Fifty-six Broadway stars, running the gamut from Jude Law to Julie Harris, have created one-of-a-kind Lend-a-Hand artworks that are now being auctioned on eBay in the Bid 2 Beat AIDS auction, benefiting LIFEbeat. Funds raised benefit LIFEbeat's Youth Outreach HIV/AIDS Prevention programs. The auction runs through noon Thursday, December 10, and can be seen at http://stores.ebay.com/Bid2BeatAIDS.
Lend-a-Hands are created when stars trace their handprints on official Lend-a-Hand cardstocks, decorate them as they like, and sign them. As you'd expect, many theatrical stars create very elaborate pieces, and each is a reflection of the star's personality.
Among those in the Broadway community whose Lend-a-Hands are up for bid are Stockard Channing, Marcia Gay Harden, Faith Prince, Gina Gershon, Tyne Daly, Stephanie J. Block, Kate Baldwin, and Daniel Craig (a complete list is below). Over 40 Hollywood stars like Betty White
and Brendan Fraser joined their Broadway friends and also created Lend-a-Hands for Bid 2 Beat AIDS.
There are over 500 lots in the Bid 2 Beat AIDS auction. Other theatrical lots include Backstage Experiences with Cheyenne Jackson at Finian's Rainbow and with Xanadu on tour in Seattle. LIFEbeat guarantees delivery on auction items before the holidays, and allows winners to avoid shipping charges by picking up items in their Times Square office.
Bid 2 Beat AIDS has Broadway Lend-a-Hands on auction from:
Alice Ripley
Allison Janney
Andre de Shields
Andy Karl
Anita Gillette
B.D. Wong
Bill Irwin
Bob Saget
Brian d'Arcy James
Celeste Holm
Christine Baranski
Christopher Sieber
Colman Domingo
Craig Bierko
Daniel Craig
Darlene Love
Diana De Garmo
Dianne Wiest
Faith Prince
Gavin Creel
Geoffrey Rush
George Akram
Gina Gershon
Harriet Walter
Hope Davis
Jackie Hoffman
James Barbour
Jim Norton
Josefina Scaglione
Jude Law
Julie Harris
Karen Olivo
Kate Baldwin
Kristen Johnston
Kristin Scott Thomas
Lee Grant
Leslie Uggams
Marc Kudisch
Marcia Gay Harden
Marsha Mason
Mary Beth Hurt
Mary Birdsong
Mary Testa
Matthew Risch
Maurice Hines
Megan Hilty
Michael Rupert
Michael Urie
Phylicia Rashad
Phyllis Newman
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Stephanie J. Block
Stockard Channing
Tevin Campbell
Thomas Sadoski
Tovah Feldshuh
Tyne Daly
Zach Grenier
Andre DeSheilds
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