Richard Kind Hosts 6th Annual Broadway Purim Shpiel Benefit, 3/1

The National Entertainment Fund for the Cultural Arts (NEFCA) and event Co-Chair Michael Steinhardt present the 6th Annual Broadway Purim Shpiel at the Hudson Theatre on Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 7pm. For one night only, stars from Broadway's biggest hit shows join together for the Broadway Purim Shpiel, a comedic retelling of the Purim story. 

“For the 6th consecutive year, Broadways biggest talents demonstrate their generosity by performing in our Benefit.” said NEFCA Founder and Executive Director Scott Kluge “This year Richard Kind, one of our generations funniest actors, will take the helm as host of the Shpiel. This will be the most hilarious performance yet!”

Actors who will participate in this year's event include Tony Award winner Christian Hoff (Jersey Boys), Clarke Thorell (Hairspray), Adam Kantor (Rent), Alysha Umphress (American Idiot), Alex Brightman (Wicked) and Gaelen Gilliand (9 to 5).

All proceeds from this year's Broadway Purim Shpiel will go to The Birthright Israel Foundation to help make his dream that it is every Jewish person's birthright to visit Israel, a reality. The performance will be held at the Hudson Theatre at 141 West 44th Street in New York City. The event begins 7PM with complimentary cocktails. The Purim Shpiel kicks off at 8PM. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.nefca.org/6BPS

The National Entertainment Fund for the Cultural Arts (NEFCA) is a non-profit Production Company. NEFCA prides itself on improving the image of different charities by producing unique and entertaining benefit events per request. Non-profits are desperately seeking out fresh fundraising programs to avoid the saturated market of monotonous charity dinners. NEFCA provides that originality and works with charities to brand them as trendier and more interesting. NEFCA develops many different kinds of events including but not limited to film, theater and television projects.