On Dec. 1, producer Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS announced the hosts and judges for the 2010 talent contest that gathers the New York theatre community in a mass effort to raise money and awareness for people facing HIV/AIDS and other health issues.

The proceeds from the event (4:30 PM Dec. 7 and 2 PM Dec. 8) will benefit BC/EFA.

White is currently appearing in The Understudy at the Laura Pels Theatre Off-Broadway. Broadway personality Rudetsky hosts "Seth's Big Fat Broadway" on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, writes the Onstage & Backstage column for Playbill.com and commandeers the Chatterbox talk show at Don't Tell Mama.

This year's judges include Ana Gasteyer (The Royal Family), John Glover (The Royal Family), Casey Nicholaw (The Drowsy Chaperone), Montego Glover (Memphis), BC/EFA's president and Jujamcyn producing director Paul Libin, Marcia Milgrom Dodge (Ragtime), Jim Norton (Finian's Rainbow), and longtime BC/EFA friend Marion Duckworth Smith.

Shows scheduled to present include Billy Elliot, Bye Bye Birdie, Chicago, Hair, Jersey Boys, Naked Boys Singing, Newsical, Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, Rock of Ages, Superior Donuts, West Side Story and Wicked. This year the casts of Avenue Q and In the Heights will come together for a joint presentation.

This year's opening number is being created by Melissa Mahon, Sean McKnight and Seth Farber. The number will be a parody of the hit Fox reality show "So You Think You Can Dance" and will feature a special appearance by season five contestant Ryan Kasprzak.

In addition, special performances from Keigwin + Company representing Dancers Responding to AIDS, Natasha Paremski representing Classical Action, and a piece representing gypsies from national touring productions is being created by choreographer Shea Sullivan and singer/composer Katie Thompson.

According to BC/EFA, "The Gypsy of the Year Competition is the culmination of six weeks of fund raising when shows on and Off-Broadway engage in a friendly competition to see which show can raise the most money for the organization. Awards are presented to the companies that raise the most money and for the winning presentation."

VIP and Priority tickets ($350 and $200) and other tickets ($110/$40/$20) can be purchased online at www.BroadwayCares.org, in person at BC/EFA (165 West 46th Street, Suite 1300), by phone at (212) 840-0770, or at the door the day of the event.

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BC/EFA is the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes and other critical illnesses across the United States. Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $170 million dollars for critically needed services for people with AIDS and other serious illnesses. BC/EFA is the major supporter of seven programs at The Actors Fund – including The AIDS Initiative, The Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative, The Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic, The Dancers' Resource and three supportive housing residences.

BC/EFA also awards annual grants to over 400 AIDS and family service organizations nationwide. For more information visit www.BroadwayCares.org.