Photo Flash: Inside BROADWAY BACKWARDS 2013; Total Reaches $347,060!
By: Nicole Rosky Mar. 20, 2013
BROADWAY BACKWARDS, the once-a-year celebration of the LGBT community, brought down the house Monday while raising a record-setting $347,060 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. This year's total surpassed the previous record of $329,000, set last year.
Check out photos from this year's event below!
The sold-out show left the audience cheering after unforgettable performances by Tony Award winners Len Cariou, Judy Kaye, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Karen Ziemba, and a stirring recreation from Dreamgirls by Tituss Burgess. This year's show included a recurring story about a man on a personal journey, ultimately finding love in an unexpected place. Featured throughout the show were Tony nominee Tony Sheldon (Priscilla Queen of the Desert) and Jim Brochu (Zero Hour) with special appearances by five-time Emmy Award winner Doris Roberts and four-time Tony nominee and five-time Emmy nominee Victor Garber.
BROADWAY BACKWARDS, produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, was presented this year in the historic Palace Theatre, now celebrating its 100th anniversary and currently home to the hit revival Annie.
The eighth annual edition of BROADWAY BACKWARDS featured an immensely talented 80-person cast and live orchestra performing the great songs of musical theatre with a twist: women sang songs originally written for men and men sang songs written for women.
Photo Credit: Danny Roberts
udy Kaye and Anita Gillette
Bruce Vilanch and Malcolm Gets
Howie MicheAl Smith with Lenny Daniel, Greg Roderick and Anthony Festa
Karen Ziemba and Kristen J. Smith
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