Ripley, Peters, Fierstein, Batt, DeGarmo, Ashley And Many More Set For '23RD ANNUAL BROADWAY FLEA MARKET & GRAND AUCTION' 9/27

Theatre and daytime television stars are coming out to support Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS at the 23RD ANNUAL BROADWAY FLEA MARKET & GRAND AUCTION to be held on Sunday, September 27 from 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM in Shubert Alley (225 West 45th Street).

The event will be held outdoors in Shubert Alley and is free and open to the public. From posing with your favorite Broadway and Daytime stars for photos, to buying that lost cast recording, signed show posters and Playbills, rare costume sketches or special gift for a theatre-lover you can't find anywhere - this year's BROADWAY FLEA MARKET & GRAND AUCTION promises to offer something for everyone.

The Grand Auction has always been the highlight of the Flea Market event and this year will not disappoint.

The following lots are included in the auction and will be up for bidding!
· Make your Broadway debut in one of Broadway's hit shows. Don't miss the chance to bid on the opportunity to have a walk-on role in Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys, The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked and Chicago.

· Opening night tickets to Superior Donuts, Wishful Drinking, The Royal Family, Memphis, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Broadway Bound, Finian's Rainbow, Ragtime, Fela, A Little Night Music and The Addams Family.

· Win VIP tickets to tapings of "Saturday Night Live" and "The Colbert Report."

· Don't miss your chance to own rare, one-of-a kind Broadway memorabilia, including: the jeans worn by Daniel Radcliffe onstage in Equus, the mask worn by Broadway's longest running ‘Phantom,' Howard McGillan, in his final performance on Broadway, Gwen Verdon's top hat from Chicago, the seagull prop from last fall's acclaimed production of The Seagull, Mark Rylance's shirt and tie worn in his Tony Award winning performance in Boeing-Boeing, the chair used on the set of The Norman Conquests, the stone paver from the set of Exit The King and more!

Celebrities scheduled to appear at the Celebrity Autograph Table and Photo Booth in exchange for donations to BC/EFA include: Sebastian Arcelus (Jersey Boys), Elizabeth Ashley, Bryan Batt (Mad Men), P.J. Benjamin (Wicked), Susan Blackwell ([title of show]), Stephanie J. Block (9 to 5), Danny Burstein (South Pacific), Matt Cavenaugh (West Side Story), Kathleen Chalfant, Will Chase (Billy Elliot: The Musical), Alex Cole ("As the World Turns"), Ewa da Cruz ("As the World Turns"), Jason Danieley (Curtains), Quentin Earl Darrington (Ragtime), Diana DeGarmo (The Toxic Avenger), Bonnie Dennison ("Guiding Light"), Ellen Dolan ("As the World Turns"), Marj Dusay ("Guiding Light"), Bobbie Eakes ("All My Children), Tovah Feldshuh (Irena's Vow), Harvey Fierstein, John Glover (The Royal Family), Montego Glover (Memphis), Jonathan Groff (Spring Awakening), Haydn Gwynne (Billy Elliot: The Musical), Van Hansis ("As the World Turns"), RoseMary Harris (The Royal Family), Jessica Hecht (Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoir's and Broadway Bound), Dana Ivey, Judith Ivey, Greg Jbara (Billy Elliot: The Musical), Chad Kimball (Memphis), Beth Leavel (Mamma Mia!), Jessica Leccia (CBS, "Guiding Light"), Priscilla Lopez (In the Heights), Rebecca Luker (Mary Poppins), David Andrew Macdonald ("The Guiding Light"), Constantine Maroulis (Rock of Ages), Marin Mazzie (Spamalot), Cady McClain ("As the World Turns"), Debra Monk (Curtains), Javier Munoz (In the Heights), Robert Newman ("Guiding Light"), Dominic Nolfi (Jersey Boys), Christiane Noll (Ragtime), Karen Olivo (West Side Story), Steven Pasquale (Reasons to be Pretty), Bernadette Peters, Julie Pinson ("As the World Turns"), Anthony Rapp (Rent), Vanessa Ray ("As the World Turns"), Alice Ripley (Next to Normal), Chita Rivera, Mo Rocca ("CBS Sunday Morning," "The Daily Show"), Thomas Sadoski (Reasons to be Pretty), Loretta Ables Sayre (South Pacific), Marian Seldes, Marnie Schulenburg ("As the World Turns"), Carole Shelley (Billy Elliot: The Musical), Christopher Sieber (Shrek the Musical), J. Robert Spencer (Next to Normal), Chrishell Stause ("All My Children), Robin Strasser ("One Life to Live"), Bobby Steggert (Ragtime), Caitlin Van Zandt ("Guiding Light").

Specific items for sale at the Flea Market, packages to be auctioned will be announced at a later date or visit www.BroadwayCares.org for details.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes and other critical illnesses across the United States. Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $160 million dollars for critically needed services for people with AIDS and other serious illnesses. BC/EFA is the major supporter of seven programs at The Actors' Fund - including The AIDS Initiative, The Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative, The Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic, The Dancers' Resource and three supportive housing residences. BC/EFA also awards annual grants to over 400 AIDS and family service organizations nationwide.

For more information, please visit BC/EFA online at www.BroadwayCares.org

The Broadway Flea Market is sponsored by Continental Airlines, the official airline of BC/EFA,
The New York Times, Junior's, Discovery Times Square Exposition, PMD Promotion and Next Magazine.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.