The annual Broadway Cares fundraising flea market isn’t until September 22, but Broadway fans can bid now online for dozens of auction items.
The flea market will run along West 44th and West 45th streets and feature memorabilia and treasured items. Concessions will also be offered. “Aladdin”, “Cabaret”, “The Great Gatsby”, “Hadestown”, “Hamilton”, “Hell’s Kitchen”, “Illinoise”, “The Lion King”, “MJ the Musical”, “The Notebook”, “Oh, Mary!”, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”, “Once Upon a Mattress”, “The Outsiders”, “SIX: The Musical”, “Suffs”, “Wicked”, “Little Shop of Horrors”, “The Play that Goes Wrong”, and “Titanique” are all scheduled to have tables set up. A special “Curtain Call” table will also be set for to feature items from productions that have recently ended their runs.
Along with all the productions; Actors Equity, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers, Broadway Green Alliance, the Broadway Makers Alliance, Broadway Serves, the Entertainment Community Fund, Sweet Hospitality Group, Telecharge and The Shubert Organization, and United Scenic Artists are also scheduled to have tables set up.
The online auction is open now at BroadwayCares.org/auctions. Some of the featured items up for bid are:
Opening night tickets for several upcoming productions
Signed handwritten musical phrases by Jason Robert Brown, Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, Anais Mitchell, Alan Menken, and Matthrew Sklar and Chad Beguelin
The converse sneakers worn by Daniel Radcliffe onstage in “Merrily We Roll Along”; Radcliffe has signed the shoes
An opportunity to conduct the exit music for “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Wicked”; to shadow a stage manager and see “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” from the calling booth; or sit in the orchestra pit during “Back to the Future: The Musical” and “Suffs”
VIP house seats with a meet and greet with the stars from several shows including “Death Becomes Her”, “The Great Gatsby”, “Oh, Mary!”, “Once Upon a Mattress”, and “The Outsiders”
Autographed one of a kind memorabilia from numerous Broadway stars including Orlando Bloom, Wayne Brady, Darren Criss, Ariana DeBose, Danny DeVito, Jane Fonda, Boy George, Savion Glover, Jonathan Groff, James Earl Jones, Tony Kushner, Nathan Lane, Jessica Lange, Angela Lansbury, Huey Lewis, Gaten Matarazzo, Rachel McAdams, Lindsay Mendez, Laurie Metcalf, Bette Midler, Lea Michele, Liza Minnelli, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sara Jessica Parker, Jim Parson, Ben Platt, Eddie Redmayne, Chita Rivera, Stephen Schwartz, and Aaron Tveit
A silent auction will begin at 5pm on September 22 at Shubert Alley.
Broadway Cares is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping those diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.