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Guest stars have been announced for the 2025 edition of the Broadway Cares burlesque spectacular, Broadway Bares. As previously reported, the annual event will return June 22 for two shows at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, at 9:30 PM and midnight. 

Entitled Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out, the Wizard of Oz-themed fundraiser will feature appearances by Tony winner Andr茅 De Shields (Hadestown), 2025 Tony nominee Tom Francis (Sunset Boulevard), Tony winner J. Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot), Bradley Gibson (The Lion King), and Olivier winner Lesli Margherita (Gypsy) with additional guests to be announced.

Leading the production numbers will be more than 200 dancers, including Ehizoje Azeke, Tony d'Alelio (Gypsy), Brandon Gray (Amazon Prime鈥檚 脡迟辞颈濒别), Amber Jackson (The Wiz), recording artist Mila Jam, Tyler Jimenez (Frozen), Kolton Krouse (Death Becomes Her), Amy Laviolette (Funny Girl), Mark Mackillop (Anastasia national tour), Samantha Pollino (The Great Gatsby), Barry鈥檚 chief instructor Michael Pugliese, MiMi Scardulla (Cabaret), Jaquez Sims (Bad Cinderella), and Preston Taylor (The Great Gatsby).

Kellen Stancil, a Broadway Bares veteran and resident dance supervisor for the national tour of The Lion King, returns to direct after overseeing last year's Bares. Joining Stancil as associate director is veteran Broadway Bares performer Paula DeLuise. Tony winner Jerry Mitchell and Nick Kenkel, a longtime Bares director and performer, are executive producers.

The choreographers helping create the numbers for this iteration of the annual event include Stancil, DeLuise, Mike Baerga, Marie Rose Baramo, Phil Colgan, Armando Farfan Jr., Billy Griffin, Reed Luplau, Sarah Meahl, Justice Moore, Rachelle Rak, Michael Anthony Sylvester, and Marcus Williams.

鈥淚'm overflowing with excitement to return to direct Broadway Bares for a second year鈥攊t鈥檚 an incredible honor to celebrate this iconic legacy while unleashing fresh, jaw-dropping thrills and sizzling seduction like never before,鈥� said Stancil in a previous statement. 鈥淚鈥檝e been a dancer, then choreographer, and now director of Bares for more than a decade. When you鈥檙e on that stage, feeling the audience鈥檚 energy, sharing work from a stellar lineup of choreographers and making a lifesaving difference鈥攖here鈥檚 nothing else like it.鈥�

Broadway Bares was created in 1992 by Tony-winning choreographer Jerry Mitchell, during his younger years as a Broadway dancer. Looking for a way to raise awareness and money for those living with HIV/AIDS, Mitchell and six of his friends danced atop a New York City bar and raised $8,000. Last year鈥檚 edition took in a record $2.26 million, bringing Bares鈥� lifetime total to more than $28 million for Broadway Cares.

Broadway Cares is one of the nation鈥檚 leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. By drawing upon the talents, resources, and generosity of the American theatre community, since 1988 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has awarded more than $300 million for essential services for people with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.

Broadway Cares also announced key additions to its leadership team June 5: Director of Development Sarah Cardillo, Senior Development Officer Brian Marshall, Senior Partnerships Officer Cydney Regus, and Senior Content Manager Francesca Toscano. Danny Whitman is executive director of Broadway Cares with Lane Beauchamp, director of communications; Larry Cook, director of finance and administration; and Ken McGee, producing director.

Tickets for Broadway Bares start at $75. There are also VIP tickets which offers unlimited specialty cocktails, reserved seating, a backstage tour, and a special ticket includes an invitation to a private cocktail party hosted by Mitchell. Visit .

See photos from last year's Broadway Bares below, which included appearances from Oscar winner Ariana DeBose and Tony nominee Amber Iman.

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