September 23, 2016
Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction This Sunday
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Broadway enthusiasts and stars alike will flock to New York City's famed theatre district this Sunday, September 25, 2016, for the 30th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction (#broadwayflea), produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
The biggest day of the year for Broadway fans celebrates all things theatre with offerings of unique Broadway treasures, unforgettable theatrical experiences and more than 70 stars from your favorite Broadway shows. Discover everything you love about Broadway all in one place at the all-day outdoor market. The Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction will take place from 10 AM to 7 PM in Shubert Alley, and along West 44th and West 45th Streets. It's free and open to the public.
Pre-bidding is currently available at broadwaycares.org on more than 200 live and silent auction lots until 4 pm Eastern on Friday, September 23. Then, at Sunday's event, silent auction items will be open for bidding every half hour beginning at 10 am. At 5 pm, join in the thrill of the live auction in the heart of Shubert Alley. Among the lots up for bid are:
? VIP house seats and backstage meet-and-greets with the stars of 17 shows, including Aladdin, All the Ways to Say I Love You, The Book of Mormon, Cats, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Color Purple, Falsettos, Fiddler on the Roof, The Front Page, Hamilton, The Humans, Matilda The Musical, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, On Your Feet!, The Phantom of the Opera and Something Rotten!, plus the national tour of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Among the unique theatre memorabilia available in the silent auction are:
Charismatic Broadway and TV star Bryan Batt will return as host of the live auction, joined by esteemed auctioneer and Grand Auction first-timer Nick Nicholson. Nicholson follows in the footsteps of the unforgettable Lorna Kelly, Broadway Cares' legendary longtime auctioneer who passed away this summer. Auction favorites Jennifer Cody and Michael Goddard will return to co-host the silent auction.
Add more unique, one-of-a-kind pieces to your theatrical collection when you shop at the more than 50 tables at the market.
The shows represented at this year's market are Aladdin, An American in Paris, Avenue Q, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, The Book of Mormon, The Color Purple, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Dear Evan Hansen, Fiddler on the Roof, Finding Neverland, Fun Home, Hamilton, Kinky Boots, Les Mis�rables, The Lion King, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Matilda The Musical, Naked Boys Singing, NEWSical The Musical, On Your Feet!, Paramour, The Phantom of the Opera, School Of Rock - The Musical, Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, Something Rotten!, Waitress, and Wicked.
More than 70 of your favorite stars of stage and television are scheduled to appear at the Autograph Table and Photo Booth. Each hour, beginning at 11 AM, a new lineup of theatre royalty will fill the deck of Junior's restaurant, next to Shubert Alley at West 45th Street. Fans can get autographs or take photos with their favorite stars in exchange for a donation to Broadway Cares.
Just announced additions to the autograph table: Broadway veterans Reeve Carney and Ben Vereen, teen sensation Victoria Justice and heartthrob Ryan McCartan, who all star in this October's Fox TV adaptation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again.
Also just added to the Autograph Table and Photo Booth are James Barbour, Bryan Batt, Will Chase, John Glover, Mandy Gonzalez, Jessica Hecht, Javier Mu�oz, Bebe Neuwirth, and Amy Spanger.
They join the previously announced Christy Altomare, Michael Arden, Richard H. Blake, John Bolton, Alex Brightman, Danny Burstein, Haven Burton, Carolee Carmello, Leanne Cope, Corey Cott, Jason Danieley, Ariana DeBose, Jennifer DiNoia, Jordan Donica, Brandon Victor Dixon, Ali Ewoldt, Robert Fairchild, Aaron C. Finley, Drew Gehling,, Joel Grey, Josh Grisetti, Ann Harada, Heather Headley, , James Monroe Iglehart, Ben Jacoby, Rachel Bay Jones, Judy Kaye, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Chilina Kennedy, Derek Klena, Leslie Kritzer, Jeremy Kushnier, Lexi Lawson, Kara Lindsay, Lesli Margherita, Marin Mazzie, Rob McClure, Andy Mientus, Melanie Moore, Kelli O'Hara, Rory O'Malley, Christopher John O'Neill, Brad Oscar, Mary Beth Peil, Ben Platt, Courtney Reed, Jelani Remy, Nic Rouleau, Carrie St. Louis, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Jenna Ushkowitz, Ana Villafa�e, Max von Essen, Adrienne Warren, and Jessica Keenan Wynn.
Several stars of this December's highly anticipated NBC production of Hairspray Live! will also be among the special guests: Tony Award winners Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Mitchell, School of Rock's Shahadi Wright Joseph and newcomer Maddie Baillio, who'll be making her debut as Tracy Turnblad.
The always entertaining Jim Caruso of Jim Caruso's Cast Party at Birdland returns as host of the Autograph Table.
For the schedule of their appearance times, go to broadwaycares.org. Special guests are subject to change.
Last year, the Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction raised $756,655, bringing the event's 29-year total to more than $11.5 million.
The 30th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction is sponsored by The New York Timesand United Airlines.
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.
