Tituss Burgess, Andre De Shields, Beth Malone, Krysta Rodriguez, Tony Yazbeck and More Join BC/EFA's BROADWAY BACKWARDS

BroadwayWorld is happy to report that some of the brightest talents of Broadway are joining the cast of this year's BROADWAY BACKWARDS, BC/EFA's annual celebration where gays and lesbians experience their stories as told through the great songs of musical theatre and performed by their favorite Broadway stars.

The evening is set to include performances by Tituss Burgess ("Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," The Little Mermaid), Len Cariou (Sweeney Todd, TV's "Blue Bloods"), Andre De Shields (Gotta Dance), Beth Malone (Fun Home), Lesli Margherita (Dames at Sea), Ken Page (Cats), Telly Leung (Allegiance), Brad Oscar (Something Rotten!), Krysta Rodriguez (Spring Awakening, TV's "Smash"), Emily Skinner (Side Show), Ricky Ubeda (On the Town, TV's "So You Think You Can Dance"), Treat Williams (Follies), Tony Yazbeck (Finding Neverland) and Broadway trio Apollo Link.

More special guests will be announced in early March. Performers subject to change.

This year's BROADWAY BACKWARDS (#broadwaybackwards) is set for 8 PM Monday, March 21, at Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street, NYC), home to the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Kinky Boots. The evening is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and benefits BC/EFA and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of New York.

Tickets are available exclusively at broadwaycares.org or by calling 212.840.0770, ext. 229.

VIP tickets include premium seats and a special post-show cocktail reception with the cast. A limited number of "Backstage & Beyond" tickets also are available, which include the opportunity to see the dress rehearsal, exclusive backstage access, a meet and greet with some of the stars of BROADWAY BACKWARDS, premium seats for the show and more.

BROADWAY BACKWARDS Creator Robert Bartley will again direct the show. Also returning are Mary-Mitchell Campbell as music supervisor and Tim Rosser as music director. Bartley, Al Blackstone, David Bushman and Adam Roberts will choreograph. Chris DeCamillis serves as production stage manager; Paul Miller is lightning designer and Matt Kilgore is costume designer.

Last year's sold-out 10th anniversary celebration featured a spirited 66-person cast of Broadway and screen stars backed by a live 13-piece orchestra. It raised a record $466,717.

What began as a small, grassroots concert performed at The Center in 2006, quickly grew into an highly anticipated event presented in Broadway's best theatres. In its 10 editions, BROADWAY BACKWARDS has raised more than $2.4 million for Broadway Cares and The Center.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is one of the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. By drawing upon the talents, resources, and generosity of the American theatre community, since 1988 BC/EFA has raised more than $285 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the major supporter of the social service programs at The Actors Fund, including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative and the Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic. Broadway Cares also awards annual grants to more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations in all 50 states.

For more information, please visit Broadway Cares online at broadwaycares.org, at facebook.com/BCEFA, at twitter.com/BCEFA, at youtube.com/BCEFA and at instagram.com/BCEFA.

Established in 1983, New York City's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center empowers people to lead healthy, successful lives. The Center celebrates diversity and advocates for justice and opportunity. Each year, The Center welcomes more than 300,000 visits to our building in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan from people who engage in our life-changing and life-saving activities. To learn more about our work, visit gaycenter.org.