Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'

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CAROLS FOR A CURE is the annual two-disc holiday CD compilation of original songs and holiday classics which benefits BC/EFA. These CDs boast the best voices from the worlds of Broadway, Off-Broadway and national tours. The cast of Broadway's ONCE was recently hard a work recording their track for the album. Check out our exclusive photos from their recording session below!

Past editions of CAROLS FOR A CURE can be found at http://www.broadwaycares.org/store

Other shows that have recorded: “The Lion King,” featuring the Disney characters Timon and Pumbaa (played by Fred Berman and Ben Jeffrey, respectively) singing musician and composer Peter Candela’s original music, lyrics and orchestrations for a song called “The Wreath of Kindness;” “Mary Poppins” (The Birthday of a King); “Spiderman,” featuring Aaron LeVigne & Rebecca Faulkenberry doing Aaron's original song "Call Your Mom;" “Once,” performing a traditional Irish carol, "The Wexford Carol;" the cast of “Chaplin” singing an original song called "You Don't Have To Be Alone on Christmas;" Orfeh and Andy Karl sang with castmembers from “Jersey Boys;” plus “Wicked,” “Mamma Mia!”, “Newsies,” “Rock of Ages,” “Rebecca,” “Jersey Boys,” and Kate Wetherhead, Benjamin Eakeley, Howie Michael Smith and Joanna Shubart, representing The John Engeman Theatre.

Broadway’s Carols for a Cure, the 2-disc annual CD of original and traditional holiday music recorded by stars and casts from the current Broadway shows, benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. As always, the CDswill be sold during a six-week "Gypsy-of-the-Year" fundraising period, which runs from October through early-December at participating Broadway and off-Broadway shows in New York. Additionally, Broadway’s Carols for a Cure, Volume 14 also can be ordered for only $23 through BC/EFA at broadwaycares.org or by calling (212) 840-0770 x238 Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST. Volumes from previous seasons are available, too (check online or call for price).

Click here to view the full Carols for a Cure, Vol. 14 Track List.

Produced by Lynn Pinto for Rock-It Science Records and engineered by Andros Rodriguez, the Broadway's Carols for a Cure series has raised over $3 million dollars for BC/EFA since its inception in 1999, providing support and care for those suffering with AIDS, as well as lending support to women's health issues. Over the years, Broadway's Carols for a Cure CDs have featured special performances by stars Bernadette Peters, Nick Jonas, Antonio Banderas, Idina Menzel, Hugh Jackman, Harvey Fierstein, David Hyde Pierce, Raul Esparza, John Tartaglia, Darlene Love, Hugh Panaro, Michael McKean, Annette O'Toole, Andrea McArdle, Donna Lynne Champlin, and Phyllis Newman.

Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Ripley Sobo and Eliza Holland Madore get instructions from Rob Preuss (Musical Director)

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Rob Preuss

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Ripley Sobo

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Eliza Holland Madore

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Eliza Holland Madore, Ripley Sobo and Rob Preuss

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Eliza Holland Madore and Ripley Sobo

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Eliza Holland Madore and Ripley Sobo

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Eliza Holland Madore

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Ripley Sobo

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Eliza Holland Madore and Ripley Sobo get advice from Andros Rodriguez (Engineer) on how to run a recording session

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Eliza Holland Madore and Ripley Sobo

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Brandon J. Ellis

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
J. Michael Zygo

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Rob Preuss and J. Michael Zygo

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
J. Michael Zygo

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Brandon J. Ellis

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Brandon J. Ellis and J. Michael Zygo

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
J. Michael Zygo, Brandon J. Ellis and Rob Preuss

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Brandon J. Ellis

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
J. Michael Zygo

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Brandon J. Ellis

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Yasmine C. Lee

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Andros Rodriguez and Lynn Pinto

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Ripley Sobo and Eliza Holland Madore

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Yasmine C. Lee, Joanne Borts and Rob Preuss

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Joanne Borts

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Yasmine C. Lee

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Yasmine C. Lee and Joanne Borts

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Rob Preuss, Yasmine C. Lee, Brandon J. Ellis and J. Michael Zygo

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Andros Rodriguez, Rob Preuss, Yasmine C. Lee, Brandon J. Ellis, Lynn Pinto and J. Michael Zygo

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'
Lynn Pinto and Brandon J. Ellis

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure'



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