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New Yorks Gay Valentine Boat Cruise
Who said February had to be cold. Set sail on New York City’s Hottest
Gay Harbor Cruise this Valentine’s Day. Bring your sweetheart or find a
new one on this 3 hour floating dance party.
Toast to love or lust
with an open bar of premium liquor and free shots of Cupid Juice served
to you by Cupid’s little helpers. Passed appetizers, a decadent dessert
bar, wine & chocolate tastings by Ayza Wine & Chocolate Bar,
and the most amazing views of New York City’s skyline make this one
“cruise” you won’t forget.
- 3 Hour Evening Heated Cruise Around Manhattan Harbor
- DJ Performance
- Passed hors d’oeuvres
- Open Bar with Premium Liquor
- Dessert
- 21 and Over
BOOK NOW ONLINE!
New York Show Deals! 20 at 20
FOR 20 DAYS ONLY, SEE THE BEST OF OFF-BROADWAY FOR ONLY $20!
ABSOLUTELY AFFORDABLE!
Here is your chance to catch up with shows you may have
missed, get a sneak peek at the next big show, or revisit a favorite –
all for only $20 each!
ALWAYS ON!
Since Off-Broadway has performances to fit everyone’s
schedule, you can see more than one. Where else can you see five shows
in one day, for less than the price of ONE BROADWAY TICKET?
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS!
Beginning Tuesday, January 22nd, and running through Sunday,
February 10th, tickets for all 20at20 shows are only $20, starting 20
minutes before show time. Just go to the box office of the show you want
to see 20 minutes before it begins and say, “20at20” and you’ll get
your ticket to a real New York theater experience!
SEE 7 SHOWS AND GET DINNER ON US!
See any 7 of the participating 20at20 shows from 1/22/13 through 2/10/13
and receive a FREE voucher for dinner for 2 at an area restaurant!
Mail in your ticket stubs once you have seen 7 shows and we will send
you your voucher while supplies last.
Questions about 20at20? Visit our frequently asked questions page!
Best of New York Deals and Bargains
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Alan Cumming and Liza Minnelli at Town Hall March 13th
Last year, party promoter Daniel Nardicio had the opportunity to bring together two of my favortite performers for one night, a night the New York Times called “the biggest cultural event of the Fire Island season”
and Michael Kors called “a seminal Fire Island moment”
Under the musical direction of Emmy winner Lance Horne
Yes Alan Cumming and Liza Minnelli are on stage at NYC’s histroric Town Hall March 13th and you, my dear readers, as a can get on Daniels list, get an opportunity to get advance tickets now before they go on sale to the general public Wednesday.
because those tickets allow you to get into the private afterparty and
you can order those tickets HERE starting Wednesday.
Last Minute Gifts at Broadway Cares
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS sets the stage for another season of on-line gift-giving with our latest A Catalog of Giving. The curtain goes up on a new ensemble of unique and original merchandise that is sure to garner applause from Broadway and theatre fans everywhere.
Rooftop BBQ discount for July 14th Benefit
“I’m From Driftwood”
Summer Rooftop BBQ Fundraiser
Date: Saturday, July 14
Time: 4:00 – 8:00PM
Location: Casa de Costa Gallery Space,
11 Stone Street, 6th Floor, NYC
Tickets: $50
(only $40 for Best Gay New York readers!)
“I’m From Driftwood” (www.imfromdriftwood.com)
is creating the world’s largest online archive of personal LGBTQ
stories to deepen our understanding of each other, preserve our history,
and open hearts and minds. It is currently working on its Elder
Community Spotlight, which will feature stories from members of the
Elder LGBT Community. In order to finish the project, IFD is having a
Rooftop BBQ to help raise funds.
We’re offering Best Gay New York readers a $10 discount
to come have a great time and learn more about I’m From Driftwood.
Please contact Nathan (nathan@imfromdriftwood.com) for details on how to receive
this discount.
With an open bar by El Dorado Rum,
Brooklyn Brewery, and Tito’s Vodka, and BBQ prepared by Chef Paul
Busey, the Rooftop BBQ will be held at Casa de Costa gallery space in
lower Manhattan, on Saturday, July 14, from 4:00 – 8:00pm. The
impressive and growing list of Raffle Prizes and Silent Auction items
include:
– Frette, $1000 of items
– Wicked: The Musical (2 tickets and backstage passes)
– Channing Daughters Vineyard tour, tasting, and 2-4 bottles.
– Framed art by photographer Josh McNey
– Dirty Sugar Photography: 1-hour photo service
– $250 Marriott Reward Cheques
– Dessert Truck, Chocolate Souffle Class for 2
– Uber app (your on-demand private driver; get a cab anywhere, any time), $100 credit
– Sustainable NYC gift card
– Leslie Lohman Museum membership and magazines
– Smitten Kitten gift card
– Marimacho – bowtie and belt
– Autostraddle tote bag
– The Grey Dog gift card
SEE YOU THERE!
– Butter Lane Cupcakes gift certificate for 2 dozen cupcakes
Small Spaces Big Prices in New York City
People often ask what does a small apartment in New York City sell for? Of course, you can find a variety of prices – and various conditions!
NY Curbed just featured 10 tiny studio apartments – all about $1000 a square foot.
So $300,000 gets you about 300 square feet! OUCH!
Best of New York Deals and Discounts on Shows and Attractions
Let BestOfNewYork.com be your online guide to seeing the top New York City attractions on your next visit. Whether it’s museums, parks and zoos you want to see, or maybe its theaters, walking tours, architecture and shopping boutiques you have on your New York attractions to-do list, BestOfNewYork.com is the perfect place to find discount tickets to some of New York City’s most popular attractions.
Their comprehensive list of New York City attractions features all the information you’ll need to decide on what sightseeing experiences are best for you. With detailed descriptions of each attraction, plus tour highlights, photos, schedules and special deals, they have the best attractions in New York covered for you to see.
Are you embarking on a vacation to New York City? Maybe with Family or friends? They have a great directory of family-friendly tours – from guided bike rides through Central Park and cruises across New York Harbor to tours of the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building.
There is something for everyone, with enough attractions to keep you coming back again and again! Take a look around BestOfNewYork.com to read about fun attractions and find great ticket specials for sightseeing in New York City.
“Amazing life-like wax figures of more than 200 celebrities and historical figures famed around the world!”
A trip to New York isn’t complete without a brush with celebrity. The wax figures at Madame Tussauds NY are world-renowned for their incredible likeness to celebrities and historical figures.
20% off tickets!
BestOfNewYork.com has a detailed guide that highlights all the best Broadway shows. From the latest hits to the classic showstoppers, find the show for you with our show descriptions, videos, photos,
schedules and excellent discount offers.
They make sure you find the best deal for Broadway show tickets.
BestofNewYork.com can get you numerous hotel deals, popular tour discounts and fantastic pricing on the top attractions. Their site is full of all kinds of useful information, whether your planning a trip here for the first time and you live here and just looking for some great discounts.
Boat tours, bike tours, walking tours, it’s ALL HERE.
BestofNewYork.com is all you need!
Priscilla Fans Speak Out – Best Night on Broadway!
One year + and going strong!
Priscilla is still Broadways current smash hit musical.
EVERYONE agree’s – it is the MUST SEE SHOW!
Fabulous, fun and fantastic, you can’t help but love Priscilla and the marvelous cast!
It’s the BEST NIGHT ON BROADWAY.
And right now get SPRING SAVINGS
with tickets as low as $43
Go to Priscilla on Broadway
and use code FAB5
Glbt Travel Expo in New York May 5
GLBT TRAVEL EXPO! – FREE Admission!
The 2012 Travel Expo Tour is an exciting event where
you can learn about new travel destinations, rediscover old ones, find
glbt friendly travel providers and get information to plan your next
vacation.
Airlines
Hotels
Trains
Cruise lines
Car Rentals
Resorts
Exotic Destinations
Convention & Visitors Bureaus
Travel Magazines
Attendees will be able to get the latest travel information, get
special travel packages and great deals from the very best travel
providers as well as win great prizes.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Thursday – May 3, 2012 – The William Way Center.
New York , New York – Saturday May 5, 2012 – The LGBT Center. 12-5pm
We are pleased to announce Carlos as the winner of the GlbtTravel Store’s Male Model Contest!
Carlos won a professional travel themed
photo shoot, $300 cash and will star in the Arrive in Style presentation at the
glbt Travel Expo, NYC, on May 5th, 2012. You’ll be seeing and getting to know more
about the star model in the near future.
A big round of applause and three
cheers for Carlos!
Royal Asscher LGBT Night of Diamonds and Champagne March 29
Diamonds and Champagne (and Vodka!) event.
THURSDAY March 29, 2012.
Royal Asscher of America
10 West 46th Street, Suite 1005
Spring is in the air is so is gay marriage, right?
During the event, view diamond collections and sip on a drink (or two;).
As a
company, Royal Asscher has been an advocate for many important causes and they embrace the gay community and show their support for gay rights and
especially gay marriage, which is the theme of this event.
RSVP here…ROYALASSCHER
Project Runway All Stars Sample Sale March 14th
Thanks Mondo for tweeting the details on the sale! It seems some of the Project Runway All Stars, Rami Kashou, Kara Janx, Mondo Guerra, and Michael Costello
are having a sample sale on Wednesday, March 14th, at 11am, at 242 West
36th Street in NYC. 8th floor. One day only.
Discounts go up to 80% off, with prices starting at $25.
VLADA is New and Improved
Hello New York!
I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to share with you the many excited things coming up at Vlada Lounge, but first let me thank you for being a loyal customer for the last 6 years and making Vlada the best vodka bar in NYC (New York Magazine, Best Of New York issue). I believe you will be excited to learn what our little Russian elves have been up to and the ways in which Vlada is expanding for the new 2012/2013 season.
Much like Lindsay Lohan (girl, did you see her on SNL?!) we have given Vlada a face lift: classy new furniture, a fantastic staff comprised of some of the sexiest, smartest, and talented men in New York, and added new flavors to our extensive, home-made, organic, infused vodka menu. All in all, I’d say we pulled it off better than she did. To continue with the Russian theme, we have made some delicious additions to our food menu. Be sure to try some of my favorites: Beef Stroganoff, Chicken Kiev, Siberian Pelmeni, Poached Salmon, Blini with Caviar, and several Traditional Russian Salads created by the award winning, original chef from the Russian Samovar. Check out photos of the new menu here.
As owner of the only Authentic Russian Gay Bar outside of Moscow, equality for the gay community has always been my highest priority. Minutes after the gay marriage law passed in New York I became an Ordained Minister so I could marry same sex couples at our beautiful and elegant upstairs event space. We’ve had many successful and beautiful ceremonies in 2011 and I anticipate many more to come! Please email vlada@ministervlada.com if you or someone you know is looking to tie the knot in a memorable way. We have also expanded into highend catering, so we are able to fulfill any and all requests for parties of any size. Please email vlada@vvscatering.com for all catering inquiries.
You can also take advantage of our all new upstairs for private events of all shapes and sizes! From fundraisers to birthday parties to Russian language classes, our upstairs is ideal for your party. The space comes with its own private floor, ipod connection and CD players, projector, piano, available microphones, artwork from community artists, and much more! Email billy@vladaloungeny.com
For a limited time we are offering a 20% discount on our select services to make your experience even more memorable. Call Billy, Ernie, or Vlada Von Shats at 212-974-8030 and let’s have a meaningful date (we like to cuddle).
Peace & Love,
Vlada Von Shats
Billy Hannon, Jr.
Ernie Cote
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Times Square Social at Traffic w/ Special Guest David Drake
Wednesday February 22, 2012 from 6-9PM
Traffic Bar & Restaurant, 701 9th Ave. Corner of 48th St.
RSVP: Trafficfebruary.eventbrite
FREE EVENT – Since
2004 TheMenEvent has been bringing you the HOTTEST Gay Networking
Events. This month, we descend upon a new venue, Traffic in Hell’s
Kitchen. Expect to meet lots of other gay professionals (or professional
gays – wink), make new friendships, win stuff, enjoy drink specials and
get some free appetizers (but you have to get there early for the yummy
treats).
Featuring:
*
Prize Giveaways including DVD’s and Show Tickets. PLUS Enter to win 1
of 3 Top Men’s Fragrances from the Fragrance and Beauty Outlet.
* No cover!
* Drink Specials- $4 Coors Light Drafts, $5 mixed well cocktails $5 Glass of Traffic’s signature sangria & $5 house wines.
* Hundreds of Amazing Guys!
* Free Appetizers from 6-7pm
* CELEB ALERT: Meet DAVID DRAKE (The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me) who is currently donning drag in new comedy MY TAWNY VALENTINE.
David Drake – My Tawny Valentine
David Drake is playwright, stage director, actor and author. He is probably best known as the author and original performer of The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, for which he received a Village Voice Obie Award, a 1994 Drama-Logue Award for “Outstanding Solo Performance.” – But he has done so many things over the span of his career. – That sexy vision of him, up onstage, shirtless with a leather jacket, is burned in mind forever!
Now, David, as his alter ego “Tawny Heatherton,” is bringing his new show, “My Tawny Valentine”
to NYC’s Laurie Beechman Theatre. This show marks the unheralded return
of Tawny Heatherton, a lovably eccentric showbiz survivor and “one hit
wonder” of the disco zeitgeist of the early 1980s. Tawny brings her
singular blonde-swept brand of sunny, funny optimism while recalling
stories of wandering the globe performing her disco “hit,” her
headline-grabbing turn as the unwitting “Pyro Girl of Long Island,” her
short-lived stint as a “Hee-Haw Honey,” and reuniting with her long-lost
aunt Joey Heatherton at the Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino.
“My Tawny Valentine” plays Feb 17, 24, & March 2 at 7:30pm at the Laurie Beechman Theater (407 West 42nd Street, between 9th & 10th Avenue).
Tickets are $20 plus a $15 food/drink minimum and can be purchased by calling 212-352-3101 or visit SpinCycleNYC.com..
Our dear friend Adam, from the popular site, Call Me Adam, caught up with David and interviewed him this week!
Read all about David and the new show!
More at David Drake Productions
Be Nick Adams’ Valentine ! Feb 14th – LGBT Discount Night
2 DEALS on
ONE NIGHT!
February 14th!!
Looking
for a great way to spend your Valentine’s Day? If you have a special
someone take them to see a great show, if not, let the cast of Priscilla
be your Valentine!
Purchase an LGBT ticket for PRISCILLA QUEEN OF
THE DESERT and receive admission to a special pre-show reception before
the show at The Ritz Bar in Hell’s Kitchen including one free cocktail
and a special gift from the show!
Tickets for LGBT Night at Priscilla
Queen of the Desert on February 14th may be purchased at a special
price of $77 orch/front mezz, $60 rear mezz, and $43 balcony (Reg.
$52-$127).
All ticket prices include one complimentary drink at the Ritz
Bar (369 West 46 St) between 5:30 and 6:45pm on Feb 14th. Tickets may
be purchased by going to Ticketmaster.com or by calling 877-250-2929
and using code PQDVDAY, or by bringing this article to The Palace
Theatre Box Office 1564 Broadway (bet. W. 46th & 47th Sts.).
IF THAT’S NOT ENOUGH –
Fans also have the chance to be Nick Adams’ Valentine on February 14th!
(see above and here is Nick on YouTube).
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Ok – I don’t get it. We have 7500 friends on Facebook (Michael Snell and Derrick Sorles)
yet only a couple hundred people LIKE US for BEST GAY NEW YORK.
Did you know, if you LIKE US – we won’t bother you. But we will start offering those who LIKE US, special contests and special invitations to parties we host in NYC!
So what are you waiting for – LIKE US!!
Breaking Glass Pictures Celebrates the ‘Holi-gays’ With a Huge Discount on our LGBT Catalog
WHO DOESN’T LOVE A GREAT DEAL?!
For over two years, Breaking Glass Pictures and their Queer Culture Cinema label have provided the public with provocative and erotic LGBT titles. To celebrate their success in the 2011 holiday season, they are offering an exclusive discount on our already discounted prices from their official store. NEAR WHOLESALE PRICING! PERFECT for gift giving!!
To get $6.00 off the already discounted price on these and the rest of their titles, go to shop.breakingglasspictures.com and enter “BESTGAYNY” during check out.
Among some exciting LGBT titles are:
An Englishman in New York: Giving possibly the best performance of his distinguished career, two-time Academy Award nominee John Hurt (Midnight Express, The Elephant Man) gives a bravura portrayal of British gay icon Quentin Crisp in An Englishman in New York, an exhilarating, funny and inspiring story focusing on Crisps emigration to the United States the final years of his life. After the film version of his autobiography The Naked Civil Servant is released to great acclaim, author, artist and raconteur Crisp moves to New York City to star in a one-man off-Broadway show. What was supposed to be a month turns into decades as Crisp regales and captivates New York audiences with his wit and candor on a lifetime lived as an outsider. The film traces his theatrical successes, many friendships and controversies but always living life on his own terms. – Features a cameo by the ever adorable NICK ADAMS!!
Big Gay Musical: The film tells the tale of Paul (Daniel Robinson) and Eddie (Joey Dudding), two theater actors who have just commenced working together on their new Off-Broadway musical, a show that oddly mimics their own personal lives. Through glittery, yet comical musical numbers with provocatively dressed tap dancing angels, a retelling of Genesis, tele-evangelists, a camp that attempts to convert gay kids to straight, and numerous showtunes, both characters go through life-changing experiences.
Go Go Crazy: Welcome to Go Go Crazy: a contest where talent and ambition take a backseat to speedos and desperation. Five shameless contestants (all Broadway performers, including Mr. Broadway 2011 Michael Cusumano) with little to gain and nothing to lose take to the stage in a gay nightclub for a chance to achieve go go boy glory and a $1000 cash prize.(Hosted by Hedda Lettuce!) On the judging panel are a burned out porn star (NY-based porn star Jake Steel), a Celine Dion “embodier,” and the raunchy nightclub owner – all of whom threaten to steal the spotlight from the fame-hungry, back-stabbing contestants.
Lots more gay titles to choose from as well!
To get $6.00 off the already discounted price on these and the rest of
their titles, go to shop.breakingglasspictures.com and enter
“BESTGAYNY” during check out.
Wedding Planner in New York Helps You Find the Perfect Wedding Location
SO YOU WANT TO GET MARRIED?!
Weddings are supposed to be a once in a lifetime experience.
You should be focusing on the love you have found and are going to be sharing forever.
You should be thinking about the bond you will be forming and the commitment you will be making. It should be joyous and exciting. And the planning of your wedding should be done with the same enthusiasm.
You don’t need to feel overwhelmed by the endless details and decisions that will need to be made. Who will do your invitations? Where will you find your tuxedos? What about the Cake?
Will there be food served?
AND THE BIG QUESTION….Where to have it? Location, Location, Location! How big? How Small? What venue really expresses who you are as a couple?
And ALL OF THE PHONE CALLS to vendors gathering information and prices!!
This is just a small sampling of the many details that you have to think about. Small soiree? or a big fancy affair?
Now take a deep breath! I have 2 words for you…Successful Affairs. Let them do the work for you – and the service is free.
Yes, FREE!
“We educate clients from start to finish, and walk them through the process,” says owner Lisa Rice.”You will feel at ease and confident that your big day will be your best day!”
“No matter what your budget is, our experience and resources will make your wedding a Successful Affair.
Successful Affairs specializes in locating the perfect venue for you.
Whether your needs require a hotel, club, restaurant, penthouse or a huge open loft space, or intimate elegant spaces, I guide clients through this ever changing city to the exciting options that New York has to offer!” says Lisa.
“When I started in the event planning industry in 1988 it was just blossoming, and to say the least…it has come a long way baby! And there is most certainly something to be said about experience. What really is necessary for pulling off the perfect affair comes down to 5 things: motivation, common sense, organization, negotiation and a great out going personality.
All attributes that I excel in! I have done the homework, so you don’t have to. My relationships with the many vendors will save you time and money – and best of all, my service is free to clients.”
What better city than Manhattan to explore for your event? “Each and every day I am out and about researching the newest and most exciting of venues,” explained Lisa. “My portfolio includes the old traditional standards as well as the unusual and unique. 1.Time: Our photo portfolios of Manhattan hotels, clubs, restaurants, landmarks, and little-known private event locations are comprehensive. In less than an hour they will take a virtual tour of all locations which could work for your event. In one meeting they will view hundreds of venues without ever leaving their office — or mine.
We will save clients – Time, money and their sanity!
2.Money: Successful Affairs brings clients to these venues on a continual basis, which gives us an advantage in our negotiations to meet their budget restrictions. Allowing Successful Affairs to represent clients in vendor negotiations gives them a valuable edge.
3.Sanity: Clients may be feeling overwhelmed with the amount of details involved in planning their upcoming event.
Successful Affairs has organized thousands of events since 1988. We know all the secrets to making an event run smoothly.
After planning thousands of events, I am well connected and my reputation stands tall. From our first meeting, new clients realize the knowledge and confidence I exude. They know immediately that they made the right choice in contacting me, and any stress they might have felt prior to our meeting, just fades away!
When you’re in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, all you want to do is take in the view. There are spaces that can offer breathtaking skylines, unique perspectives and much more.
Sometimes you just need to be different, and New York certainly has it’s share of unique spaces. Make your event stand out and have people remember it. Our portfolio of properties I work with, can offer something for everyone – and every budget.
Let us help you have a Successful Affair!”Lisa Rice 212-684-6402 Find them on Facebook.
LGBT Wedding Invitations
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New Yorks Broadway FLEA MARKET & AUCTION Sept. 25
Broadway dreams can come true as you find showbiz treasures, meet the stars and bid on once-in-a-lifetime items and experiences at the 25th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction. Make your plans now to spend Sunday, September 25 with Broadway Cares and thousands of other theatre fans in Times Square and along West 44th Street for those one-of-a-kind keepsakes. This not-to-be-missed event for any serious Broadway theatergoer is free and open to the public and has been called one of the “Best Once-a-Year Markets” in New York City. From photos with your favorite Broadway star to buying that lost cast recording, signed show posters and Playbills, rare costume sketches or special gift for a theatre-lover you can’t find anywhere – this year’s Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction promises to offer something for everyone. Autograph Table & Photo Booth | Grand Auction Pre-Bids New for 2011 are special “flash auctions” which feature instant experiences with Broadway stars live on the Grand Auction stage, including: Among the shows signed up for tables are The Addams Family, Anything Goes, The Book of Mormon, Follies, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Lion King, Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, The Phantom of the Opera, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Rock of Ages, Sister Act, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Wicked and Cirque Du Soleil’s Zarkana, as well as Actors’ Equity Association, The Actors Fund, Broadway Impact, The Broadway League, Givenik, Paper Mill Playhouse, Seth’s Broadway Chatterbox and United Scenic Artists. You also can place early bids now on dozens of unique theater items and experiences that will be offered throughout the day in the silent auction and in the day’s exciting finale, the live auction. Online pre-bidding ends at 12 pm ET on Saturday, September 24. For the first time ever, the Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction will encompass all of 44th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, and will stretch across Broadway into Times Square, filling the wide pedestrian plaza between 43rd and 44th Streets.. “We look forward to turning this year’s construction challenge into a golden, sun-drenched opportunity to expand into Times Square’s wonderful pedestrian plazas,” BC/EFA executive director Tom Viola said. “Filling Broadway between 43rd and 44th Streets, there will be booths overflowing with theatrical memorabilia and at the end of the afternoon the Grand Auction. I hope you will take the few steps across Seventh Avenue with us, as you enjoy the high energy and activity that every year stretches down 44th Street to Eighth Avenue. Whatever the terrain, the best of Broadway shows up for the Broadway Flea Market. I hope you will too!” Dozens of tables from Broadway’s most popular shows will set up shop for what Time Out New York calls one of the “Best Once-a-Year Markets” in New York City. Fans can buy that lost cast recording, signed show posters and Playbills, rare costume sketches, props and special gifts theatre-lovers can’t find anywhere else. Silent auction lots offered every half-hour will give way to the live Grand Auction at the end of the day featuring a collection of unique items and experiences that will offer something for everyone. One of the most popular sites at Broadway’s “one-day sale” is the Celebrity Autograph Table at which your favorite stars from Broadway and Off-Broadway sign autographs and pose for photos in exchange for donations to BC/EFA. Last year, some of the big prizes at the grand auction included a chance to appear in “Wicked” that sold for a whopping $16,500 and a tank top worn by Daniel Craig in “A Steady Rain” and signed by Craig and co-star Hugh Jackman that fetched $6,500. The auction and market, which cost about $60,000 to produce, plus three other Broadway Cares/Equity Fight AIDS events – the Easter Bonnet Competition, Gypsy of the Year and Broadway Bares – helped the group last year award some $10 million in grants to The Actors Fund and to more than 400 AIDS and family service organizations.
Times Square & West 44th Street, NYC
• Spamalot karaoke with Tony Award-nominated Spamalot star Christopher Sieber
• An on-the-spot appearance in the hit Web series “Side by Side by Susan Blackwell“
• A coaching session with Chicago star Kara DioGuardi, former American Idol judge and head judge on Bravo’s Platinum Hit
• Your favorites tunes sung especially for you by Rent star Anthony Rapp and Wicked star Julia Murney
• Your outgoing voice mail message recorded in the voice of the diva of your choice by singer and comedian Christine Pedi, known for her spot-on impersonations.
It’s a flea market like no other!
Some of the celebrities this year willing to sign autographs for a $25 donation – or pose for a photo for $10 – are Adam Godley, Nick Adams, Patina Miller, Sutton Foster, Tony Sheldon, Rory O’Malley, Alice Ripley, Annaleigh Ashford, Josh Gad, Joyce DeWitt, Nikki M. James, Patrick Page, Victoria Clark, Roger Rees, Adam Pascal, Montego Glover, Beth Leavel and Charles Busch. (All appearances subject to change.)
BID RIGHT NOW LIVE ONLINE –
all kinds of cool things – like
DRINK UP WITH THE “GIRLS” OF PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT
Please check the website, Facebook and Twitter for an update on
Sunday morning and throughout the day if clouds are gray.
See you there!
BestGayNewYork.com
