Red Bucket Campaign Begins

For many people, Friday the 13^th is a very unlucky day; but for Broadway Cares, it is a very good day.

March 13 marks the beginning of the Spring Red Bucket Fundraising campaign to raise money for “people facing illness, hunger and financial hardship”.

The red buckets can be found at Broadway, Off-Broadway, and national touring performances by cast members and volunteers.

The campaign runs through April 26.

One-hundred percent of the donations go to help those in need.  A $10 donations will pay for an HIV test; $100 can provide meals to a family for two weeks.

The campaign also offers theatre fans an opportunity to receive autographed posters and playbills for their donations.  And new this year, Plato Seto – the stage manager for “Maybe Happy Ending – has designed some collectible theatre trading cards – CurtainCards.

The cards were originally designed for sale last fall at the annual flea market.  The cards have been expanded to include “Maybe Happy Ending”, “& Juliet”, and “Oh, Mary!”.  The cards can only be found at those performances and will be for sale following the show.

Shows participating in the Red Bucket campaign beginning this weekend are:
“The Book of Mormon”
“Buena Vista Social Club”
“Chess”
“Just in Time”
“The Lion King”
“Maybe Happy Ending”
“Oh, Mary!”
“The Outsiders”
“Ragtime”
“The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
“Little Shop of Horrors”
“The Play That Goes Wrong”

Shows joining the campaign next week:
“& Juliet”
“Aladdin”
“Death Becomes Her”
“Every Brilliant Thing”
“Hadestown”
“Hamilton”
“MJ The Musical”
“Operation Mincemeat”
“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
“Wicked”
“Heathers”

The national tours joining the campaign next week are:
“& Juliet”
“Beauty and the Beast”
“Hamilton”
“Hell’s Kitchen”
“MJ The Musical”
“The Notebook”
“The Outsiders”
“The Phantom of the Opera”
“Spamalot”
“Suffs”
“Wicked”
“The Wiz”