PHOTO CALL: Hugh Jackman Shines, Pippin Soars, Lion King Dances for Peace and The Wiz Is Revived at the 2014 Gypsy of the Year

The Lion King won Best Presentation for the third year in a row with “Is the Writing on the Wall?,” in which the show’s limber dancers circled a man in a top hat who sketched a dove of peace in chalk on a black wall.

The 26th Gypsy of the Year, 2014

<i>The Wiz</i> — The 26th Gypsy of the Year, 2014

*The Lion King* dancers and Hugh Jackman’s juggernaut fundraising skills proved a potent combination once again at the 26th annual Gypsy of the Year Competition, which raised an all-time record-breaking $5.2 million for the charity Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
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Seth Rudetsky_Red Bucket Follies_2014 — Seth Rudetsky, 2014

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Andre De Shields, Charl Brown and cast

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Andre De Shields and Dee Dee Bridgewater

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James Monroe Iglehart and Seth Rudetsky

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<i>Aladdin</i> — *Aladdin*

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<i>Mamma Mia!</i> — *Mamma Mia!*

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<i>Cinderella</i> — *Cinderella*

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Michael C. Hall, Seth Rudetsky and Lena Hall

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<i>LUV TXTS</i> — *LUV TXTS*

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<i>Avenue Q</i> — *Avenue Q*

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Michael C. Hall and Lena Hall

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Alyssa Herrera and Frankie J. Grande

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Alyssa Herrera, Frankie J. Grande and Tessa Alves

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Anika Larsen and Jarrod Spector

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<i>Chicago</i> — *Chicago*

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<i>Kinky Boots</i> — *Kinky Boots*

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<i>Lion King</i> — *Lion King*

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http://cdn-images.playbill.com/ee_assets/cam/gypsy/gypsyyearjackman55.jpg — ^{Gypsy of the Year 2014}

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Hugh Jackman, Nathan Lane and Judith Light

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Hugh Jackman and Nathan Lane

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Jackman’s auctioning of his sweaty shirts after each performance of his play The River — a strategy he perfected in 2011 on his show Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway — helped loft that show’s total to $549,725 so far beyond the next-highest earner (It’s Only a Play, with $464,559) that the judges took The River out of the competition and gave Jackman a Special Award for extraordinary effort, as they did in 2011.

Read the full recap here.

The 26th Gypsy of the Year, 2014

The 26th Gypsy of the Year, 2014

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