Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!

By: Mar. 25, 2014
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The ninth annual edition of Broadway Backwards, a one-night-only performance produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and benefiting BC/EFA and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of New York, took place last night, March 24. This year's special event featured the talents of Michael Berresse (Kiss Me, Kate; A Chorus Line), Tony winner Beth Leavel (Elf, The Drowsy Chaperone), Tony winner Debra Monk (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, TV's "Girls"), Ken Page (Ain't Misbehavin', Cats), Tony winner Billy Porter (Kinky Boots), Tony nominee Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon, TV's "Girls"), Tony nominee John Tartaglia (Avenue Q, TV's "Johnny and the Sprites."), and more.

This year's edition of Broadway Backwards (#bwaybackwards) was held at Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 W 45th Street, NYC), current home to the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Kinky Boots. BroadwayWorld was there for the after party festivities and you can check out photo coverage below!

Broadway Backwards is an annual celebration where gays and lesbians see their stories told through the great songs of musical theatre, sung by their favorite Broadway performers. Broadway Backwards began as a grassroots concert performed at the Center in 2006. In subsequent years, the event grew quickly, performing Off-Broadway, then on Broadway for the last five years. Last year's sold-out show raised a record-breaking $347,060 for the two organizations.

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Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Welcome to Broadway Backwards After Party

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Julie White

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Bebe Wood

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Bebe Wood and Julie White

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Robert Bartley

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Tom Viola, Robert Bartley, Glennda Testone and Daniel Whitman

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Bryan Batt

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Jim Brochu

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Kyle Dean Massey

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Andrew Keenan-Bolger

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Stephen Bienskie, Colin Hanlon and Max von Essen

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Christopher Gattelli

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Stephen Bienskie and Christopher Gattelli

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Ken Page and Chondra Profit

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Robin De Jesus

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Robin De Jesus and Max von Essen

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Uzo Aduba

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Uzo Aduba and Robin De Jesus

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Michael Berresse and Tony Yazbeck

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Billy Porter

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Billy Porter and Julie White

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Billy Porter and Julie White

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Norm Lewis

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Alexandra Matteo, Diana Rose Becker, Tiffan Borelli and Kelli Gautreau

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Bebe Wood and Robert Bartley

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Robert Bartley, Amy Jones and Reed Kelly

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Nicholas Park and Reed Kelly

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Nicholas Park, Valerie Dowd, Ashley Blanchet, Paul Louis Lessard, Diana Rose Becker and Beckley Andrews

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Jeff Bowen and Michael Berresse

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Robert Bartley and Patricia Morison

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Robert Bartley and Patricia Morison

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Patricia Morison and Valerie Dowd

Photo Coverage: Inside the Ninth Annual BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit!
Patricia Morison and Valerie Dowd



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