PHOTO CALL: The 24th Annual Gypsy of the Year Competition

"Tossed Around," an athletic dance number that sent the gypsies of The Lion King whirling over sets of wooden chairs, earned that show the title honor at the event.

Hosted by Seth Rudetsky, this year's edition of the revue at the New Amsterdam Theatre offered a mix of comedy songs, dance and honest sentiment, especially from some of the older stars and presenters, who recalled the darkest days of the epidemic in the 1980s — before treatments that have controlled but not cured the illness, which gave birth to the first Gypsy of the Year competition in 1989. The event has raised more than $65 million in the ensuing near-quarter century.

The 24th Gypsy of the Year, 2012

Ricky Martin, Katie Holmes and Chita Rivera — The 24th Gypsy of the Year, 2012

The 2012 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS fundraising event collected a grand total of $3,902,608, the fourth highest total ever. Read the Playbill.com story.
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<i>The Book of Mormon</i> — *The Book of Mormon*

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<i>Bring it On</i> — *Bring it On*

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The 24th Gypsy of the Year, 2012

The 24th Gypsy of the Year, 2012

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