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Support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS: Bid On Christian Borle Message, Dinner With Mduduzi Madela, JERSEY BOYS Walk-On

By: Nov. 11, 2015
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Ever since its two originating organizations were merged in 1992, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has been a major force in the theatre community's fight to support those affected by the AIDS epidemic.

There are currently three online auctions hosted by CharityBuzz offering fun experiences for Broadway fans, with winning bids earmarked for this beloved non-profit that helps so many.

Christian Borle, who stars as SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s sex-symbol Shakespeare, will meet up with the highest bidder and record a custom-made outgoing message for his or her phone. Click here to bid.

Mduduzi Madela not only performs in the ensemble of THE LION KING, the native of Durban, South Africa also serves as the company's Dialect Consultant. The winning bidder will be invited with a guest to enjoy South African cuisine with Madela at Madiba Restaurant in Brooklyn, where they'll learn of linguistic references and cultural salutes that have characterized the magic of THE LION KING for almost 18 years. Click here to bid.

Spend oh, what a night on Broadway as a cast member of the smash hit, JERSEY BOYS, which recently celebrated its 10th Anniversary on Broadway. The highest bidder will play a bar patron in the Silhouette Club during the first act's "Moody's Mood For Love." Click here to bid.

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The completely original, ten-time Tony Award-nominated new musical comedySomething Rotten!, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, Aladdin), with music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Wayne Kirkpatrick and Golden Globe Award nominee Karey Kirkpatrick and a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and best-selling author John O'Farrell, is now playing on Broadway at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street).

Something Rotten! stars three-time Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James (Shrek), two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle (Peter and the Starcatcher),Tony Award nominee John Cariani (Fiddler on the Roof), Heidi Blickenstaff([title of show]), two-time Tony Award nominee Brad Oscar (The Producers), Kate Reinders (Wicked), Tony Award nominee Brooks Ashmanskas (Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me), Edward Hibbert (It Shoulda Been You), Gerry Vichi (The Drowsy Chaperone) and Michael James Scott (The Book of Mormon).

In its 18th year, The Lion King remains ascendant as one of the most popular stage musicals in the world. Since its Broadway premiere on November 13, 1997, 22 global productions have been seen by more than 80 million people and, cumulatively, run a staggering 132 years. Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions (under the direction of Thomas Schumacher), The Lion King is only the second show in history to generate five productions worldwide running 10 or more years. Translated into eight different languages (Japanese, German, Korean, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and Mandarin), productions of The Lion King can currently be seen on Broadway; London's West End; Hamburg; Tokyo; Madrid; Melbourne, Australia; Mexico City; and on tour across NORTH AMERICA and Japan, for a total of nine productions running concurrently across the globe. Having played 20 countries on every continent except Antarctica, The Lion King's worldwide gross exceeds that of any film, Broadway show or other entertainment title in box office history.

Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical Jersey Boys is the 12th longest-running show in Broadway history. Jersey Boys opened on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005 at the August Wilson Theatre. The show has been seen by over 23 million people worldwide (as of August, 2015) and is currently playing in New York, Las Vegas, London, in cities across NORTH AMERICA on national tour and across the UK on national tour.

The Broadway company stars Richard H. Blake (Tommy Devito), Matt Bogart (Nick Massi), Joseph Leo Bwarie(Frankie Valli) and Quinn VanAntwerp (Bob Gaudio) with Peter Gregus and Mark Lotito, and Candi Boyd, Jared Bradshaw, Cara Cooper, John Edwards, Frankie J. Galasso, Leo Huppert,Rory Max Kaplan, Katie O'Toole, Joe Payne, Mauricio Pérez, John Rochette, Jessica Rush, Dominic Scaglione Jr., Nathan Scherich, Sara Schmidt

JERSEY BOYS is written by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, and is directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo.




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