The Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS spring fundraising competition has come to a close, and audiences this year were very generous. Over the past six weeks of donations via Broadway Cares' Red Buckets and onstage auctions, theatregoers have donated a record-breaking $6,849,510. In total, 57 Broadway, Off-Broadway, and national touring productions participated in the fundraiser.

This is the highest in the organization’s 37-year history, eclipsing the previous record of $6,594,778 set in 2019.

The shows that got the most donations were Broadway’s Sunset Blvd. and Good Night, and Good Luck, each raising more than $300,000.

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The donations fund Broadway Cares’ National Grants Program, which helps ensure nourishing meals, lifesaving medication, vital health care, and hope for people in need across all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, as well as providing a safety net of services for those in entertainment and the performing arts.

The top fundraisers in the Spring Fundraising Competition, held March 14-April 27, are below:

Broadway Musical
Top Fundraiser – Sunset Blvd. ($329,923)
1st Runner-up – Maybe Happy Ending ($269,423)
2nd Runner-up – Hell's Kitchen ($251,107)
3rd Runner-up – The Outsiders ($248,393)

Broadway Play
Top Fundraiser – Good Night, and Good Luck ($324,794)
1st Runner-up – Glengarry Glen Ross ($238,343)
2nd Runner-up – Oh, Mary! ($208,202)

Off-Broadway
Top Fundraiser – Little Shop of Horrors ($113,982)
1st Runner-up – Drag: the Musical ($101,239)
2nd Runner-up – Titanique ($33,810)
3rd Runner-up – The Play That Goes Wrong ($27,561)

National Tours
Top Fundraiser – Wicked - Munchkinland ($221,717)
1st Runner-up – A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical ( $212,659)
2nd Runner-up – Moulin Rouge! The Musical ($196,341)
3rd Runner-up – Hamilton - Philip ($170,201)
4th Runner-up – Life of Pi ($165,276)

Since the spring fundraising efforts began in 1988, the campaigns have raised $107 million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

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“I was bowled over by the impassioned and often deeply personal appeals from the stage,” Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Executive Director Danny Whitman said in a statement. “This heartfelt and inspiring energy prompted extraordinary generosity from audiences to help at a time when so many are facing their darkest days. As many of the organizations we support face unimaginable challenges caused by uncertain funding, it’s reassuring to know that Broadway Cares supporters once again stand strong in providing compassionate hope and help for millions across the country.”

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 awarded more than $300 million for essential services for people with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.

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