News29th Annual Broadway Flea Market Brings in Record-Breaking Sum for Broadway CaresThe 29th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction, which was held Sept. 27 in and around Shubert Alley, brought in an all-time high of $756,655, for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
The 29 editions of the Broadway Flea Market have raised a grand total of $11.8 million. This year's fundraiser shattered the previous record of $713,986, set in 2014. The tables this year raised $385,915; the live auction raised $295,500.
The Top 10 tables were: Hamilton with $22,624; Wicked with $21,916; TDF’s fan favorite “Pik-a-Tik” with $15,212; Creative Goods Merchandise with $13,745; Finding Neverland with $13,434; ATPAM with $12,850; The Phantom of the Opera with $12,187; Something Rotten! with $11,405; Stage Directors & Choreographers Society with $10,944; and a combination table featuring the recently closed Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Mamma Mia! and On the Town with $10,385.
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Inside the 2015 Broadway Flea Market! See Broadway Biggest Stars Have a Blast and Greet Fans For a Cause
Inside the 2015 Broadway Flea Market! See Broadway Biggest Stars Have a Blast and Greet Fans For a Cause
The 29th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction, the free outdoor event that benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, was held Sept. 27 in and around Shubert Alley. Check out all the Broadway stars that came out to support the cause at the autograph line.
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Adam Kantor and Sierra Boggess
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Sierra Boggess, Kathleen Chalfant and Robert Sella
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Jake Lucas, Sydney Lucas and Telly Leung
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Telly Leung and Adam Kantor
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Jake Lucas, Sierra Boggess and Sydney Lucas
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Jake Lucas, Sierra Boggess and Sydney Lucas
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Christopher John O’Neill and Gavin Creel
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Christopher John O’Neill and Gavin Creel
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Matt Bogart, Quinn VanAntwerp and Geneva Carr
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Robert Fairchild, Leanne Cope, Josh Young and Jose Llana
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Scott J. Campbell, Jessica Keenan Wynn and Jarrod Spector
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Bebe Neuwirth and Christopher Sieber
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Heidi Blickenstaff and Bebe Neuwirth
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Scott J. Campbell and Jessica Keenan Wynn
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Geneva Carr, John Bolton and Lesli Margherita
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Brad Oscar, Rachel Tucker and Andy Kelso
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Beth Malone and Emily Skeggs
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Colin Quinn, Michael Arden and Andy Mientus
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Michael Cerveris and Judy Kuhn
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Julie White and Haven Burton
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Chita Rivera
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Richard H. Blake and Joseph Leo Bwarie
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Phillipa Soo, Scarlett Strallen and Bryce Pinkham
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Max von Essen and Brandon Uranowitz
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Laura Michelle Kelly, Max von Essen and Brandon Uranowitz
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Sarah Stiles. Marc Kudisch and Chita Rivera
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Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Alex Brightman and Brandon Victor Dixon
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Sarah Stiles. Marc Kudisch and Chita Rivera
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Jim Caruso, Chita Rivera and Jonathan Groff
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Jonathan Groff and Phillipa Soo
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Erin Mackey, Ruthie Ann Miles, Michael Cerveris and Judy Kuhn
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Max von Essen and Brandon Uranowitz
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Chita Rivera and Jonathan Groff
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Erin Mackey, Ruthie Ann Miles, Michael Cerveris and Judy Kuhn
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Rebecca Luker and Danny Burstein
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Laura Michelle Kelly
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Jessica Hecht, Alix Korey and Bryan Batt
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Laura Dreyfuss, Ben Platt and Cherry Jones
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Shanice Williams and Laura Dreyfuss
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Ann Harada, Chuck Cooper and John Cariani
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Bryan Batt, Stephanie J. Block and Annaleigh Ashford
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Stephanie J. Block and Annaleigh Ashford
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Annaleigh Ashford
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Shanice Williams
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Shanice Williams
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Shanice Williams
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Alex Brightman
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Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Shanice Williams
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Jonathan Groff, Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Alex Brightman
The Grand Auction included the live auction, which concluded the day, and a series of silent auctions, which were held every 30 minutes throughout the day.
The most popular lots of the day were walk-on roles in many of Broadway's biggest hits. The top-selling lot of the day was an appearance in the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots, which raised $13,000. Other top lots included an appearance in Wicked, which went for $11,500; the ultimate Les Misérables experience with a high bid of $10,000; an appearance in Chicago that went for $8,500; and an appearance in Beautiful - The Carole King Musical that raised $7,500. In all, the opportunities to appear in Broadway shows raised $84,000.
Jake Lucas, Sierra Boggess and Sydney Lucas
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Other top live auction items:
VIP tickets and backstage meet-and-greets with cast members of Hamilton. Three different packages offering the chance to meet Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. and Jonathan Groff sold for a collective $16,950.
The “Ultimate Seth” experience with SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky, which went to three winners for $6,000.
A visit to the set of ABC's "Nashville," which sold for $6,250.
Stephen Wallem and Kirsten Wyatt hosted the silent auctions, which featured 132 items items and raised $75,240. The top silent auction item, which raised $4,750, was the musical phrase “Sherry” from Jersey Boys, signed by Bob Gaudio and the late Bob Crewe.
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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 BC/EFA has raised more than $250 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.
