NewsPHOTO RECAP: The 24th Annual Gypsy of the Year CompetitionThe 25th Annual Gypsy of the Year Competition, produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will be held Dec. 9 at 4:30 PM and Dec. 10 at 2 PM at the Minskoff Theatre, the current home of the Tony-winning The Lion King. We look back at last year's event.
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Matthew Blank
December 05, 2013
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The 24th Gypsy of the Year, 2012
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.
The two performances are the culmination of six weeks of fundraising by Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies.
The annual competition, according to press notes, "honors the tireless work of theatre's ensemble singers and dancers, known as 'gypsies.' For two afternoons, more than 200 of New York's most talented gypsies – and their special guests – will perform original skits, songs and dances. Awards are presented to the top fundraisers and for the best presentation during the two performances."
The 24 editions of Gypsy of the Year have raised more than $52.9 million; last year's show raised $3,902,608.
Actor, musician and Playbill.com columnist Seth Rudetsky will return for the sixth consecutive year to host.
Advance tickets can be purchased online at broadwaycares.org or by calling (212) 840-0770, ext. 268. VIP and Priority tickets are $350 and $200, respectively, and other tickets are available at $110, $40 and $20.
Gypsy of the Year is sponsored by The New York Times and United Airlines.
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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 $225 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.
The Max Martin musical features a number of his most beloved songs, including “…Baby One More Time,” “Roar,” “Since U Been Gone,” “It’s My Life,” “I Want It That Way,” “Can’t Stop the Feeling!,” and more.
