Broadway Bares: XXX, Benefiting Broadway Cares, Plays Hammerstein Ballroom June 26 | Playbill

Broadway Cares Broadway Bares: XXX, Benefiting Broadway Cares, Plays Hammerstein Ballroom June 26

The 30th anniversary burlesque performance features Ariana DeBose, Ramin Karimloo, the Queens of Broadway's SIX: The Musical, and many more.

Joseph Rivera for Broadway Bares 2022 Andrew Eccles

Broadway Bares, the modern-day burlesque spectacular produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, returns to live performances June 26 with a 30th anniversary celebration titled Broadway Bares: XXX. Performances are 9:30 PM and midnight at the Hammerstein Ballroom

Laya Barak, who piloted the last live edition, Broadway Bares: Take Off in 2019, again directs with associate direction by Jonathan Lee. Tony winner Jerry Mitchell, who created the fundraiser, and Nick Kenkel, a longtime Bares director and performer, continue as executive producers.

The one-night-only extravaganza of provocative new production numbers is inspired by the show’s three-decade run. Fourteeen choreographers are drawing inspiration from Bares’ titles and storylines of years past, bringing new takes to audience favorites. In addition to Barak, Kenkel, and Lee, choreographers include Al Blackstone, Jessica Castro, Chloe Davis, Armando Farfan, Richard J. Hinds, Stephanie Klemons, Sekou McMiller, Michael Lee Scott, Gabby Sorrentino, Kellen Stancil, and Andrew Turteltaub.

Ariana DeBose and Ramin Karimloo

The roster of Broadway performers making appearances include Oscar winner and 2022 Tony Awards host Ariana DeBoseFunny Girl star Ramin KarimlooPOTUS stars Julianne Hough, Suzy Nakamura, and Julie White; the Queens of Broadway's SIX: The Musical, who will perform the evening's finale; Tony-winning A Strange Loop writer Michael R. Jackson; Tony winner and Broadway Bares founder Mitchell; Nathan Lee Graham; Lesli Margherita; Bonnie Milligan; Maulik Pancholy; and Jason Tam. The evening also includes performers from the casts of Broadway's Aladdin, Beetlejuice, Company, Funny Girl, Hadestown, Hamilton, The Lion King, MJ, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, The Music Man, POTUS, A Strange Loop, and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.

Broadway Bares: XXX is written by Hunter Bell and Troy Britton Johnson and features lighting design by Joel Shier, scenic design by David Arsenault, and sound design by Nick Borisjuk. Production stage managers are Jereme Kyle Lewis and Johnny Milani with Sarah Helgesen as stage manager.

“We’ve been waiting to celebrate our 30th anniversary in person for two years, and we are going full out,” Mitchell said in an earlier statement. “It’s time to celebrate life and raise money to help provide meals and medication, health care, and hope for those who need a little help right now. Whether it’s been three years or 10 years since you last saw Bares, our 30th edition will be a show for the ages.”

Tomas Matos for Broadway Bares 2022 Andrew Eccles

Broadway Bares was created in 1992 by Mitchell, then a Broadway dancer, as a way to raise awareness and money for those living with HIV/AIDS. In Broadway Bares’ first year, Mitchell and six of his friends danced atop a New York City bar and raised $8,000 for the cause. Because of the pandemic, the last two editions of Broadway Bares were virtual presentations. Since 1988, Broadway Bares has raised more than $21 million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

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 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has raised more than $300 million for essential services for people with HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, and other critical illnesses across the United States.

Tickets to Broadway Bares: XXX, which start at $75, are available at BroadwayCares.org.

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