WHEN: November 30, 2009, 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
VIP Afterparty: 10 p.m.-11 p.m.
WHERE: Dixon Place, 161 Chrystie Street, NYC
TICKET INFO: $25 mezzanine seating
$50 orchestra seating (includes passes to VIP after party)
www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/7492015
Hosted by Martin Gould Cummings
WHO: TONY AWARD WINNER BD WONG, NICK ADAMS, TITUSS BURGESS, KATE PAZAKIS, ANTHONY HOLLOCK, FRANKIE JAMES GRANDE,MARTI GOULD CUMMINGS, JEFFERY SELF & COLE ESCOLA of LOGO TV, MICHAEL BUCKLEY of WHATTHEBUCK,MEGAN REINKING, THE HONEYBUNS, SEAN BRADFORD-these talents will be performing and appearing on the red carpet. A list of celebrities attending the event will be sent out the week of the concert.
WHAT: Benefit for The Ali Forney Center & Broadway Speaks OUT. Both of these LGBT organizations are bringing equality to the forefront. Several of Broadways biggest stars will be performing. There will be many notables in the audience and on the red carpet as well.
Tony Award-winning actor B.D. Wong has joined the line-up of performers in A Very MARY Holiday, a benefit concert for the Ali Forney Center and Broadway Speaks OUT, on Nov. 30.
In addition to Wong (M. Butterfly, Pacific Overtures), the evening features Nick Adams (Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line), Tituss Burgess (Guys and Dolls, The Little Mermaid), Kate Pazakis (Jerry Springer the Opera), Anthony Hollock, Frankie James Grande, Megan Reinking, Sean Bradford, LOGO's Jeffery Self and Cole Escola, and Michael Buckley of WhatTheBuck Show.
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AFC is dedicated to "promoting awareness of the plight of homeless LGBT youth in the United States with the goal of generating responses on local and national levels from government funders, foundations, and the LGBT community." The Center was a beloved charity of late actress Bea Arthur. The Forney Center is in the process of naming one of its transitional housing facilities after the Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress.
Broadway Speaks OUT! is an online talk show that "provides viewers with an inside look at Broadway, current events, and the LGBT community."
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