Industry NewsCheck Out the Bonnets of the 2019 Easter Bonnet CompetitionBC/EFA鈥檚 annual fundraising event took place at the Minskoff Theatre April 22 and 23.
By
Nathan Skethway
April 29, 2019
Opening Number: bonnet designed by Billy Hipkins and Stacey Stephens; worn by Paige Davis
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Broadway's spring fundraising efforts for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS culminates each year in the Easter Bonnet Competition. The 33rd annual celebration took place April 22 and 23 at the Minskoff Theatre, where it was announced during the second performance that between Broadway, Off-Broadway, and touring productions, the theatre community raised a total of $6,594,778 through curtain call appeals over the course of six weeks.
The grand total was revealed following the Easter Bonnet presentations, during which various productions performed sketches and numbers parodying themselves and their fellow shows while presenting custom-designed (and often extravagant, as you can see in the gallery below) bonnets.
As announced on stage by (), (), Glenda Jackson (), and Jeff Daniels (), this year's top fundraiser was the Hamilton - And Peggy tour, which raised $513,734. made a surprise appearance to accept the award.
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Photos: Check Out the Bonnets of the 2019 Easter Bonnet Competition
Photos: Check Out the Bonnets of the 2019 Easter Bonnet Competition
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Opening Number: bonnet designed by Billy Hipkins and Stacey Stephens; worn by Paige Davis
Curtis Brown
Frozen: bonnet designed by Shane Munson; worn by MiMi Ryder
Frozen: bonnet designed by Shane Munson; worn by MiMi Ryder
Aladdin: bonnet designed by Barry Hoff; worn by Trent Saunders
National Tours: bonnet designed by Theo Lencicki; worn by Alicia Newcom, Jamie Kasey Patterson and Alyssa Lemons
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Molly Higgins,
Andrew Gans
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September 24, 2024
From Daniel Radcliffe's Merrily We Roll Along sneakers to gravel from the stage of The Outsiders, fans took home a treasure trove of theatre memorabilia.
