by Mike Haber | Oct 18, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
BREAKING NEWS: Due to still taking slow and steady COVID-19 safety protocols as more shows start returning, it has just been announced that
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will NOT be doing their Fall edition of its Audience Appeal RED BUCKETS Fundraising. However, it is expecting to return for the Spring of 2022.
For those who may not know, the Audience Appeal RED BUCKETS fundraiser happens TWICE a year in the Broadway and Live Theater community where all the shows come together for a friendly 6-Week competition to raise the most money for BC/EFA. It happens during the Fall (usually end of October – early December) and the Spring (usually end of March-April) of each Theater season. After a performance during the curtain call, a cast member comes forward with a speech talking about BC/EFA, the fundraiser, and encouraging Theatergoers to donate what they got. Several cast members usually will hang out in the back of the auditorium “guarding the exits” holding the famous buckets. Along with the donations, they even sell some really unique items for sale (depending on how your budget is) that is usually NOT sold at the Merchandise stands in the Theater. Many of them include…
signed playbills and posters (for those who can’t stay afterwards to stage door),
possible cameo appearances in some of Broadway’s hottest shows,
Sometimes even during the speeches, there would be a LIVE AUCITION for unique items for sale even before the audience exits from signed score pieces, backstage tours, and even a post-show encore sing along.
Both these competitions lead up to 2 annual benefit competition variety shows the Theater community does. For the Fall, it would be for THE RED BUCKETS FOLLIES COMPETITION (formerly GYPSY OF THE YEAR) usually held at the New Amsterdam Theatre. For the Spring, it would be THE EASTER BONNETT COMEPETION at the Minskoff Theatre. Both these competitions feature casts from both Broadway and Touring companies performing creative song and dance pieces. You never know what can go down….. from powerful tributes to hysterical musical parody spoofs (on another Broadway show, or even their own). The performances itself would be judged some familiar Broadway favorites in the audience. At the end of the competitions, the judges would come out presenting Awards for standout performances and the show that has raised the most money for BC/EFA.
Despite the Fall fundraising NOT happening this year, it still does NOT hurt for Broadway fans and supporters to donate whatever they have for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. No donations are too big or too small….. ever. This organization has helped so many people in need…. both dealing with HIV/AIDS, serious conditions, natural disasters, and even this past year and a half alone with the COVID-19 pandemic where they raised over millions of dollars alone. All of this helps those struggling have food, shelter, necessities, and so much more. For donate, they take CASH, CREDIT CARDS, & CHECKS (OH MY!). Let’s keep Broadway’s legacy alive and support those in need.
Stay Safe Broadway and BC/EFA!!!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-CaresEquity-Fights-AIDS-Aims-For-Spring-2022-Return-For-Red-Bucket-Audience-Appeals-20211018
by Mike Haber | Jul 20, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Broadway, Gilbert and Sullivan to Hamilton Tour (Downtown), News, Shows
LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE!!! 5 years later,
Lin-Manuel Miranda and
Jennifer Lopez have re-released their charity song LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND for a very special cause. Both Latin performers are helping both support The
Hispanic Federation. It continue to celebrate love, foster community, and raise additional funds to honor the victims, their families, survivors, and the community….. even especially during this previous past year of the COVID-19 pandemic and support of diversity.
LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND was originally released in July 2016 following Miranda’s departure from
Hamilton on Broadway. The song was recorded as a benefit anthem single to support of those who were effected by the tragic
PULSE Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. When the shooting happened was also the night Miranda and the full HAMILTON team took home their
Tony Awards glory. Most notably when winning for BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, Miranda gave a very emotional speech in support of those in Orlando with the famous saying LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE.
How powerful is this song?
by NYBroadwayTours | Nov 7, 2016 | Blog, Broadway
HOLY COW!!!! The New Group’s Off Broadway revival of Sweet Charity starring 2 time Tony winner Sutton Foster has been extended again for the 3rd time now till January 8th, 2017 at thePershing Square Signature Center. Who is excited?!
Sutton Foster-Led SWEET CHARITY Extended Again through January 8
Following previews last week, The New Group just announced that SWEET CHARITY has been extended again through January 8! This is now the third time the show has been extended.
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by NYBroadwayTours | Jan 8, 2014 | Charitable Giving
Magical Music for Life foundation is thrilled to present its third annual??Tunes in Times Square??benefit concert May 4, 2014 from 10am-6pm, in Father Duffy Park, Times Square, NY. We are especially delighted to be donating to this wonderful cause once again! Please check them out and or donate if you can!
http://www.magicalmusic.org
Magical Music for Life’s mission is to develop and produce a wide range of musical projects that can provide a positive approach to everyday life for young children and their families. As a way to reinforce self-confidence and further self-esteem, each of these projects is designed to enable children to participate with professionals in the performance and/or recording of these productions.
The Magical Music for Life Foundation was formed in 1999 by parents concerned with the messages children were receiving from the music, TV, movies, advertising and video games they were exposed to. Bombarded with age inappropriate media that often focuses on sex and violence, it became clear to them that their children were missing the wholesome messages that were so much a part of their youth and the generations before them.
The founders concluded that parents, teachers and other guardians of our children were at a disadvantage in competing with these well-funded commercial ventures. How could a parent’s five minute oral explanation that “fighting is bad” compete with a three to five million dollar production of a video game that a child may play for hours, a game in which points are based upon body counts.
Working under the premise that music is an effective and popular medium for communicating with children, the founders pulled together a team of professional musicians, actors, writers and producers to use the power of music in a more constructive, responsible fashion.
The foundation’s two musicals,?The Adventures of Zak?and?Russell, the Hermit Crab, were created, written and produced as family musicals, with wholesome messages for children that would bring families together to enjoy the magic of live musical theatre, raise money for pediatric charities and offer some children a chance to sing on stage with a professional cast of actors. Many inner-city children have had extremely limited exposure to live theatre, and those in pediatric hospitals benefit greatly from the diversion and joy of a live musical performance. These are two important target audiences for Magical Music’s outreach efforts.
Since April, 2000,?The Adventures of Zak?and?Russell, the Hermit Crab?have been performed in numerous theatre spaces in 7 states as well as at the White House in Washington, D.C. Fifty three charities and special events used the show which played to over 27,000 audience members. Over 585 children have shared the stage with the professional actors, singing in the guest chorus in the finale.
by NYBroadwayTours | Jun 4, 2013 | Partners
We have exciting news! The month of June is blossoming into full blown summer show seeing fun! Our friend Teresa Fischer from Spotlight On Productions as well as Mark Jason Williams and Mark Eugene Garcia have donated tickets to NYBroadwayTours so that YOU can win tickets to see a real New York Show!
Simply visit our Facebook fan page and register to win. How cool is that?
Feel free to check out the show’s info below:
Glowing reviews and great houses have prompted Don?t Tell Mama?s Booking Manager to request encore performances of cabaret songstress Teresa Fischer?s cabaret show HIP TO BE HAPPY in June! Robert Windeler of Bistro Awards said, ?We don?t need the title song of this largely bouncy set to understand that Teresa Fischer likes to sing on the sunny side of the street.??In this lively musical hour, Teresa aka ?Lady T? shows us how to keep our spirits high by always looking on the bright side – even when there doesn’t seem to be one. Lady T has assembled an entertaining and eclectic array of songs from standards by Cole Porter and Sammy Fain to pop tunes by Christine Lavin, Ann Hampton Calloway and Mary Chapin Carpenter plus some newly discovered gems. Cabaret veteran Paul Chamlin is the musical director and one-man band for this fun evening that features special musical arrangements by Paul Chamlin and Andrew David Sotomayor.
Performances for HIP TO BE HAPPY are Mondays in June ? June 10, 17 and 24 ? all at 7:00PM at DON’T TELL MAMA, 343 West 46th Street, NYC. There is a 2-drink minimum required for winners of this show.?
The Planet Connections Festivity Inc. is New York?s premiere eco-friendly/socially conscious not-for-profit arts festival. Fostering a diverse cross-section of performances, the festivity seeks to inspire artists and audiences both creatively and fundamentally, in a festive atmosphere forming a community of like-minded artists. At the heart of the festivity are individuals striving to create professional, meaningful theatre, film, music and art, while supporting organizations, which give back to the community at large.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBT Issues, Play, Women?s Issues, Grieving, Family/Sibling Relationships
Planet Connections Award-Winning Playwright Mark Jason Williams returns with a gripping, fiercely funny drama about a no-holds-barred family Thanksgiving. Join in the festivities as a manipulative mother fights for control, a son tries to hide a secret, a daughter wrestles with an unexpected pregnancy, and surprises pour out like stuffing.
This production features Planet Connections award-winning artists.
Benefiting: Visible Ink
Produced by: Loretta Michael Productions
Directed by: Melissa Skirboll
Written by: Mark Jason Williams
Venue: The Robert Moss (440 Lafayette Street)
Schedule:
Sunday 6/2/13 ? 9:00pm
Monday 6/3/13 ? 6:30pm
Tuesday 6/4/13 ? 4:00pm
Friday 6/7/13 ? 7:00pm
Sunday 6/9/13 ? 7:30pm
Saturday 6/22/13 ? 4:30pm
Straight Faced Lies runs 75 minutes with no intermission.
Genre: Drama, Musical, Musical Comedy, Musical Play, Women?s Issues
In Credence, South Dakota, Marlys Brooks cheers on the church?s ever-losing baseball team, ?The Holy Cows.? Being the minister?s wife, she uses these gatherings to give out advice and support. But this Sunday, Marlys is suffering a lapse of faith. Hiding this, she places her hope in an unlikely source?
Benefiting: WIN [Women in Need]
Produced by: Mark-Eugene Garcia
Directed by: Rodrigo E. Bola?os
Based on the Play ?Holy Cows? by: Carolyn Lardinois English and Royal Crane
Venue: The Robert Moss (440 Lafayette Street)
Schedule:
Sunday 6/2/13 ? 12:30pm
Monday 6/3/13 ? 8:30pm
Saturday 6/8/13 ? 5:30pm
Thursday 6/13/13 ? 6:30pm
Tuesday 6/18/13 ? 5:30pm
Wednesday 6/19/13 ? 4:00pm
The Holy Cows of Credence, South Dakota runs 90 minutes with no intermission.
The?June 13th?performance will be interpreted for deaf and hard of hearing audiences.
Best of luck to all who participate!
