The annual Broadway Backwards fundraiser, featuring gender-reversed and star-studded twists on classic and modern favorites, was held March 11 at the New Amsterdam Theatre. The 14th annual edition of the show raised $704,491 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. (The previous fundraising record was set last year at $680,273.)
Tony nominee hosted the event, produced by Broadway Cares. The event featured the talents of (), Tony Award winner (罢痴鈥檚 Blue Bloods, ), (), Tony winner (Waitress, Hello, Dolly!), Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner (, TV鈥檚 The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story), Tony nominee (), Nathan Lee Graham (), Tony winner (), Robyn Hurder (Moulin Rouge), Tony and Emmy winner (, TV鈥檚 Mozart in the Jungle), (Tuck Everlasting), Caitlin Kinnunen (), (), Isabelle McCalla (), Tony winner (), Bonnie Milligan (), two-time Emmy and Tony winner (), Nicole Vanessa Ortiz (Smokey Joe鈥檚 Cafe), two-time Tony nominee ( and TV鈥檚 Girls and Black Monday), Tony winner (), (), Tony nominee (), Academy Award and Tony nominee , Ana Villafa帽e (On Your Feet!), (), and the Grammy Award-nominated Broadway Inspirational Voices.
Flip through the gallery to get an exclusive backstage look at the event.
