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Friday, February 20, 2026

Ryan McCartan Shares His Story by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

When Ryan McCartan – a type 1 diabetic – found out his Broadway show was closing, his first thought was, “How am I going to pay for my medication?” This is the life or death reality…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:18PM
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

"How it Ends" from Broadway Backwards 2025 featuring Joy Woods by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Broadway’s legendary luminaries and bright rising stars lit up the storied Gershwin Theatre on March 10, 2025, as Broadway Backwards delivered powerhouse performances celebrating LGBTQ+ lo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:06PM
Monday, January 5, 2026

Red Bucket Follies 2025 - National Tours by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

At the 2025 edition of Red Bucket Follies, Chaz Wolcott directed and choreographed a lively salute to the 20 national touring productions that joined the fall fundraising effort. The basebal…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:06PM
Saturday, January 3, 2026

Red Bucket Follies 2025 - Opening Number by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

This year's Red Bucket Follies opening number took a delightfully meta turn, following Stephen Lloyd Rodgers von Schwartzenheim – played by James T. Lane – as he struggled to write the o…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:18PM
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Red Bucket Follies 2025 - Stranger Things by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

When the special effects at a fictional performance of Stranger Things: The First Shadow suddenly went haywire, the cast leaned into the upside-down and dove headfirst into a fever-dream pro…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:48AM
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Red Bucket Follies 2025 - Hamilton by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Hamilton earned the runner-up performance award as the founding fathers got down in “Sons of Liberty Gone Wild,” a piece written, directed and choreographed by original cast member Thayn…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:36PM
Friday, December 12, 2025

Red Bucket Follies 2025 - Waiting for Godot by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Best onstage performance at Red Bucket Follies went to Waiting for Godot for an endearing piece starring the show’s youngest cast members – Zaynn Arora and Eric Williams. Fed up with wai…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:06PM
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Red Bucket Follies 2025 Highlights by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

With a whirlwind of songs, skits and dances created by Broadway’s best, this year’s Red Bucket Follies delivered humor, heart and theater magic to the legendary New Amsterdam Theatre. Th…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:24PM
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

"House of Crows" from Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out! by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

This Scarecrow has brains AND brawn 🐦‍🌽 Tyler Jimenez led a murder of fashion-forward dancers strutting the runway in “House of Crows," this sultry Broadway Bares number choreogr…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:32PM

"Home" featuring Alex Newell from Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out! by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

"Home is not a place you find, it's a place created within where the soul breathes..." 🌈 Tony winner Alex Newell and an ensemble of dancers reminded us that there’s no better time for…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:32PM

Opening Number "Come Out, Come Out" from Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out! by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Are the Rockettes casting? Fresh-from-Kansas Dante was welcomed into the queer, dazzling world of Oz by the fabulous Gurrrlinda (Todrick Hall) in this year's thrillifying #BroadwayBares open…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:32PM

"Fly My Pretties" from Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out! by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Flying never looked so pretty 🦇 Flying monkey Brandon Gray finally earned his wings and took flight alongside a dazzling troupe of aerialists at this year's #BroadwayBares. "Fly My Pre…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:32PM

"Brick'd Up" from Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out! by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

12/10 would follow this yellow brick road Dante didn’t mind detouring through a steamy work zone led by Jaquez at this year's Broadway Bares. Enjoy this sweaty, hip-hop–inspired number …

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:32PM

"Queens and Kings" from Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out! by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

There was nothing cowardly about Broadway Bares' lions. Fierce and fearless recording artist Mila Jam and dancer Ehizoje Azeke ruled their kingdom in “Kings and Queens: Oh My!,” choreog…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:32PM
Thursday, July 31, 2025

"You'll Be Back" from Broadway Dream Roles 2025 featuring Lesli Margherita by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

A bevy of Broadway’s brightest stars – from icons Jennifer Holliday and Andrea Martin to show-stopping newcomers Tom Francis and Jasmine Amy Rogers – lit up the Al Hirschfeld Theatre o…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:24PM
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

"Toto's Pup Pound" from Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

More than 200 of New York City’s fiercest dancers clicked their heels and created a larger-than-life, over-the-rainbow romp down the yellow brick road in the sexy, Oz-inspired Broadway Bar…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:02PM
Sunday, June 29, 2025

"Home" featuring Alex Newell from Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Tony Award winner Alex Newell reminded us that there’s no better time for unity and activism than Pride – and that there’s truly no place like Broadway Bares – with a show-stopping l…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:02PM
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out Highlights by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

More than 200 of New York City’s fiercest dancers clicked their heels and created a larger-than-life, over-the-rainbow romp down the yellow brick road in the sexy, Oz-inspired Broadway Bar…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:24PM
Monday, June 23, 2025

Broadway Bares 2025 Nicole Scherzinger performance by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

In a surprise performance that electrified the audience of Broadway Bares: Come Out , Come Out, 2025 Tony winner Nicole Scherzinger set the stage on fire with a sultry throwback to the Pussy…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:06PM

Nicole Scherzinger Slays in Surprise Performance of "Buttons" at Broadway Bares by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Loosen up our buttons, baby! Nicole Scherzinger and Sunset Blvd. dancers slayed the house down in a surprise performance of “Buttons” at #BroadwayBares, the annual burlesque spectacular …

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:02PM
Monday, May 5, 2025

"Help is on the Way" featuring Jasmine Amy Rogers by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

A bevy of Broadway’s brightest stars – from icons Jennifer Holliday and Andrea Martin to show-stopping newcomers Tom Francis and Jasmine Amy Rogers – lit up the Al Hirschfeld Theatre o…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:06PM
Friday, May 2, 2025

Broadway Dream Roles 2025 Highlights by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

A bevy of Broadway’s brightest stars – from icons Jennifer Holliday and Andrea Martin to show-stopping newcomers Tom Francis and Jasmine Amy Rogers – lit up the Al Hirschfeld Theatre o…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:18PM
Thursday, May 1, 2025

"One Song Glory" from Broadway Dream Roles 2025 featuring Tom Francis by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

A bevy of Broadway’s brightest stars – from icons Jennifer Holliday and Andrea Martin to show-stopping newcomers Tom Francis and Jasmine Amy Rogers – lit up the Al Hirschfeld Theatre o…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:48PM
Monday, April 14, 2025

Your Support in Action - March 2025 by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

This edition of Your Support in Action provides on-the-ground perspectives of how your support provides healthy meals and lifesaving nutrition to those across the country facing debilitating…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:42PM
Monday, March 24, 2025

"Acid Queen" from Broadway Backwards 2025 featuring Adam Lambert by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Broadway’s legendary luminaries and bright rising stars lit up the storied Gershwin Theatre on March 10, 2025, as Broadway Backwards delivered powerhouse performances celebrating LGBTQ+ lo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:18PM
Friday, March 21, 2025

Broadway Backwards 2025 Highlights by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Broadway’s legendary luminaries and bright rising stars lit up the storied Gershwin Theatre on March 10, 2025, as Broadway Backwards delivered powerhouse performances celebrating LGBTQ+ lo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:36AM
Thursday, March 20, 2025

"She Loves Me" from Broadway Backwards 2025 featuring Kelli O'Hara by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Broadway’s legendary luminaries and bright rising stars lit up the storied Gershwin Theatre on March 10, 2025, as Broadway Backwards delivered powerhouse performances celebrating LGBTQ+ lo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:18AM
Thursday, March 13, 2025

Broadway Backwards 2025 - Defying Gravity by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Broadway’s legendary luminaries and bright rising stars lit up the storied Gershwin Theatre on March 10, 2025, as Broadway Backwards delivered powerhouse performances celebrating LGBTQ+ lo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:48PM
Thursday, January 23, 2025

Red Bucket Follies 2024 - National Tours by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Musical theater choreographer Chaz Wolcott directed and choreographed a salute to the 16 national touring productions that joined in the 2024 Red Bucket Follies fall fundraising competition.…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:36AM

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