Broadway Bares at Life Ball 2019

At the 26th (and final) Life Ball in Vienna, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, a Life Ball charitable beneficiary, presented a taste of Broadway Bares, one Broadway Cares' signature annual events.

In a performance created specifically for Life Ball, a company of 13 dancers offered a unique, circus-inspired modern-day burlesque number. The piece was choreographed by Broadway Bares co-executive producer Nick Kenkel and introduced by Tony Award winner Billy Porter, who's currently starring in TV's Pose.

Broadway Bares was created by Tony-winning director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell as a way to raise money to help those diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. In its first year in 1992, Mitchell and seven of his friends danced on a New York City bar and raised $8,000. This year's version, Broadway Bares: Take Off, raised $2 million in two performances on June 16, 2019. To date, Broadway Bares has now raised $21.2 million for Broadway Cares and those in need.

Life Ball was the first AIDS charity event worldwide to take place in a governmental building, the Vienna City Hall, which still remains the ball’s venue. Since its premiere in 1993, Life Ball has been actively fighting the taboo of HIV and AIDS in society by celebrating life at a glamorous party. Life Ball's mission is to raise public awareness for HIV and AIDS, to light a beacon of solidarity with people affected by HIV/AIDS and to generate as much funds as possible to support projects in the world’s most-affected regions.

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Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS awards grants to more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington D.C. and is the largest single financial supporter of the social service programs of The Actors Fund, helping everyone in entertainment and the performing arts.

Broadway Cares hosts two six-week-long fundraising campaigns in theatres across the country every year, one leading up to the Easter Bonnet Competition in April and the other leading up to the Red Bucket Follies in December. Broadway Cares also produces annual fundraising events in New York City, including Broadway Backwards, Broadway Bares and the Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction.

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