life on the road in a fun send-up of Avenue Q’s “It Sucks to Be Me,” directed and choreographed by Adam Fleming and written by Tim Fitz-Gerald. Comedy took center stage as the youngest stars of Disney’s Newsies, Luca Padovan and Zachary Unger, offered a spoton Broadway version of the legendary Abbott & Costello act “Who’s on First?” Other comedy skits included a slapstick routine between Murder for Two stars Brett Ryback and Jeff Blumenkrantz; a farcical take on the Once audition process by production assistants Eric Love and Ryan McCurdy; jokes about growing up with Jewish mothers from Seth Rudetsky and Judy Gold of Disaster!; and a monologue by Kinky Boots’ Adinah Alexander as a unitard-wearing Italian fashion designer. The cast of Mothers and Sons performed a comedic “first reading” of a fictional script with an introduction by playwright Terence McNally and surprise appearance by Tyne Daly. Avenue Q performed “One More Tour,” parodying Les Misérables, with a cameo by original cast member Ann Harada. Ensemble members from Mamma Mia! adapted Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” to lament the four long flights of steps to their dressing rooms in their new home at the Broadhurst Theatre. Cast members from Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella performed a sentimental dance
fundraising Awards Bonnet Presentation Winner..................................The Lion King Bonnet Design Winner..................................................... Once
Broadway Musicals Top Fundraiser First Runner-up Second Runner-up Third Runner-up
Kinky Boots.................................. $284,170 Beautiful - The Carole King Musical ..................................................... $208,697 Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella ..................................................... $206,941 The Book of Mormon................... $181,065
Broadway Plays Top Fundraiser First Runner-up
All the Way................................... $186,424 Mothers and Sons....................... $100,102
National Touring Shows Top Fundraiser First Runner-up Second Runner-up Third Runner-up
The Book of Mormon – Latter Day Company ..................................................... $405,009 Wicked – Munchkinland.............. $277,109 The Book of Mormon – Jumamosi Company ..................................................... $209,023 Wicked – Emerald City................ $182,704
Off-Broadway Top Fundraiser First Runner-up
Avenue Q........................................$28,577 Heathers.........................................$24,363
57 Companies Raised $4,532,129 12 [behind the] scenes