kick-off to the summer season. Presented by Fire Island Pines Art Project, BROADWAY BARES: BEACH BURLESQUE is produced by and benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Check out promo shots for the event below!

More than two dozen dancers will take the stage at 7 pm and 9 pm at Whyte Hall's Brandon Fradd Theatre in Fire Island Pines, NY, for a collection of classic and new BROADWAY BARES numbers. The show will be followed by Bares' famous "rotation" where the dancers freestyle dance for donations. BROADWAY BARES: BEACH BURLESQUE will feature the Bares performers in a theatre setting with all patrons seated.

Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell is executive producer and creator of Broadway Bares. Michael Lee Scott directs BROADWAY BARES: BEACH BURLESQUE.

All tickets to BROADWAY BARES: BEACH BURLESQUE include free cocktails on the Whyte Hall deck a half-hour before curtain. Ticket prices are $100, $150 and $200. They can be purchased online at fipap.org or in the Fire Island Pines Harbor on Saturdays and Sundays 10 am to 1 pm.

BROADWAY BARES: BEACH BURLESQUE is a sexy tease for one of BC/EFA's annual signature events: BROADWAY BARES. This year's fairy tale-themed edition, BROADWAY BARES XXII: HAPPY ENDINGS, will feature 200 of New York's most delectable dancers who will take you to a land where rubbing a magic lamp reveals more than just a genie. Special celebrity guests, who will be sure to awaken even the sleepiest beauty, will be announced at a later date.

BROADWAY BARES XXII: HAPPY ENDINGS will be held Sunday, June 17 with two performances only at 9:30 pm and midnight at Roseland Ballroom (239 West 52nd Street in New York City). Tickets can be purchased online at broadwaycares.org or by calling 212-840-0770 x268. For more information and merchandise, visit broadwaybares.com.

Broadway Bares XXII: Happy Endings is presented by M·A·C VIVA GLAM and generously sponsored by United Airlines.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is one of the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity
of the American theatre community, since 1988 BC/EFA has raised more than $195 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.

Broadway Cares awards annual grants to more than 400 AIDS and family service organizations nationwide and is the major supporter of the social service programs at The Actors Fund, including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative and the Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic.

For more information, please visit Broadway Cares online at broadwaycares.org, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/BCEFA or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/BCEFA.