Don't Miss Out! Your Complete and Updated Guide to the Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction!
By: BWW News Desk Sep. 23, 2016
Broadway enthusiasts and stars alike will flock to New York City's famed theatre district this Sunday, September 25, 2016, for the 30th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction (#broadwayflea), produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Want to plan your route in advance? Scroll down for this year's map, plus close-ups of each zone and a list of participants!
The biggest day of the year for Broadway fans celebrates all things theatre with offerings of unique Broadway treasures, unforgettable theatrical experiences and more than 70 stars from your favorite Broadway shows. Discover everything you love about Broadway all in one place at the all-day outdoor market.
The Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction will take place from 10 AM to 7 PM in Shubert Alley, and along West 44th and West 45th Streets. It's free and open to the public.
AUCTION INFORMATION
Pre-bidding is currently available at broadwaycares.org on more than 200 live and silent auction lots until 4 pm Eastern on Friday, September 23. Then, at Sunday's event, silent auction items will be open for bidding every half hour beginning at 10 am. At 5 pm, join in the thrill of the live auction in the heart of Shubert Alley. Among the lots up for bid are:
- VIP house seats and backstage meet-and-greets with the stars of 17 shows, including Aladdin, All the Ways to Say I Love You, The Book of Mormon, Cats, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Color Purple, Falsettos, Fiddler on the Roof, The Front Page, Hamilton, The Humans, Matilda The Musical, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, On Your Feet!, The Phantom of the Opera and Something Rotten!, plus the national tour of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
- Priceless walk-on roles in Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, Chicago, Jersey Boys, Kinky Boots, The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, School of Rock - The Musical, Waitress and Wicked.
- Opening night tickets to this season's most-anticipated Broadway shows, including Anastasia, Dear Evan Hansen, Falsettos, The Front Page, The Glass Menagerie, Hello, Dolly!, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, The Present and 10 more.
- Unforgettable experiences, such as VIP seats and a backstage visit with the captivating Kristin Chenoweth when she returns to Broadway this fall for her solo concert My Love Letter to Broadway; and VIP seats and a backstage meet-and-greet with the legendary Frankie Valli after a Broadway concert performance with The Four Seasons at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Among the unique theatre memorabilia available in the silent auction are:
- Signed posters, Playbills, props and photos by Edie Brickell, Tituss Burgess, Danny Burstein, Barbara Cook, Michael Crawford, Alan Cumming, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Harvey Fierstein, Joel Grey, Sir Elton John, Steve Martin, Audra McDonald, Idina Menzel, Laurie Metcalf, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jessie Mueller, Lupita Nyong'o, Leslie Odom Jr., Al Pacino, Sir Tim Rice, Chita Rivera, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim, Barbra Streisand, Forest Whitaker, Bruce Willis, and more.
- Musical phrases handwritten and signed by Mel Brooks; Gloria Estefan; Carole King; Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick; Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey and Idina Menzel; Henry Kriegerand Bill Russell; Cyndi Lauper; Robert Lopez, Matt Stone and Trey Parker; Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman; Alan Menken; Tim Minchin; David Hyde Pierce, Barbara Anselmi and Brian Hargrove; Stephen Schwartz; Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman and Megan Hilty; Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater; Jeanine Tesori, and more.
- Unique historical treasures from the original Chicago, Gypsy, Hello Dolly!, La Cage aux Folles, Little Shop of Horrors, Mame, Master Class, South Pacific, Spamalot, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd, West Side Story and more.
- Playbills, posters, CDs and other memorabilia signed by the companies of The Color Purple, Fiddler on the Roof, Hamilton, The Humans, School of Rock - The Musical, Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, Waitress and more.
Charismatic Broadway and TV star Bryan Batt will return as host of the live auction, joined by esteemed auctioneer and Grand Auction first-timer Nick Nicholson. Nicholson follows in the footsteps of the unforgettable Lorna Kelly, Broadway Cares' legendary longtime auctioneer who passed away this summer. Auction favorites Jennifer Cody and Michael Goddard will return to co-host the silent auction.
Add more unique, one-of-a-kind pieces to your theatrical collection when you shop at the more than 50 tables at the market.
The shows represented at this year's market are Aladdin, An American in Paris, Avenue Q, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, The Book of Mormon, The Color Purple, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Dear Evan Hansen, Fiddler on the Roof, Finding Neverland, Fun Home, Hamilton, Kinky Boots, LES MISERABLES, The Lion King, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Matilda The Musical, Naked Boys Singing, NEWSical The Musical, On Your Feet!, Paramour, The Phantom of the Opera, School Of Rock - The Musical, Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, Something Rotten!, Waitress, and Wicked.
AUTOGRAPH TABLE and PHOTO BOOTH
More than 70 of your favorite stars of stage and television are scheduled to appear at the Autograph Table and Photo Booth. Each hour, beginning at 11 AM, a new lineup of theatre royalty will fill the deck of Junior's restaurant, next to Shubert Alley at West 45th Street. Fans can get autographs or take photos with their favorite stars in exchange for a donation to Broadway Cares.
Just announced additions to the autograph table: Broadway veterans Reeve Carney and Ben Vereen, teen sensation Victoria Justice and heartthrob Ryan McCartan, who all star in this October's Fox TV adaptation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again.
Also just added to the Autograph Table and Photo Booth are James Barbour, Bryan Batt, Will Chase, John Glover, MAndy Gonzalez, Jessica Hecht, Javier Muñoz, Bebe Neuwirth, and Amy Spanger.
They join the previously announced Christy Altomare, Michael Arden, Richard H. Blake, John Bolton, Alex Brightman, Danny Burstein, Haven Burton, Carolee Carmello, Leanne Cope, Corey Cott, Jason Danieley, Ariana DeBose, Jennifer DiNoia, Jordan Donica, Brandon Victor Dixon, Ali Ewoldt, Robert Fairchild, Aaron C. Finley, Drew Gehling,, Joel Grey, Josh Grisetti, Ann Harada, Heather Headley, , James Monroe Iglehart, Ben Jacoby, Rachel Bay Jones, Judy Kaye, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Chilina Kennedy, Derek Klena, Leslie Kritzer, Jeremy Kushnier, Lexi Lawson, Kara Lindsay, Lesli Margherita, Marin Mazzie, Rob McClure, Andy Mientus, Melanie Moore, Kelli O'Hara, Rory O'Malley, Christopher John O'Neill, Brad Oscar, Mary Beth Peil, Ben Platt, Courtney Reed, Jelani Remy, Nic Rouleau, Carrie St. Louis, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Jenna Ushkowitz, Ana Villafañe, Max von Essen, Adrienne Warren, and Jessica Keenan Wynn.
Several stars of this December's highly anticipated NBC production of Hairspray Live! will also be among the special guests: Tony Award winners Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Mitchell, School of Rock's Shahadi Wright Joseph and newcomer Maddie Baillio, who'll be making her debut as Tracy Turnblad.
The always entertaining Jim Caruso of Jim Caruso's Cast Party at Birdland returns as host of the Autograph Table.
The Most Up-To-Date Autograph and Photo Schedule is As Follows:
11:00-11:50AM:
Corey Cott John GloverAnn Harada
James Monroe Igleheart
Ben Jacoby
Judy Kaye
Jessica Keenan Wynn
Chilina Kennedy
Lesli Margherita
Christopher John O'Neill
Courtney Reed
Jelani Remy
Nic Rouleau
Megan Sikora
12:00-12:50PM:
Haven BurtonJason Danieley
Jennifer DiNoia
Brandon Victor Dixon
Harvey Fierstein
Aaron C. Finley
Joel Grey
Rachel Bay Jones
Andrew Keenan-Bolger
Celia Keenan-Bolger
Lexi Lawson
Marin Mazzie
Melanie Moore Jennifer Laura Thompson
Ana Villafañe
1:00-1:50PM:
Carolee CarmelloWill Chase
Jordan Donica
Ali Ewoldt
Drew Gehling
Rory O'Malley
Brad Oscar2:00-2:50PM:
Michael Arden
Bryan Batt
James Barbour
Richard H. Blake
John Bolton
Reeve Carney
Ariana DeBose
Victoria Justice
Derek Klena
Kara Lindsay
Ryan McCartan
Andy Mientus
Bebe Neuwirth
Kelli O'Hara
Ben Platt
Ben Vereen
MAP OF THE FLEA MARKET
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