Lucci, Rodriguez, Shepherd, Tam and More Set for ABC & SOAPnet Salute Broadway Cares Benefit

By Andrew Gans
November 25, 2009

Participants have been announced for ABC & SOAPnet Salute Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, ABC-TV's annual fundraiser for BC/EFA, which will be presented at Town Hall in Manhattan March 21, 2010.

Cameron Mathison will host the sixth annual event, which will boast appearances by Susan Lucci, Rebecca Budig, Ricky Paull Goldin, Melissa Claire Egan, Bobbie Eakes, Adam Mayfield and Cornelius Smith, Jr. from "All My Children"; Kristen Alderson, Scott Clifton, Scott Evans, Kassie DePaiva, Mark Lawson, Nicholas Rodriguez, Tika Sumpter, Jason Tam and Brittany Underwood from "One Life to Live"; and Bradford Anderson, Brandon Barash, Anthony Geary, Jonathan Jackson and Nathan Parsons from "General Hospital." The benefit will also feature a musical performance from "The View" host Sherri Shepherd.

To date the ABC fundraisers have raised nearly $1.5 million for the charitable organization.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the nation's largest industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization. Since its founding in 1988 the organization has distributed over $160 million for services for people with AIDS, HIV or HIV-related illnesses.

Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available by visiting www.broadwaycares.org.

Town Hall is located in Manhattan at 123 West 43rd Street.

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Producers also announced the second installment of “SOAP-A-THON” on Dec. 4. “SOAP-A-THON” is "an interactive online competition where fans of ABC Daytime dramas have the chance to win rare ABC Daytime memorabilia." Visit “All My Children” on the Web at abc.com (keyword: amc) for more information.