RED BUCKET FOLLIES
ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUND
WILDFIRE RECOVERY & ANNUAL SUPPORT
BROADWAY BACKWARDS
NATIONAL FOOD GRANTS
REACH 148 ORGANIZATIONS
HUDSON VALLEY DANCE FESTIVAL
WHO’S WHO
Behind the Scenes is published by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
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Danny Whitman, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Lane Beauchamp, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Sarah Cardillo, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Larry Cook, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Ken McGee, PRODUCING DIRECTOR
OFFICERS
Robert E. Wankel, PRESIDENT
Thomas Schumacher, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Ira Mont, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Schele Williams, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Tom Kirdahy, THIRD VICE PRESIDENT
Philip Birsh, TREASURER
Judith Rice, SECRETARY
Paul Libin, PRESIDENT EMERITUS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ted Arthur
Joseph Benincasa
David Binder
Barry Brown
Kristin Caskey
Lisa Dawn Cave
Sherry Cohen
Alan Cumming
Ariana DeBose
Julie DeVore
Maria Di Dia
Mandy Gonzalez
Amanda Green
Jonathan Groff
Tom Harris
Richard Hester
Richard Jay-Alexander
Beverly Jenkins
Francis Jue
Jason Laks
Nathan Lane
Peter Lawrence
Joe Machota
BEHIND THE SCENES
Kimberly Marable
Kevin McCollum
Johnny Milani
Jerry Mitchell
Brian Moreland
Javier Muñoz
John Eric Parker
Bernadette Peters
Erik Piecuch
Billy Porter
Lauren Reid
T. Oliver Reid
Cody Renard Richard
Jordan Roth
Nick Scandalios
Mark Shacket
Brooke Shields
David Stone
Alvin Vincent Jr.
Tom Viola
Danny Whitman (ex-officio)
Channing Wickham
Editors Danny Whitman, Lane Beauchamp
Art Director Jenny Garcia
Layout & Design Jenny Garcia, Dominic Grijalva
Writer Francesca Toscano
Contributors
Sarah Cardillo, Maureen “Mo” Fenninger, Lori Feren, Melissa Magliula, Brian Marshall, Nick Mayo, Jack Noseworthy, Desney Scoby
Photographers
Angela of York, Curtis Brown, Owen Burnham, Josh Drake, Marc J. Franklin, Elyse Mertz, Michael Hull Photography, Rebecca J. Michelson, Allison Stock, Mark J. Terrill
On the cover: Lencia Kebede and Allie Trimm, photo by Michael Hull Photography
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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dear Friends,
In my first few months as executive director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, I’ve had the privilege of visiting Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies across the country in the lead up to our Spring Fundraising Competition. At every stop, I ask what causes matter most to them.
Hands shoot up and conversations spark. Access to health care. Food insecurity. Inclusion. The list goes on. And each time, it’s a powerful moment to be able to say: your generosity fuels hundreds of organizations, not just responding to a single issue in one area - but addressing compounding crises across the country and therefore moving the needle on lasting change.
Whether we’ve crossed paths before or we have yet to meet, I’m deeply honored to step into the shoes of my dear friend and mentor Tom Viola. He made the breadth and depth of Broadway Cares’ grant-making possible through his vision and legacy. After 15 incredible years as director of development, working alongside Tom, it’s a privilege to follow in his footsteps in this new role. Thank you for your commitment to Broadway Cares and to making a real difference for those who need it most.
In this issue, we celebrate the continued success of our annual events - made possible by you. From last December’s joyous Red Bucket Follies to the breathtaking Hudson Valley Dance Festival, we’ll reflect on the moments that brought us together. We also revisit the record-breaking Broadway Backwards, when we stood united in activism and love.
Your tireless support is already at work in powerful ways. Early this year, Broadway Cares awarded a record $2.9 million to 148 food pantries, congregate meal programs and meal delivery services across the country. These grants will reach hundreds of thousands of people coping with the challenges of living with HIV/AIDS and other illnesses, while faced with food insecurity.
In 2024, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS awarded $6.5 million to the Entertainment Community Fund, helping to provide a safety net of services for our friends in the industry. In the pages ahead, we share the story of Travis Ference, whose life was changed by the Entertainment Community Fund’s help during the devastating California wildfires - buoyed by Broadway Cares’ support.
Your impact is felt every day, but especially right now. Organizations fighting to protect and lift up the most vulnerable -including LGBTQ+ individuals, people living with HIV and AIDS and those struggling to make ends meet - are being stripped of the resources they need to continue their vital work. Your support is making a real difference in the communities who need it most.
Thank you for standing with us, through whatever uncertainty the future holds, through our wins and losses, moving the needle together. Thank you for proving, time and time again, that what we do together makes a difference.
Sincerely,
Danny Whitman Executive Director
Sharing Emergency Support in Response to California Wildfires
Thanks to the leadership and generosity of the theater community and supporters across the country, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS provided $500,000 in emergency grants to help Los Angeles-area residents and first responders as they battled and recover from the barrage of wildfires that devastated the region.
Responding in January to one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in California’s history, Broadway Cares sent $250,000 to the Entertainment Community Fund; $100,000 to the California Fire Foundation Wildfire & Disaster Relief Fund; $100,000 to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank; and $50,000 to longtime Broadway Cares grantee Project Angel Food.
Broadway Cares Executive Director Danny Whitman said: “Because of the generosity and compassion of the theater community – those onstage, backstage and behind the scenes – and countless more Broadway Cares supporters, these emergency grants will immediately provide meals, shelter, medical care, clothing and emergency financial assistance, all first steps on the long road toward recovering, rebuilding and healing.”
2024 GRANT-MAKING Entertainment Community
Fund
The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts
HIV/AIDS Initiative
Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative
SAG-AFTRA Emergency Assistance
Artists Health Insurance Resource Center (AHIRC)
Addiction and Recovery Services
The Dancers’ Resource
Senior Services
The Career Center
Broadway Flu Shot Program
Safe Workplace Initiative
The Stage Managers’ Project
The Paul Libin Center - Looking Ahead
Miscellaneous Special
does all that money
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National Grants
Food Service and Meal Delivery Programs
146 organizations in 38 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
Local AIDS Service Organizations
320 organizations in 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., providing direct services and case management, supportive housing programs, emergency financial assistance, harm reduction programs and quality of life services
Emergency Grants
Supplemental Grants
Theater Social Service and Advocacy Organizations
Broadway Community Humanitarian Grants
$6,500,000 Entertainment Community Fund Total $8,767,900 $ 557,700
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A HISTORY OF GRANT-MAKING
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634,000 1,654,000 1,758,000 1,791,000 2,010,000 2,247,500 2,471,000 2,700,000 2,955,336 2,829,500 2,732,000 3,022,500 3,360,500 3,516,500 3,517,500 3,671,500 4,302,000 3,400,000 4,160,000 4,014,500 4,625,000 4,300,000 4,603,000 5,175,500 5,602,550 5,537,000 5,898,000 6,186,000 11,225,000 7,777,500 8,251,000 7,642,500 6,500,000 142,845,636 $ Entertainment Community Fund 1,067,000 $ 771,780 1,184,119 676,404 707,916 1,400,549 1,342,200 1,711,819 3,039,841 3,033,566 3,238,765 2,689,679 3,115,969 4,437,338 4,469,798 4,518,364 5,152,546 5,737,298 4,492,489 5,824,988 5,305,700 6,218,796 6,190,056 6,091,777 6,780,596 6,452,808 7,836,709 7,787,258 8,628,199 7,019,015 7,226,330 8,790,599 9,974,803 9,325,600 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
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Red Bucket Follies
EAnnual Celebration Unites Broadway in Song, Dance and Community
ight times a week at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre, the cast of Back to the Future: The Musical electrified audiences with high-energy 1980s nostalgia. But at this year’s Red Bucket Follies, the real showstopper came from two veteran theater ushers - Sheryl Goldberg and Verna Hobson - who, with a combined 58 years of service, brought the house down in an unexpected and unforgettable way.
In a heartfelt send-off performance for Back to the Future before the show closed the following month, Goldberg and Hobson dazzled the audience and judges with a spirited dance number that celebrated and featured the entire company - onstage, off-stage and front of house.
“It grew into this larger-than-life moment, and it was important to feature everyone in the building,” said Jelani Remy, who played Goldie Wilson/Marvin Berry and created Back to the Future’s number for this year’s Red Bucket Follies. “It became something so personal, a celebration for everybody involved in our theater - front and back.”
Back to the Future’s performance was just one of many uplifting moments at 2024’s Red Bucket Follies, the annual variety show honoring six weeks of spirited in-theater fundraising. Performed December 9 and 10 at Disney’s New Amsterdam Theatre, the event
celebrated 53 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies that rallied for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
The fall fundraising efforts raised $5,320,146, which was announced by special guests Cole Escola, Ruthie Ann Miles, Jim Parsons and Nicole Scherzinger.
Wicked soared to new heights with its Munchkinland tour leading all fundraisers with $318,084, followed closely by the Broadway company’s $284,052 raised “For Good.”
Best onstage presentation went to Back to the Future. The cast, led by Casey Likes, JJ Niemann and Remy, humorously reflected on their final weeks before launching into a celebratory tribute. They were joined by a bevy of front-of-house staffers, including Goldberg and Hobson.
“Winning best onstage presentation was our Tony Award,” Remy said. “Ms. Verna and Ms. Sheryl, they’re superstars. For a lot of people in our number, it was their first time onstage - such a magical moment.”
The Lion King earned runner-up honors for “Mental,” a moving piece on anxiety and mental health struggles, written by L. Steven Taylor and choreographed by Ray Mercer.
Tom Viola, Broadway Cares’ longtime executive director, briefly left his usual spot in the wings to take center stage to reflect on his 36 years of service ahead of his December 31 retirement: “I will hold the memories of what we shared for these many years in my heart forever.”
The evening’s opening number honored past and present activists, featuring spoken-word poetry from LaQuet Sharnell Pringle and a soaring performance of “Keep Marching” from Suffs, led by Melody A. Betts, Arielle Jacobs and Rema Webb.
Seth Rudetsky returned as host for the 14th time, delighting audiences with his signature humor and sharp musical insights. Broadway legend
Betty Buckley received a special tribute, celebrating her induction into Broadway Cares’ Broadway Legends ornament series before moving the audience to tears with “Memory.”
Other standout moments included Suffs’ Jenna Bainbridge and Chessa Metz’s witty tribute to swings and understudies, Six’s poignant homage to the late Gavin Creel with “We Can Be Kind” and Titanique’s show-stopping remix of “My Heart Will Go On.”
Hamilton paired elegant dance with “Over the Rainbow,” featuring stunning vocals from Reanne Acasio and Morgan Wood. Hell’s Kitchen nodded to 1990s sitcoms before launching into a fiery dance set to Alicia Keys’ “Heartburn.” Wicked’s Aydin Eyikan delivered a striking reprise of Billy Griffin’s “Get Happy,” first performed at Fire Island Dance Festival, and Broadway Inspirational Voices closed the show with a rousing gospel performance of “More Abundantly.”
Musical theater choreographer Chaz Wolcott created a tribute to national touring productions set to Smokey Joe’s Cafe’s “Stand by Me.” Parsons Dance presented Whirlaway, previously shared at Hudson Valley Dance Festival, and R.Evolución Latina spotlighted Latino Broadway performers with a number directed by Luis Salgado.
Javier Muñoz led a moment of silence for those affected by HIV/AIDS. Special presenters Darlesia Cearcy, Kim Exum, Dionne Figgins, Jennie Harney-Fleming and James Monroe Iglehart recognized the shows that fundraised, while Josh Lamon, Christopher Sieber and Michelle Williams highlighted Broadway Cares’ grant-making impact.
A panel of esteemed judges, introduced by Julie Halston, David Thaxton and Max von Essen, selected the best onstage presentations. The judges were actors Tom Francis, Nikki M. James, Kimberly Marable, Bianca Marroquín, Mary Kate Morrissey, Bebe Neuwirth, Brad Oscar, Conrad Ricamora, Steven Skybell and Shaina Taub, along with auction winners from the Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction Wayne Vincent & Art Panfile and Gary Wendlandt & Peg Wendlandt.
Red Bucket Follies was directed by Jason Trubitt, with Bernadette Schoenborn leading a team of 16 stage managers. Ted Arthur served as music director, with lighting by Joel Shier and sound by Marie Renee Foucher.
broadwaycares.org/follies2024
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Entertainment Community Fund
An Artist’s Story of Recovery After the California Wildfires
After more than a decade in Hollywood, recording engineer Travis Ference found a true home in Altadena, CA - a quiet, tight-knit suburb known for its deep roots and local pride. But when wildfires tore through the region early this year, the community he and his family loved was suddenly at risk.
“Altadena is just - it’s unlike the rest of Los Angeles,” Ference said. “It’s families, it’s people who have been here for generations. The businesses have been here forever, almost all of them are local. The people in Altadena care about each other. And we’re all going to rebuild.”
Thanks to emergency financial assistance from the Entertainment Community Fund, made possible in part by a special $250,000 grant from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS specifically designated to help those affected by the California wildfires, Ference is beginning to rebuild his career. The grant provided direct financial support to Ference and other entertainment professionals affected by the
devastating California wildfires, offering urgent and essential help in a time of crisis.
This wildfire grant is part of Broadway Cares’ longstanding commitment to the Entertainment Community Fund and supporting those in the entertainment industry - including theater, television, film and music industry professionals and beyond. In 2024 alone, Broadway Cares awarded $6.5 million to the Fund, proudly serving as the single largest funder of the Fund’s essential safety net of social services.
On January 7, out of an abundance of caution, Ference, his wife - who was in her third trimester of pregnancy - and their young daughter left their home. They were far from the initial fires but didn’t want helicopters and sirens keeping the family up at night. A few days later, though, atypical winds shifted the flames toward their neighborhood. From afar, they watched the destruction of their neighborhood unfold on the news.
“We live right near a church and preschool, and we watched them burn on television,” Ference said. “We continued watching everything burn around us but never actually saw our house. The following morning, my brother-in-law checked on our home and said, ‘Garage is gone. House is there.’”
Their home had been miraculously spared - but Ference’s garage, which housed his recording studio and the foundation of his career, was destroyed. In an instant, his professional space, his equipment and 15 years of hard drives filled with his work were gone.
“I’m a pretty organized person, but when I look at my insurance list that I handed in for my professional equipment that was lost, it just doesn’t reflect everything that was in there,” Ference said. “I never imagined everything being gone, all at once.”
The loss wasn’t just about equipment: it was about the space he developed for himself, which allowed him to create and work.
like, so you can work quickly and feel comfortable. That’s been the biggest loss.”
Without his studio, Ference was at risk of not being able to support his growing family. But through the devastation, he connected with a fellow Altadena musician who posted about the Entertainment Community Fund’s emergency assistance. Ference applied and received support, helping him take the first steps toward rebuilding his career.
“The comfort of knowing there’s a little backup — like being able to replace a piece of equipment immediately and not lose out on a gig — is immensely helpful.”
- Travis Ference
“The biggest impact is when you’re in music or audio, you get really acquainted with your space, whether you’re creating in it or being technical in it,” Ference, who works in his studio as a mixer, producer and recording engineer, said. “You just understand what it sounds
These emergency grants are in addition to the critical support Broadway Cares provides year-round for the Fund’s lifesaving and life-affirming programs, including The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts, the HIV/AIDS Initiative and the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative, among many others.
For Ference, the assistance was more than financial relief - it was a lifeline during an overwhelming time.
“To be able to walk into the backyard, work at a professional level for two hours, get something accomplished and take care of my daughter - soon to be two daughters - so my wife can work and do what she needs to do is paramount to our way of life,” Ference said. “The comfort of knowing there’s a little backup - like being able to replace a piece of equipment immediately and not lose out on a gig - is immensely helpful.”
That support has rippled beyond Ference, offering hope to his community of Altadena entertainment professionals.
“I’m sending such a huge thank you to everyone who supported us,” he said, taking a moment. Then, with a nervous laugh, he added, “Sorry, I paused for a potential tear.”
For Ference, seeing people show up when the need is there says so much. “In my opinion, Los Angeles isn’t always the most community-driven place,” Ference said. “But that feels different now. More people are stepping up, helping each other. And I couldn’t be more grateful.”
Read more about how your support helped recovery from the California wildfires on page 2.
South African Grants
“Care for us and accept us –we are all human beings.”
- Nkosi
Johnson
A Haven of Hope for South African Families
“Care for us and accept us - we are all human beings.”
Those powerful words were spoken 25 years ago by Nkosi Johnson, a South African child living with HIV, at the International AIDS Conference. His courage and advocacy transformed public perceptions of the epidemic across Africa. Though he tragically passed away at just 12 years old, his legacy endures - bringing hope and support to South African children affected by HIV and AIDS.
Alongside his adoptive mother, Nkosi established Nkosi’s Haven in Johannesburg, a refuge providing care for mothers and children impacted by HIV/AIDS. The organization has been a Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS grantee since 1999 and is among more than a dozen South African organizations that receive annual grants from Broadway Cares in partnership with The Lion King. Nkosi’s Haven offers residential support, ensuring families receive medical care, education and nourishment in a nurturing environment.
Since The Lion King opened on Broadway 27 years ago, a portion of the funds raised by the production for Broadway Cares has been directed to local AIDS service organizations in South Africa, identified by a committee consisting of members of the show’s South African cast. So far this year, Broadway Cares has awarded $165,000 to 15 organizations in the country, including health clinics, food pantries, orphanages and job training programs.
With the 2025 grants, Broadway Cares’ total giving in South Africa surpassed $6.4 million.
At Nkosi’s Haven, up to 150 HIV-positive orphans, mothers and children find a safe home where they can access lifesaving medical
care, attend school and receive nutritious meals to support their health. Inspired by Nkosi’s vision, the dedicated staff provides emotional and psychological support, ensuring the children are empowered, supported and safe.
The connection between Broadway Cares and Nkosi’s Haven is deeply personal. By serving on the grant-making committee, company members of The Lion King play an active role in ensuring essential support reaches their hometowns and communities across the country they care about.
Through the generosity of Broadway audiences and the leadership and commitment of The Lion King company, Nkosi’s words continue to resonate - encouraging care, acceptance and hope to those who need them most.
So far this year in partnership with The Lion King, Broadway Cares has sent $165,000 to 15 organizations serving South Africa
Broadway Backwards
Broadway luminaries and bright rising stars lit up the storied Gershwin Theatre on March 10, as Broadway Backwards delivered powerhouse performances celebrating LGBTQ+ love, the strength of community and the boundless power of hope.
The show raised a record-shattering $1,111,788 to benefit Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) in New York City. The one-night-only event is produced by Broadway Cares.
Jenn Colella hosted the sold-out evening, leading a cast of 82 performers and a 13-piece orchestra in the event’s celebratory 19th edition.
The evening started with Jordan Fisher delivering a rapturous rendition of “Defying Gravity” after the Broadway Backwards ensemble set the stage with a tapestry of show tune lyrics reflecting both the challenges and triumphs of the LGBTQ+ experience in today’s climate.
Sydney James Harcourt closed the show with a rousing rendition Suffs, delivering a powerful rallying cry to persist in the fight for equality and equity, joined by Colella and an
The luminous lineup of performers who delivered soaring solos included Tituss Burgess, Nikki Renée Daniels, J. Harrison Ghee, Adam Lambert, Kelli O’Hara, Conrad Ricamora and Joy Woods.
The night’s show-stopping duets featured Len Cariou and Gregory Jbara; Bobby Conte and Ryan Vasquez; Bradley Dean and Barrett Foa; Lorna Courtney and Eden Espinosa; Dionne Figgins and Jessica Phillips; and Tiffany Mann and Remi Tuckman.
When a group of young gay men challenged their elders at a show tune piano bar, the older generation offered a poignant reminder - they fought for the rights the younger crowd now takes for granted. That moment of reflection set the stage for Dorian Harewood to deliver a deeply moving rendition of “Memory” from Cats
In a gritty Times Square massage parlor, the workers - led by Manu Narayan, Preston Perez and Kate (Kei) Tsuruharatani - retreat into a dream of escape, set to Miss Saigon’s haunting “The Movie in My Mind.”
Darren Criss made a special appearance to share the impact of supporting the lifesaving work of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Center.
Creator Robert Bartley returned to write, direct and choreograph the show. He was joined by Ted Arthur and Mary-Mitchell Campbell as music supervisors, Nicholas Connors and Nick Wilders as music directors, and Chris Gurr as associate music director. Adam Roberts served as associate director, with Amanda LaMotte and Roberts as choreographers. ARC’s Mark Brandon, CSA, and Jarrett Reiche joined as casting consultants. Heather Hogan served as production stage manager.
The evening featured sound design by Josh Maszle, lighting design by Katy Atwell and Jeff Croiter and prop design by Jenna Snyder and Alexander Wylie. Costume designers were Kitty Cassetti, Antonio Consuegra, Jess Gersz, Alex Rocky and Tyler Carlton “T.C.” Williams, with hair and makeup design by Megan Burke.
Broadway Backwards is sponsored by A&E, City National Bank, Greenberg Traurig, Jackson Lewis, Jean Paul Gautier, KPMG, McDermott Will & Emery, O'Melveny & Myers, True Crime Obsessed Podcast, The New York Times, Warner Media and United, the official airline of Broadway Cares.
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National Food Grants
Delivering Food and Friendship to the Homebound in Santa Fe
Annie Hawkflower wasn’t born in Santa Fe, NM, but the moment she arrived, she knew she was home. It wasn’t just the landscape or people - it was the food culture.
“I love the smell of green chile in August, when it’s roasting, and you can just drive around and take it in,” Hawkflower said. “And when the nights start to get crisp and cold, you smell the piñon. The foods I eat now aren’t necessarily the ones I grew up with, but I know I’ve been here before.”
When Hawkflower became disabled, she lost the ability to cook for herself. Suddenly, the food that made her feel at home - and the nutrition she needed to thrive - was out of reach. That changed when she connected with Kitchen Angels, a longtime recipient of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ National Grants Program. Kitchen Angels delivers nutritious meals to those who are homebound and facing life-challenging illnesses.
“The food I get from Kitchen Angels is delicious and well-balanced,” Hawkflower said. “They make sure I get the vitamins and protein I need.”
For more than 30 years, Kitchen Angels has been a grantee of Broadway Cares, receiving $27,500 this past February as part of the
Food Grants round. In total, Broadway Cares awarded $2,912,500 to 148 food pantries, meal delivery services and congregate meal programs nationwide. Annie’s story mirrors hundreds of thousands of others like her across the country.
These grants reach often underserved and underfunded organizations across 39 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. With federal funding paused for many organizations - particularly those serving transgender individuals, the broader LGBTQ+ community and people living with HIV/AIDS - Broadway Cares remains steadfast in ensuring no one is left behind. These grants are reaching organizations nationwide, like Borderland Rainbow Center in El Paso, TX, which provides a food pantry for LGBTQIA+ youth - many of whom are undocumented - and AmpleHarvest.org in Newfoundland, NJ, which connects gardeners with local food organizations to donate surplus produce.
Broadway Cares’ National Grants Committee will award additional grants this spring to the largest and nationally-recognized AIDS service organizations and advocacy organizations, as well as to theater and entertainment industry social service agencies.
This summer, grants will be awarded to several hundred more, including health clinics, emergency financial assistance programs,
harm reduction programs and quality of life services. In 2024, Broadway Cares provided $8.8 million through its National Grants Program.
Beyond nourishment, Kitchen Angels provides something just as vital. “The connections you make through Kitchen Angels - that’s the part that doesn’t seem to get advertised,” Hawkflower said. “But they really are angels.”
Ensuring that those meals reflect New Mexico’s rich food culture is a key part of Kitchen Angels’ mission.
“A lot of clients ask, ‘Where’s my green chile? Where are my pinto beans?’” said Dwayne Trujillo, vice president of philanthropy at Kitchen Angels. “And our chefs have masterfully incorporated the heart of New Mexican cuisine while making sure meals are nutritious and support their health.”
“Food is love, food is family, food is friendship. It’s what brings people together."
- Dwayne Trujillo Vice President of Philanthropy
For Kitchen Angels, food is more than sustenance.“Food is love, food is family, food is friendship,” Trujillo said. “It’s what brings people together. And everyone should have an opportunity to share that.”
That love is infused in everything Kitchen Angels does, from the meals it delivers to the connections it fosters.
“It was hard for me at first to receive, but my position in life has changed,” Hawkflower said. “Now I am a very grateful recipient. I would be very much the poorer - not just financially, but emotionally and physically - without Kitchen Angels. I have so many memories, so many good meals and I couldn’t be more appreciative.”
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Museum of Broadway
WBD Wong Reflects on Broadway, Loss and the Power of Remembering
hen actor BD Wong first stepped into the Museum of Broadway’s exhibit honoring those in the theater community lost to HIV/AIDS, a bedazzled square caught his eye.
Hanging on the wall was an AIDS quilt, led by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS in the 1990s, with panels lovingly crafted by shows, organizations and beloved haunts across the Theater District.
In the top right corner is a panel created by M. Butterfly, the very show that launched Wong’s Broadway career and earned him a Tony Award.
“This quilt is poetic because Broadway Cares was the heart of everything Broadway did in response to AIDS,” Wong said. “People were quick, enthusiastic and passionate about coming together - making sure the world understood what was happening and how deeply our community was affected.”
“By the time I got to M. Butterfly in 1988, I understood the griefI saw people, not to be overdramatic, but disappearing,” Wong said. “There was an overwhelming loss of life, and constant memorial services - many of which were, in their own way, enlightening, inspiring and life-affirming. I felt so many things at once. I had dreamed of being on Broadway, yet at the same time, this sobering reality was unfolding around me. And then there was the inspiration that came from the human response - which is what I consider Broadway Cares to be.”
HIV remains a critical issue across the country and only with access to supportive health care do many live long, full lives with the disease.
Recognizing the profound impact of the AIDS crisis on Broadway and its artists, the Museum of Broadway collaborated with Broadway Cares and artist Debbie Millman to create this space. Beyond providing a place for reflection and remembrance, the museum deepened its commitment by donating a portion of all ticket sales to Broadway Cares.
For Wong, seeing the M. Butterfly panel unlocked memories of the loss and fear that loomed during his Broadway debut.
“History shapes everything, and we can’t fully grasp the present without understanding the past,” Wong said. “This exhibit is a powerful way to connect with that history. Many know about the AIDS crisis in a vague, almost ‘lore-ish’ way, but it’s important to truly understand - even the darkest moments, and to take it out of this room into our everyday life. This exhibit reminds me of the ‘staying power’ of Broadway Cares. Like, to this minute, it’s supporting hundreds of American organizations. There's still hundreds of thousands of HIV-positive Americans, who still have some of the same issues that poz people had in 1983 and rely on the organizations Broadway Cares funds. It’s also looking after everyone else, through prevention efforts like PrEP and stuff. So this room is a powerful reminder that HIV is still very real today.”
From Red Bucket Volunteer to Lifelong Advocate Education Outreach
When Brooks Schweser joined the national touring cast of Finding Neverland in 2018, he was just 10 years old. But holding a Red Bucket after a performance was more than filling a volunteer shift - it was a powerful connection to his mother’s legacy of advocacy. It’s a lesson he carries with him today as he continues to champion Broadway Cares in his own community.
“My mom told me about the people who meant the most to her when she was a young actress studying the craft and how she watched many of them live with and eventually succumb to AIDS,” Brooks said. “She collected money after shows, held bake sales and organized events to support Broadway Cares. She even marched on Washington and took part in the opening ceremonies the last time the AIDS Quilt was displayed in its entirety in DC.”
That deep sense of history made collecting donations even more meaningful. But for Brooks, it also became a fun challenge.
“I specifically remember competing with the boys to see who could collect the most money,” he said. “One time I got a $100 bill. At 10, that was such a significant amount of money. It was that donation that made me realize I was doing my part, and even though I was young, I was making a real impact in the lives of others.”
Now a 17-year-old senior at John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School in Augusta, GA, Brooks has carried his passion for Broadway
Cares with him. He holds Red Buckets after his high school performances and helps organize fundraising efforts, including “Minute to Win It” challenges - one of his favorites.
He also makes a point to stop by the Broadway Cares table at the Georgia Thespian Festival, the world’s largest gathering of high school honors thespians, where he bids on items and makes purchases, knowing they fuel both his love for theater and his desire to help others.
“When they announce how much our Georgia chapter has raised that year, it gives me a little boost to keep contributing,” Brooks said.
By bringing Red Bucket fundraising to his high school, Brooks not only connects his theater program to the professional theatrical community but also introduces his peers to the power of arts activism.
“There is no greater purpose than service to others,” Brooks said. “Use your passion for theater to serve your community and the world. Don’t think your contribution isn’t big enough or that you have to wait until you’re an adult to make an impact. Your voice matters.”
Hudson Valley Dance Festival
Dynamic Dance and Record Fundraising at Beloved Annual Event
Against a backdrop of radiant fall leaves and beauty of the Hudson River, world-class dance and the artistic spirit of the region converged at the Hudson Valley Dance Festival on October 13.
Two sold-out performances of diverse, dynamic dance inside a converted 19th century warehouse raised a record $170,629 for Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
The 11th annual edition of the festival welcomed audiences to Historic Catskill Point in Catskill, NY, and included world premieres created by Broadway’s Billy Griffin, dance collective Masterz At Work Dance Family and Hudson Valley-based MorDance.
MorDance delved into the erosion of women’s freedoms with the world premiere of Eroded Silhouettes. The piece began with one dancer magnifying her isolation and pain through lyrical movement, when she is then joined by another dancer to expand the narrative to a collective experience.
An excerpt from kNoname Artist/Roderick George’s Venom explored the lasting impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic while exposing the silencing and isolation that permeates the LGBTQ+ community. Robert Battle’s legendary Takademe was brought to new heights by Parsons Dance’s Zoey Anderson, delivering gravity-defying jumps, dynamic bursts of movement and charmingly subtle humor.
Masterz At Work Dance Family shared a world premiere excerpt of Untitled, which was created during a residency at nearby Modern Accord Depot and will premiere in full this year. The piece blended elements of voguing and ballroom with the cornerstones of contemporary dance.
Queer the Ballet shared Overlook, a piece created by choreographer Adriana Pierce during a residency at Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre. Dancers effortlessly moved, on pointe, in and out of synchronicity as they balletically shared the lovingness and gentle complexities of a queer relationship. In Keerati Jinakunwiphat’s Interstate, a classical performance exploded into a genre-defying exploration of the different pathways to freedom.
The world premiere of Griffin’s On Broadway explored the contrast between the glamor of a career in theater and the disillusionment that can seep in when the curtain falls. Balanchine’s iconic Tarantella got a delightful drag twist at the hands of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, an all-male ballet troupe that parodies conventional ballet.
Parsons Dance closed the show with an excerpt from the joyous Whirlaway, an uplifting ode to New Orleans created by David Parsons. The number enveloped the audience in play and spontaneity as they explored the delight and exaltation of movement.
In celebration of the festival’s 11th year in the heart of the Hudson Valley, Broadway Cares provided additional discretionary grants of $2,500 to each of the 16 Hudson Valley organizations that are part of Broadway Cares’ National Grants Program.
Hudson Valley Dance Festival began in 2013 as a single performance at Historic Catskill Point. It has since grown into a beloved annual dance experience for Hudson Valley residents and visitors, raising more than $1.5 million through 11 iterations.
Hudson Valley Dance Festival is made possible, in part, by generous support from corporate sponsor The New York Times
Elevate Your Impact with Broadway Cares
From dropping a dollar in a bucket, championing fundraising efforts or attending Broadway Cares fundraising events, donors and volunteers are the beating heart of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Your generosity fuels everything the organization does. For those looking to make an even greater impact, here are some meaningful ways to elevate the impact you make with Broadway Cares.
Join a Host Committee
For those eager to make a difference through one of Broadway Cares’ beloved events, joining a host committee offers a meaningful way to engage friends and colleagues to help grow an event while supporting those in need. Host committee members for Broadway Backwards, Broadway Bares, Fire Island Dance Festival and Hudson Valley Dance Festival commit to selling tickets, securing sponsorships and collecting donations — helping to raise awareness while providing meals, medication and essential support to those who need them most. Committee members receive early access to tickets, ensuring they can celebrate these extraordinary events alongside their community.
"I’m incredibly passionate about the message of Broadway Backwards — sharing LGBTQ+ love and telling these beautiful stories through song," said Stephen Paine, a Broadway Backwards host committee member for more than a decade. "Being part of the host committee is such a simple way for me to give back. I get to share something I love with the people I love, all while making a real impact."
Engage Through the Leadership Council
Broadway Cares supporters who are passionate about making a lasting impact can take their commitment even further by joining the Leadership Council. This dedicated group expands Broadway Cares’ reach by engaging their professional and personal networks, introducing new donors and fostering corporate partnerships. Together, Leadership Council members have helped raise more than $5 million to provide life-affirming care for those in need across the country.
"It’s an honor to champion Broadway Cares to my networks, and, in turn, make an even greater impact than I can on my own," Leadership Council Co-chair Sally Rosenberg said. "Knowing I’ve played a direct role in expanding Broadway Cares’ lifesaving work is incredibly gratifying and empowering."
Turn Your Celebration into a Fundraising Opportunity
Many supporters have turned their personal milestones into powerful fundraising opportunities. Whether it’s a birthday, anniversary, bar or bat mitzvah or any other special occasion, these celebrations become catalysts for change, turning joy into tangible impact for those in need.
"For my 50th birthday, the greatest gift I could receive was knowing that I made a real difference," said Neel Chopdakar, who created a birthday fundraiser shortly after joining the Leadership Council. "I was overwhelmed by how many friends and family were inspired to donate — not just in honor of me, but in support of an organization that’s made such a profound impact on my life."
For more information, please contact Brian Marshall, senior development officer, at marshall@broadwaycares.org or 212.840.0770, ext. 247.
Visionary Circle and Angels Circle
The following are members of the Visionary Circle and Angels Circle as of February 28, 2025. Names in bold indicate Premier Visionaries and Archangels, donors who increased their gift by 25 percent or more over the previous year. Contributions are not related to event ticket or merchandise purchases.
We thank these Visionaries and Angels who provide essential support for those affected by HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses across the country.
For more information about the benefits of the Visionary Circle or Angels Circle visit broadwaycares.org/angels or contact Brian Marshall at marshall@broadwaycares.org or 212.840.0770, ext. 247.
Visionary Circle
Luminary
Gifts of $100,000 and above
Elizabeth Armstrong
The Dream Alliance
Mary D. Fisher
The Fred Ebb Foundation
Jerry & Terri Kohl
The Shubert Organization
Peg & Gary Wendlandt
Beacon
Gifts from $50,000 to $99,999
The Barbara Epstein Foundation Inc.
Hugh Jackman
Judith Light & Robert Desiderio
Lee Perlman & Linda Riefberg
Thomas Schumacher & Matthew White
The Ted Snowdon Foundation
Brian S. Snyder
Hollis Stern
Jodi & Howard Tenenbaum
Lizzie & Jonathan M. Tisch
Barbara Whitman
Elizabeth & Kenneth Whitney Anonymous
Trailblazer
Gifts from $25,000 to $49,999
John R. Alchin & Hal Marryatt
Terry & William Biggins
Laura M. Boedeker
The Crimson Lion / Lavine Family Foundation
James & Debbie Burrows
Gavin Corcoran in memory of Charles Wallace Collier
William W. Donnell
Toni Downey
Jules Fisher & Graciela Daniele
Myrna & Freddie Gershon in memory of Steve Sondheim
Joy Henshel
Larry L. Luing Family Foundation
Richard Lin & Evan Zazula
Mary Lea Johnson Richards 1997
Charitable Trust in memory of
Mary Lea Johnson Richards & Martin Richards
William N. Mayo
James L. Nederlander & Margo M. Nederlander
Mary C. & Richard J. Parrish
The Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation, San Francisco
Spencer Ross
Jeffrey Seller
Jayne Baron Sherman
The Terrence McNally Foundation and Tom Kirdahy
The Zarley Family Foundation Anonymous (2)
Innovator
Gifts from $10,000 to $24,999
Whitney Arcaro
Ward Auerbach & Andy Baker*
Bainbridge Foundation
Mark Bernhardt*
Walter Bobbie & David Frye
Roy Brayton & Mickey Sullivan
Barbara Broccoli
Butkiewicz Family Foundation in honor of Judy Wheeler & Tim Regan
The Calamus Foundation
George Calderaro in loving memory of William Megevick
The Carl Jacobs Foundation
Jill & John Chalsty in heartfelt gratitude to Jessica Molaskey and John Pizzarelli
Peter Y. Chung
Kate Clinton
Andrew Cohen
E. Gerald Dabbs, M.D.
Deborah Dakin
Scott Dainton in memory of Andy Zerman
Ken Davies
Charles Deull
Val DiFebo & J Dixon Byrne in honor of Gavin Creel
The Diller-Von Furstenberg Family Foundation
Frank Duff & John Okuloski
Robert Evers
Douglas A. Fellman
Ronald Flesch
The Fosdick Fund
Keith Fox & Tom Keyes
Ronald & Susan Frankel
Kenneth R. Fulton
Rick Garman and the Savannah Cabaret
Emmanuelle Gattuso
Thomas Gentile in honor of
James Raper
George & Irina Schaeffer Foundation
Judy Gluckstern*
Valerie Gordon-Johnson & Doug Johnson
Megan Haller & Peter Rice
Bill & Ruth Ann Harnisch, The Harnisch Foundation
Harriett D. Kittner Foundation
Alan Hassell* in loving memory of H. Thomas Axt
Larry Hirschhorn & Melissa Posen
Jeffrey L. Jackman
Richard Jay-Alexander
The John D. Evans Foundation
Ilana Kameros
Greg Kammerer & Frederick M. White
Paul, Lisa, and Hudson Kardish
Henry L. Kimelman Family Foundation
Judi Krupp in memory of Rebecca Luker
Joe Lanteri*
Carol Leif
Deirdre & Mark LeMire
Daniel Lesage
Joey Levi & Armando Picone
Paul & Florence Rowe Libin
Leslie Lyles
Leslie & Jordan Mayer
Irene Mecchi
Stephanie & Carter McClelland
Kati Meister
Abigail Merrill
Marianne McGrath Mills in memory of Gavin Creel
Miranda Family Fund
Ira Mont & Jill Cordle Mont in memory of Annette & Stuart Mont, Dan Cordle and in honor of Joan Cordle
Javier Morgado in memory of Eddie Sweetnam
Bebe Neuwirth & Chris Calkins*
Stanley Newman & Dr. Brian Rosenthal
Nathan Noh
The Oliver Fund......Woof!
Tony Origlio & Kip Vanderbilt
Stephen Paine
Michael Perez & Jason Lane
Vaso Petsagourakis
Adam Potter & Tom Wallace
Michael C. Ray
Michael Raymond & Andrew Moyer
The Herb Ritts, Jr. Foundation
Barbara Rohdie*
Mickey Rolfe & Bruce Tracy
The Rosenbloom Family
Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart H. Coleman*
The Ross Foundation
Wendy B. Samuel
Megan M. Savage
Scarlet Feather Fund
John E Schumacher in honor of Joan Johns Schumacher
Isabelle Searle
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Randall A. Shields & Harrison Yeoh
Hannah Hope Shipley
Beth Siegelman
Paula L. Sindlinger
Barry Skovgaard & Marc Wolinsky
Margaret L. Stern
Jules, Kate and Elliott Styles
Steve Sweet
Lynn & Bruce Surry
Steve Symonds
The Tapper Gorevic Family
The Tesar Family
Theatrical Stage Employees
Local One/IATSE
The Venable Foundation
Tom Viola in happy memory of Scott Barnes
John Voege & Geoffrey Paul
David Wackman & Jason Rardin
The Waldman Foundation
David J Wermuth & Jennifer Kroman
The Winston Foundation
Diane M. & Kevin Wilshere
Steven Filenbaum & Matthew Woolf, CFP
Alicia & Bob Wyckoff
John Yonover
Robert E. Zimmerman
Doc Zorthian in honor of Ben Lipitz Anonymous (11)
Guardian
Gifts from $5,000 to $9,999
Randy Adams
The Al Hirschfeld Foundation
The Alpuche Family
The Alice Ghostley Foundation
Richard Ambrose
Sarah Ashman & Ron Gillespie in memory of Howard Ashman
Alex & Zsuzsanna Balazs
Barbara Baekgaard
Bardo Arts (Alex Pearlman)
Jack W. Batman & Sidney J. Burgoyne
Gary Belis
Douglas Bella & David Hunt
Kristin & Jim Bender
Bendit Family Foundation
Nancy Duggan Benson
Mark Bergamini & Christopher Oates*
Elaine Berger & Mary Qualls
Claude Bernstein & Melody Wang
Lynn A. Booth
John Bowab
Dr. Benton & Rachel Brown
Scott Brittingham in memory of Christopher Caruso
Bruce Burg
Patricia & Carroll Cathey
Cathy Chernoff
Donna & Edward Chernoff
Mitchell & Christine Clarfield
Clinton A. Cobb
Angels Circle
Samantha & Drew Cohen in memory of Richard Salfas and Michael Friedman
Dr. Mitchell A. Combs & Frank C. Druse III
James E. Conte
Gavin Creel+
Mike DelBene
Drew Desky & Dane Levens
David DeSocio
Felice Ehrlich
Doug Eichman & Michael C. Yount
Theo Elliman*
Ellen Esposito
Joe Evall & Richard Lynn
Robert Faust & Roger Kluge*
Larry Fischer & Joseph Rispo
Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin
Lauren Foley
Douglas Frantz
James B. Freydberg
Joanna Gleason & Chris Sarandon
Dan Goggin
Jan & Steven Golann
Peter & Roberta Gottlieb
Amanda Green & Jeffrey Kaplan
Leslie G. Gutierrez
Addie Guttag
Paul Guyardo & Victoria Perla
James F. Haag
Theresa D. Herman
Susan R. Hoffman
Daphne Hsu & Jeff Rosen*
Kathy Inch
The Joe & Hellen Darion Foundation, Inc.
John L. McHugh Foundation
Gina Purlia Johnson & Kent Johnson
Cherry Jones in memory of Roscoe Gilliam
Howard & Debby Kaminsky
Kelly Karavites in memory of my loving spouse Francis P. King
Karma Foundation
Peter Kend & Katherine Wehrle
Karen E. Kennedy in memory of Muriel & Bob Kennedy
Samantha S. Kennedy
David Kernahan**
Emily J. Klopfer
Gary & Jane Klopfer
LaFountaine Family Foundation**
Kelly Lake
Ginna Le Vine
Victoria McNeil Le Vine
Randy K. & Stephen P. Liken
Tom Lombardi
Jennifer Manocherian
Tom Marshall & Kathy Keneally
Elizabeth Martinez &
Nicholas Baldick
Heather J. McDonald
Jacque & Charles McLaughlin
Jennifer Melin Miller & David Miller
Miriam Schaeffer Family Foundation
Jerry Mitchell & Ricky Schroeder
William Morey in memory of Christopher Tisone
Janissa Muller
Sarah Anne Munson
Judith A. Nelson** in memory of Wayne McCarthy
Nora Roberts Foundation
Sandy & Ellen Nusbaum
Paul Oppedisano
Lisa Orberg
The PATH Fund/Rockers on Broadway
Christina Pena
Susan Cohen Rebell
Amy Peterson
Christopher Ranous
Monica & Greg Reid
Stephen Kroll Reidy* in memory of Carolyn Kroll Reidy
Bob Rhodehamel & Dana Snyder
Richard and Diane Weinberg Family Foundation
Richenthal Foundation
Jose Rojas, Jr. & Nina Cavalli in memory of Austin Rojas
Norman Rubenstein
Paul Russell & Beryl Raff
Kevin Ryan
Nick Scandalios
Ryan Schultz - Cherry
City Metals
Barbara Schrader
Ali Sher
Robin Skye
Michael Sonnenfeldt
Eileen R. Stein
Rob Stoll
Abbie Strassler
John Tartaglia
Theatrical Wardrobe Union
Local 764 IATSE
Seth Tribble & David Vansuch
Glenn M. Troost
Michael Tsapakos
Frances & Paul Turner
Rose Turner
Robert Tyrer
Dr. Robert Warner in honor of Eli Faber
Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Wiggers in memory of T. Thorne Wiggers
Jayne Williams
Terrence J. Witter &
Artie de la Cruz
Russ Woolley
William P Zanetis in memory of Christopher Tripp Zanetis
David Zippel & Michael Johnston
Anonymous (8)
Champion
Gifts from $2,500 to $4,999
Kathleen Aber+
David Alperson
Gerry & Hank Alpert*
George Annarella in memory of his wife Corinne Guttman and his brother-in-law Les Guttman
Maryann F. Antell
Gerald M. Appelstein*
Dr. Don Bacigalupi & Daniel Feder
Kathleen E. Bandhu
Anne Banfield
Catherine Bannister
Marie E. Barbieri
Bob Barrack & Barbara Leistner in honor of John Schumacher
Kari Bassett
Benjamin & Seema Pulier
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Andrew Berdon*
Amy Bermudez
Phillip Bettencourt
Patricia T. Bisesto
Casey Blass & Lee Manford
The Blythe-Kristiansen Family
Matthew Bonilla
Ann Marie & Robert Borsdorf
Kenneth Brendlinger & Paul Inver
Carol Bresler & Carolyn Billinghurst
The Broadway Cruise in Honor of Amelia Freeman
Thomas W. Brock
Loren B. Brown
Diana Buckhantz/Vladimir & Araxia Buckhantz Foundation
Fern & Thomas S. Burr
Tracy A. Cameron
Howard Camhi
Kathleen Campbell & William Reed
Andrew Caravella
Cristina Carlson
David Cartee
Drs. Deborah & Steven Cavalier
Marc Chalet & James Ting
Girlie Chang & Michael Vermut
Michael & Diane Christian*
Neel Chopdekar & Thom Allcock
Gina & John Ciafone
Michelle Ciccarello
Alissa Cipriano
James & Susan Clarke
Gloria & Charles I. Clough Jr.
Paul & Kelly Cole
Ricky Coombs & Seth Stuhl
Francois Conradie & Nick Smit
Adam Coppoletti
Robert N. Cory & Shuichiro Takeda*
Susan & Andrew Cott
Thomas Cott* in memory of Philip Carlson
Karen & James Courtney
Gregory Covert
Cunningham Escott Slevin & Doherty
Duke Dang & Charles Rosen* in loving memory of David Panzer
The Danielson Foundation
Michael David & Lauren Mitchell
Jeffrey De Korte
Jamie deRoy in memory of Clovis Ruffin and Bradshaw Smith
Maria Di Dia in loving memory of Doug Salmon
Joe Dimino
Salvatore E. Dirschberger
Andrew S. Dolkart
Mark Donofrio & Alexander Lach*
Judy & Tim Dove*
Thomas Dwyer
Thor Eckert
Valerie Eigner
Anthony & Kristina Ellenbogen
Deborah & Matt Ellis
Sam Ellis in honor of Valarie Silver Ellis
Peter Entin & Barbara Janowitz
James T. Evans, PhD, JD
Craig Faircloth
John & Margaret Falk*
James & Anna Fantaci
Peggy Farber
James Fedigan
Daniel Feinstein
Donald M. Filicetti
Camden & Debra Fine
Ken Finkelstein
Kelly Finzer in honor of Michael DelBene
Melina Fisher*
Kevin & Helen Flanagan*
Charles Flateman & Gail Goldstein
Robert Fleischer & Susan Raanan in honor of Erik Piecuch
Dr. Jonathan Foster
Dale J. Fournier & Michael R. Wellington*
Michael J. Franco & Bradley Silver
Sean Free
Sue Frost
Jennifer Futch
Darrell M.W. George &
Scott Turner*
Richard Gerrig & Timothy Peterson
John Paul Geurts & Robert W. Stolt
Roger Gindi & Gregory Victor
Dale Glasser in memory of Steven Glasser
Hanna & Mark Gleiberman
Justin Gleiberman
Sherri Goldberg
Neal Gorman & David Mann
Gramercy Park Foundation
Guimarin Family
Glenn Gundersen
Edward Hale & Scott Smith
Diann Hall in memory of John Rainwater
John F. Hart & Chuck R. Miller
Tom Harvey & Manny Correia
Gail L. Heinemeyer
Richard Hester & Michael
Mastro in memory of
Helen Hester
Kurt F. & Margaret
Webb Heyssel
Alma M. Hirsch in memory of Judi Hirsch
Susan & Neal Hirsch
William S. Hoover, M.D.
Bill Hutton in memory of
Dr. Joel D. Weisman
Rach Ireland
Jimmy Jackson
Jerome S. Glazer Foundation
Stephanie Joel
Joe & Jill Kale
Mark Kaplan
Judith E. Karp, MD & Stanley Freedman
Mary Kaslick
Celia Keenan-Bolger & John Conlee in memory of Gavin Creel
David & Jennifer Knickel
Deborah & Rocco Landesman
Dawn Landino
Bishop Alexis Larue
William Lauch
Lisa K. Lawler
Christopher Leary*
Lee Ohana Foundation
Sunhee Lee & Laird Zacheis
Liz & Erik Lefkofsky
Larry & Beth Lenke
Abbe Levin
Ronald Lieberman &
Lauren Schwartz
Ann & Bruce Loeb
William Ludel & Tracy Cohen
Eric Luftig
Steve Lukens
Kevin R. Lyle & Renee
Chatelain
Mark & William Macatee
Fran Macferran
John J. Mackerey
Barbara Manocherian
John Mansell & Tim House
Nina Matis & Alan Gosule*
Max and Bella Stein
Charitable Trust
Jennifer Mayer
The McCabe Family Foundation
Patrick McCarthy
Richard McCune & Brian Carroll
Mary Beth & Dave McDonough in memory of Eileen Deehan & Emily McDonough
Peter McKown & Kenneth Heng*
Drew & Danyel McLellan
Svend Mejdal
Jeff Meleski & Steve Markov
Elliott & Cathy Masie
Eli Milbaur*
Michael Mills & Mark McGrath
Dr. James J. Mohr
Art Moore
Joe P & Edna B Moore Jr
William Moore
Scott & Holley Mosley
Jason & Debbie Moss
Nao Murakami
Nelco Foundation
Tony Napoli & Gary Newman
Mr. & Mrs. Frank P. Nocco
Michael Paleos
Joseph J. Palermo & Justin W. Sherwood
Gregg Passin
Erik Piecuch & Alex Wright
The Pietenpol Family
Kat Pinheiro & John Merenda
Gloria Piraino
The Q Trust
Dr. Judith Quick
Ron Rafay
Jonathan Rebell & Noah Levine
Scott & Suzie Rehl
Jana Rich & Jill Nash
Richard F. Walsh/Alfred W. DiTolla/Harold P. Spivak Foundation
Mark & Andrea Richard
Carol Risher
Sharon Marsh Roberts
Rose Brand
Harry B. Rosenberg in loving memory of Adrienne Rosenberg
Paul Rossi
Moe & Jack Rouse
Phil & Dawn Rudolph
Nancy Rose
Paul Rumsey
Michael J. Rutkowski & Timothy W. Harper
Sakana Foundation
Lief Sannen in memory of Michael Schilke
The Sartain and Tamez Family Trust Fund
Schaffer Family Foundation
Matthew Schermerhorn & Andy Rice
The Schroeder Family in memory of John T. Schroeder
Will Schwalbe & David Cheng
Adam Schwab
Jim Scully
John Eric Sebesta & William Tomai
Frank Selvaggi & Bill Shea
Elliott R. Sernel
Irene Shen*
Marilyn Shoemaker
Dan Silver & Doug Martino
John Smith & Edward Escoto
Walter Stearns
Robert Stewart in loving honor of his mother and best friend
Betty Stewart
Judy Stone
Jill Stute
Janet & Paul Sullivan
Rachel Sussman & Gary Hobbib
Ronald J. Szabo
Bill & Larry Tabbit-Humphrey
Carol & Bill Gross
Josh Taylor & Joseph Grossmann
Carol Terry
Karin Johanna Thelin
James & Eileen Thomas
Peter M. Thomas in memory of Lori Black Thomas
Amy F. Thompson
Anthony Thompson*
Jeffrey Trachtman & Peter Chao
Mark Tynan
S & B Fisher Family Foundation
Beth M. Uffner
Emily Vacher
Robert Viggiano & The Spectrum Charitable Foundation
Carol Waaser
Alice Wang & Peter Spiegelman
Cindy Weil
Ira M. Weitzman
Todd M. Whitley & Gary O. Holder* in loving memory of James Roe
Scott Wilcox
Jeff Woodman in memory of Melvin Bernhardt
Andres Wydler & Daniel Veatch
Christian Zimmermann* in loving memory of my beloved husband Richard M. Kielar
Anonymous (7)
Ambassador
Gifts from $1,000 to $2,499
Scott & Paula Aaronson in honor of Zach Aaronson
Amy Abrams
Josh Ackerman
Actors’ Equity Foundation
Charles & Deborah Adelman*
Carol Aebersold
Cathleen Ahearn
Lynn Ahrens & Neil Costa
Richard Ahrens in loving memory of Gloria Rosenthal
Susan M. Allardice
Matthew Amsterdam
Mark Andrews
Lee R. Anisman M.D.
The Apatow-Mann Family Foundation
Scott Archimbaud & Patrick Douglass
Charles Ardai
Michael Arellano & Tom Burley
Joan Arenstein
David Glenn Armstrong in joyful memory of Peter Frame
Jonathan Aronowitz & Bradley Scalise*
Scott D. Arsham
Austin Community Foundation
Jay Axelrod
Jon Robin Baitz
Cornelius Baker+
Cristina & Wassim Ballout
Ian & Kim Band
Tobias Banks & Matthew Villegas
John Barnes & Charles Champagne
Sena Baron*
The Barrington Foundation Inc.
Christopher Barth
Scott Bartolf, CPA
Elizabeth Bawden
The Beachwaver Co.
Beech Street Foundation
Neil E. Beecher in loving memory of Vern Richards
Nan & Joe Benincasa
Kevin Berg
Douglas Bergan
Karen Bergreen
Carol & Walter Berman
Joni Bessler & Casey Baum
Shaul Betesh
Phil & Mary Beuth
Jon Bierman
Robert Billig & Richard Vida
Joseph Billone
Michael Birbiglia
Mark Black & Glen Leiner
Blitzer Family Foundation
Jeff Blumenkrantz & Jeffrey Kwong
David Boger in memory of Terry Brenneis
Tina & Jeffrey Bolton
Miranda Book & Linda Dingler
BOOM ~ Broadway Official
Online Masterclass ~
Rory Hughes
Susan Bowman
Bob Boyett
Loraine Alterman Boyle
Linda Pritz Boynton
Shirley Brandman & Howard Shapiro
Kevin Breen in memory of
Harry Gold
Hilde Breitbart
Nyle Brenner
Betty Broadhurst
Terri Brody
J. Arthur Brost
Barry Brown &
Douglas Cohn, D.V.M.
Jeffrey Brown & Anthony Tan
Daniel & Rhonda Bruening
Corey Brunish &
Jessica Rose Brunish
Karen & David Brush
Michael Buchanan
Buchwald
Gregg & Christine Buckbinder
David Burke
Michelle L. Butler
Robert & Joan Butman
Mr. Lem Byers & Mr. Derek Kuhl
Gary Bynum
Jeffrey D. Byrne*
Michael-Demby Cain*
Steven Cannell & John Colicelli
Christopher Cara
Patricia Calder
Sarah & Frank Cardillo
Len Cariou & Heather Summerhayes
Debra & Kim Carmichael
The Carol Moss Foundation in honor of Kathryn Gallagher & The Gallagher Family
Frank Carucci & David Diamond
celebrating LaMaMa’s
62nd Anniversary
Donna B. Case
James Cassaro
Ronald Casty
Alice Cates
Beth & George Caviness
CD&R Foundation in honor of Jennifer Kozumplik
Christine R. Cerabone
Ken Cerniglia & Adrien Lanusse in memory of Richard Parker
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Chalfant, Jr.
Stockard Channing
David Charak
Charles & Margaret Levin
Family Foundation
Michael & Karen Charlton
David & Paula Leggett Chase
Chasin/Gilden Family Fund, at the Boston Foundation
Jeffrey Chelesvig
Cheryl Wiesenfeld
Productions LLC
Joseph M. Clement
Edith Dee Cofrin
Evan Cohen
Brad & Kyong Coleman*
Mary & Michael Conklin
Frank Conway*
Casey Cook & Gary Steinkohl
Laura Cook
Kenneth E. Cooke* in honor of
Leslie Cooke
Wayne & Lisa Cooper*
Jeffrey Corbin & Massimo Pacilli
William Corsello
Frederick L. Corte Jr & Christopher Ingram
Bronwen Cound & William Brody
Olivia and Grace Cowie
William Cox
Heather Creel, in memory of Gavin Creel
R. Scott Creighton
George Crow
Rob Crudden
Albert Cua
Ric Cuming & John Lally
The Cunin Family
Wojciech L. Czoch, M.D.
Richard Dabbs
Scott & Tonya Daniels
Evelyn Danko
Leonard & Catherine Darby
Ann M. Darmstaetter
Heather Davies
Camden Davis & Gregory McKnight
Clive Davis in honor of Richard Weitz
Paula Kaminsky Davis
Miguel De Los Reyes
Harry & Samantha DeMott
Louis J. Denkovic
John P. DeWitt & Ghim Lay Yeo
James Digan
Michelle & Michael Diliberto
Matt Donaldson & Steve Kyriakis
Edward R. Donovan
Diane & Douglas Dooley
Susan & Robert Doran
David & Shari Dreier
The Doré Family
Linda Doyle
Chelsea Dunlap
Rachel Dvorken & Harry B. Rosenberg, Jr.
The Eagle
Mark Edwards
Eric Emeric
Encore Engagement Solutions
Anne & Aaron Epstein
Harrison Simmons Epstein
Sabin Epstein
Bonnie Pfeifer Evans*
Shane Ewen
Katie & Reade Fahs
Laura G. Fahsbender
Ken Fakler & Luc Bouchard-Fakler
David Fanger & Martin Wechsler*
Peter Farrell*
T.A. Fassburg
Richard Fatzinger & Ramon Contreras
Sarah Jo Fazio
Vicky Feather
Kenneth & Caryl Field
Elaine Fieldman
The Figtree Family Foundation
David Fink & Simon Kinsella
Kerstin & Lothar Finke
Barry M. Fisher
Jeanne Donovan Fisher
Joal Fischer & Debbie Langsam
Elliot Fishman & Dale Abrams
Megan P. Fitzgerald
Maggie Flanigan & Richard Dow
Andrew Flatt
Doug Fogel
Scott Wells Ford
Edward & Lori Forstein
Mark Fortier & Jay Pagano*
David Foster
Sara & Michael Frank
Avram & Rhoda Freedberg in honor of Steve & Debbie Faber, Meir & Karen Brunelle, Judith Ehrenshaft, Jules Haimovitz, and Michael & Sandra Kamen
Jon Freedberg & Maren Roccamonte
Jonathan Freeman
Barbara H. Freitag
Alison & Jim French*
Corey Friedlander*
David Friedman & Shawn Moninger in memory of Shirley Friedman
Judith Z. Friedman
Merle Frimark in memory of James Rado
Pierre Frinault
David M. Fromm in memory of my partner Robert Motley
Jill Furman
Nancy Gallt
Tom & Judy Garey
Thomas Garner*
Brad Garrett
David Gaudette & David Maue
Danni Gee* in memory of Alvin Ailey
Bruce & Alice Geismar
Barry Gelda in memory of Irene Lucille Bunis
The Gelfand Family Foundation
Matt Geltmaker & Rod Dayley
George Zuber & Anthony Snyder
Charitable Fund at Our Fund Inc.
Bryan George & Stephen Pielocik
Todd Geringswald
Amy Gewirtz
Kimberly & Ed Gibbons
Sue Gilad
Denise & Keith Gillen
Bruce & Suzanne Glassman
Joan Glatman
Marcia Goldberg & Paul Garrity
Barbara Golden
Robyn Goodman
Gina & Kevin Gore
Stefanie M. Gorman
Deborah A. Grausman
Jennifer & Mark Greenberg in honor of David Romero & David Greiss
Steve Greenberg
Douglas Greene
Janet Greene & Chap Chapman
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Greenstein
Mark Greenwald
Emily Greer
Lisa & Joshua Greer
Emily Grishman & Susan Sampliner
Grossman Family Charitable Funds
Howard Grossman, M.D.
Barry & Maggie Grove
Jane Groveman & Cathy Tanelli**
Chris Guimarin
The Gunter Family Fund
Steven Guy
John Hadity
Cheryl & Fred Halpern
Elizabeth Halverstam
Christina & Jerry Hamilton
Katie Hangley & Howard Simon
Laurie & Chris Harbert and Bloom-Harbert Family Trust
Rachel Harley in honor of Mark Stine
Carrie Anne K. Harrell
Michael P. Harrell
Harris Family Foundation in honor of Michael Riedel
Geri & Rich Hastings
Jeffrey Hayenga & Michael Belanger
Heather Hayes
Matthew Helmerich in honor of Douglas Ward
Matty Helton
Donna Heppermann
Jerry Hirsch
Lisa Hobbs
Karen Hoefer
Jim Hoelz & William Welsh
Eileen Sullivan Hoffman
Daniel Hopper
Craig J. Horsley
Eric Huang & Francine Fang
Bob & Tim Huber-Fischer
Dr. Jaime S. Huertas & Kenneth A. O’Brien*
Lyn Hughes & Arthur Ferrara
Moon Hui Kim
The Human Fund/ Mr. Denivaldo G. Dasilva &
Ms. Sabrina Vasquenz-Dasilva
Sally Huxley
Roger Hyde & Mark Gibson*
Nicole Hyland
Peter L. Ianniello, PhD
Waldo & Jeanne Jackson
Tracy Jamar in loving memory of
Monty Silver
Keith & Patti James
Thai Jason in honor of Tom Viola
David Jedlinsky
Jerl Machine Inc.
Jon & Kim Jodka
Earl Johnson & Douglas Ward
Karen Johnston
Kemarie Jorgensen
Sachin & Suzanne Joshi
Barbara Josso & Liz Miloscia
Stacie Julian
Jessica Kahn & Scott Bieker
Richard Kantor
David A. Karlson
Milly & Robert Kayyem
Tom Kazmark & Michael Schiff
Shoshannah & Kevin Schraven
Karin & Greg Kayne
Paul & LeeAundra Keany
Kerry A. Keenan
Maureen Keller & David L. Feinberg
James Kelliher
Jason Kelliher & Brian Rice
Max Kellogg
Mitchell & Julie Kertzman
Richard Kind
Jerianne S. Kladder
Virginia Klunder
F. Gary Knapp
Kathrin Knauf
David J Knight
Chris & Kelly Koenig
Brian Koll, MD &
David Altarac, MD
Konigsberg Family Fund
Dr. Ram Koppaka
Sarah Korda
Alix Korey & Randy Hansen
Steve Krause
Robert J. Kunikoff
Richard & Dawn Kurth
Michael Kuzma
Phil Laduca
James Laev
Laird Norton Family Foundation
Craig & Sherri Landauer
Stephen & Kristina Lang
Jay Laudato & Thomas Watson
Brian Lawlor
Winston Bernard Layne*
Aster Leach & Family
Sandy & Michael Leahy
Michael & Jenna Lebowich
Stephanie Lee/Group Sales
Box Office
Hal & Jill Leibowitz
Justin Lehmann
Lennox Foundation
The Lenore & Howard Klein Foundation
Rosanne Leshner
Jill Lesser & Jonathan Diesenhaus
Abbe Levin
Phyllis Levinthal in memory of
Ruth & Sheldon Levinthal
Brian Levy & John Duff
Bjorn Liencres
Jeff Lindsay
Mark D. Lingenfelter
Rosalind Lippel*
Stuart Lippner in memory of
Roberta Romano
Kris Lockley
Jesse & Kindra Long
David & Angelica Longo
John T Love & Jeni Love
Lucy Simon Levine Trust
Larry Ludwig in memory of
Donna Ludwig
Daniel Lundberg
Steven F. Lutz
Jonna Mackin*
Tony Maida & Tony Volpe
Scott Mallalieu & Nat Fuchs
Larissa Malmstadt in honor of
Ali Glaser
Robin & Stewart Mann
Jesse Manocherian
Judith Manocherian
Barbara & Jeffrey Marcus
Charles & Diane Marino
Thomas Marino
Barbara Marshall
Paul Martecchini & Michael Wlodkowski
Knox Martin*
Amanda Martocchio
John & Michelle Matteson*
Guy Matthews
Scott & Harriet Mauro
Gail Mautner and Mario Shaunette
Heather McAdam
Kelly McCormick &
Jonathan Blake
Kerry McCormick
Kevin B. McGowan
Lori McNamara
Marcia & Thomas McNamara
David Mednikov
Meltsner Strategies
Kim Memeger
Janis & Alan Menken
Michael Halebian & Co. Inc.
Nancy Milasnovich Sympson
Cassandra M. Milbury in honor of E. Van Milbury
Gail Miller in celebration of Sophia Smith
Katherine N. Miller
Kimberley & Stephen Miller
Richard Miller & Roberto Konishi
David Miner
Kathleen Moloney
Mary Ann Moore
Rex Morgan
Elizabeth Morton in memory of
Elizabeth Wilson
Adele Mouzon & Mark Perry
Sandy Mulligan in memory of Harvey Evans and Kenneth Bennett
Sherry Muramatsu
Murray Family Foundation
David Nalley
Ruth Nerken
Maury Newburger
Paula Wagner & Rick Nicita
Albert Nocciolino
David O’Brien
John K. Orberg
Janice Oresman
Gabrielle & Michael Palitz
Michael Palm & Cameron Adams
Todd Palmer
Art Panfile
Philip Paroian
Trish Parsons
The Paul & Emily Singer Family Foundation
Ralph L. Pellecchio & James C. Wernz, M.D.
Michelle M. Peters
Greg & Tracey Petersen
Theresa & Pete Piliero
Paul & Theresa Petrie
Steven Planchard
Joshua Plant
Julie A. Pollitz
Charles Potts & Barron Segar
Arabella S. Powell in memory of Darius Barnes
Melody A. Powell in honor of John Michael Schott
Belinda Presser
Stephen R. Prest
Paige Price & Nevin Steinberg
Rolande Prince
Frances Pu
QINK
Eddie Redmayne
Rosalind Reed*
Dr. Eric Reiner*
Norman & Sandy Reisman in loving memory of Artie Gaffin
Vicki Resnick in memory of Robin Resnick
Teresa Reyes & Martin Monas*
Michelle & Dyson Richards
Dr. Jeffrey Rinkoff & Ms. Janis Rosenthal
Michael Risinger
Ken Adler in memory of Ellen Adler and in honor of
Jon Adler
Rita & Jeffrey Adler Family Foundation
Janet Robusto
Jonathan Rock & Patrick DelaCruz
Rodger Hess Productions
Lispet N. Roland
Mark Romatz & Alan Hyde
David Romero & David Greiss
Rosalind Productions
Rick Rosemarin
Kim & Ralph Rosenberg in honor of Sally Rosenberg
Sally Rosenberg & Bruce Charendoff
Mica Ross
Carol E. Roston
Karen M. Roth*
Randolph & Diane Rowe
Michael Ruppal & Jim Roth
Ron Rydarowicz & Bill Figner
George Ryness
TJ Saad
Wynn J. Salisch
Rina L. Saltzman
Calvin Sanchez in memory of Nick Cordero
Andy Sandberg
Eddie Sarfaty & Court Stroud
Kat Saunders
Nina F. Sax, MD
Charles Scatamacchia*
Susan & Stephen Scherr in honor of Ellen Greenwald
Valeria & William Schiemann
Carolyn Schiff & Noah Millman
Steven J. Schimmel
John and Avery Schmitt
Michael Schober & Don Harrison
Allison Schultz
Laurie & Owen Schwartz
Lisa Dawn & Joe Schwarz
Jennifer Scott
Paul Seavey
Katie & Jim Sebastian
Paul Secraw
Richard Seer & Doug Wallingford
Debra & Michael Segal
Heidi Seizinger
Scott S. Semester
Seniel Ostrow Foundation, Sara, Samantha Widzer and Family
Jeannette Sessing
Lee Seymour
David Maurice Sharp
Desta & Roland Shaw
John Shea
Eric Shearin
Dr. E.C. Sheeley
David Shmerler
Mary & Bennett Shuldman
Michael Shusman in memory of Christianne Orto
Joleen Siebert
Richard Siegmeister
Eliana Silbert
Silva Theatrical Group
Edward Simon
Nancy L. Simon
Brett Sirota
Charles & Pat Haynes Sislen
Lori Smart
Cathy & Bob Smith
Clark Smith
Michael Smith
Peggy & Stan Smith
Matthew Smyth & Christina Engelbrecht
James K. Sokol
Talya Sokoll
Geula Solomon
Nick & Barrie Somers
Jeff Soref & Paul Lombardi
Gregory Sparapani
Jai Srinivasan
Irwin Srob
Matthew Staman &
Marin Quezada
Karen & Paul Stamoulis
The Stanton Family
David Stenn
Ruth Stevens & David Olson
Eric Stine
Joyce Storey*
David Strassler
Meryl Streep & Don Gummer
Stuart S. Applebaum Giving Foundation in memory of
Mr. Vincent Virda
Stephen L. Sweet
Christopher Szablewski
Christopher Taggart & Tim Roberts
Rod Tailford & Mark Flickinger
Jesus & Rebecca Tamez
John Taylor
Hal Tepfer & Stacie Simon
Stephen Thayer &
Howard Terry
Neal Thomas
Teresa Throenle-Somaini in honor of Javier Munoz
Natalie Tierney
Aaron Tievsky
Henry Tisch
Keith S. Tobin, M.D.
Lila & George Todd
Matthew Tumminello & Dominick Marangi
Bob Tuschman
David Umbach
Richard J. Underwood
Robert M. Unger & Pamela Singer
William and Jo Vanderbeek
Verna Vanis
Greg Vargas & Daniel Crisafulli
Dr. Anthony F. Verdi & Mr. Mark A. Mainville
Judy Vincent
Marcie Vort
Lynn & John Vottero
Suzyn Waldman
Lucy R. Waletzky, MD
Allen Walker
Bethe Ward
Timothy Warmath & Edward Comber*
Dawn & Jim Watson
Marcia Weber & James Flaws
Arthur E. Webster, Esq.
Sandra Wegman
Marjorie Weinman
Linda Wellendorf
John Weltman & Cliff Atkins in honor of David Kuehn & Tedi Marsh
Lucille Werlinich
Sheri West
Tom Wetmore
WeTwoKings
Carol & Tom Wheeler
Nancy A. Wheeler
Steven Kaplan & Court Whisman
Gina White in honor of
James Davis
Kat White
Danny Whitman & Robert Bartley in memory of Francine Whitman and Robert J. Bartley
Lois Whitman
Cliff & Carrie Woolley
Channing Wickham
Miles Wilkin in memory of Stuart Thompson
Lisa Williamson
Rosemary & Kenneth Willman
Skye Wilson
Jacqueline Wladis
Howard & Diane Wohl
Peter Wright
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas & Barbara Wright
Supriya Wronkiewicz
Joshua Yankovic
Wil Yates & Andreas Dirnagl
Stuart Yothers
Llewellyn Young & Terence Law*
Jean M. Zajac
Lara Zibners
David Ziff & Alan Bell
Jennifer Zonis
Alan Zucker
Zufall Family Foundation*
Felice Zwas & Sarah Gallen
Anonymous (40)
Anonymous in honor of Liz Armstrong
* indicates members of the DRA Angels Circles
** indicates members of the Broadway Cares and DRA Angels Circles
+ In Memoriam
As of February 28, 2025
NextGen Network
The NextGen Network is a group of young professionals committed to providing a sustainable foundation for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. For more information about the benefits of the NextGen Network, please contact Jack Noseworthy, Individual Giving Officer, at noseworthy@broadwaycares.org or 212.840.0770, ext. 281.
Angel
($1,000 and above)
Matthew Amsterdam*
Michelle Ciccarello
Megan P. Fitzgerald*
Justin Gleiberman
Hanna & Mark Gleiberman
Chris Guimarin*
Kemarie Jorgensen
Max Kellogg
David Mednikov
Nathan Noh*
Megan Savage
Lee Seymour
Talya Sokoll
Christopher Szablewski
Henry Tisch
Rose Turner
Scott Wilcox*
Anonymous (4)
Leader
($500 - $999)
Sam Brahms
Lilly Claar
Christine Fallon
Ben Fisher
David Iwanowski
David Newman
Adriana Nocco
Alison Raisian
Regina Stuzin
Torchbearer
($250 - $499)
Stephanie Ainbinder
Jaclyn Bares
Liv Batal
Mark Brystowski
Lisa Cecchini
Crystal Chasse
Philip Cheng
Nathan Cusson
Matthew D’Arrigo
Tommy Doyle
Dr. Hannah Fabiny
Sophie Glassman
Daniel Goldman
Alex Hare
Nicholas G. Hipple
Charlie Hobbs
Ben Houghton
Clayton Howe
Michael Hull
Zachary Laks
Carson Lambert
Irene Lazaridis
Phil Makara
Sophia Maoli
Brian Marshall
Stephen Martyak
Stephanie McCabe*
Taylor McCallum
Chris Mikesh
Noah Phillips
Francesca M. Romeo
Jelani Remy*
Jake Romanoski
Ari Rubinstein
Laura Stabbert
Morgan Steward
Victoria Ungvarsky
Madison Wheeler
Pamela Wiznitzer
Hillary Young
* Indicates NextGen Advocate
As of February 28, 2025
5 Questions
The success of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS comes not only from those making personal donations of financial contributions, but also those who so graciously offer their time and talents to make a difference. In each issue of Behind the Scenes, we usually ask three of those shining lights to share their stories. For this edition, we invited our new Executive Director Danny Whitman to step into the spotlight.
How did you first get involved with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS?
DANNY WHITMAN: I first learned about Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS after seeing The Will Rogers Follies. After the curtain call, Keith Carradine stepped forward to speak about the organization, and I had never seen anything like it before. I had just learned a mentor was HIV positive, and Keith’s words were deeply meaningful to me. I donated what little I had, and that moment changed me. Organizing bucket appeals became my passion. Years later, in 2009, while working at the LGBT Community Center, a Broadway Cares grantee, I learned of a job opening at Broadway Cares and I knew that was for me!
What motivates you to work with Broadway Cares?
DANNY: This community is extraordinary. It is filled with a generosity of spirit that is inviting and beyond inspiring. When a crisis happens or help is needed, theater people are the first to raise their hands and say: “What can I do? How can I help?” And the donors and volunteers who join the theater community in making our world better is equally inspiring.
What is your favorite memory of making a difference through Broadway Cares?
DANNY: I love holding a Red Bucket in theater lobbies after a show. I did as an actor and still do today. I enjoy talking with people as they drop a few dollars in my bucket. Over the years, I’ve had countless moments where someone squeezes my arm and shares a name or a brief story about someone who received help because of Broadway Cares.
As a member of the theater community, why is it important to you to give back?
DANNY: Giving back has always been part of my DNA - I grew up volunteering alongside my parents. But my involvement with Broadway Cares is deeply personal. There have been times when colleagues in the industry, friends and even I have needed help. Several years ago, I was brutally attacked by a stranger. That near-death experience left me struggling in ways I didn’t immediately recognize. I felt overwhelmed and turned to the Entertainment Community Fund, where a social worker provided guidance and support. I found myself a recipient of the help offered to millions every year - and which Broadway Cares’ donors and supporters proudly makes possible. I will forever be grateful and want to pay it forward for others.
Describe Broadway Cares in three words.
DANNY: Creativity. Empathy. Compassion.
