(NOTE: Information on Born for Broadway 2010, including how to get tickets, will be released shortly; please check back for updates.)
Born for Broadway is a cabaret gala benefitting the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The event showcases the performances of both established Broadway performers as well as up and coming talent.
Born for Broadway was created seven years ago as a student sponsored cabaret at Marymount Manhattan College, where Sarah Galli was enrolled as a performance major. Sarah created the show as a way to give back after her brother, Jeff, suffered a spinal cord injury in 1998 in a diving accident. He became a quadriplegic with a very similar injury to that of Christopher Reeve.
Born for Broadway gives renowned performers an opportunity to not only display their talent, but also raise money for a cause that celebrates the memory of two of the theatre community's most gallant and respected members, Christopher and Dana Reeve. And what better way to pay tribute to their Broadway roots?
Richard Kind and Sarah Galli
Born for Broadway's first annual gala was produced on June 22nd, 2009 at New World Stages in NYC, to a standing room only crowd of over 500 supporters.
Directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge (Broadway's "Ragtime") and Musical Directed by Larry Yurman (Broadway's "Grey Gardens"), the event also featured host Richard Kind, beloved character actor and Reeve Foundation friend.
The cast was filled with Broadway and television performers, Tony winners and nominees, from Broadway musicals including: "Wicked," "Chicago," "City of Angels," "Guys and Dolls," "Little Shop of Horrors," "South Pacific," "Legally Blonde," "Damn Yankees," "Fiddler on the Roof," "Les Miserables," "The Scarlet Pimpernel," "The Light in the Piazza," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," and many more.
The 2009 cast included:
* James Naughton * Randy Graff * Douglas Sills * Malcolm Gets * Julia Murney * Aaron Lazar * Kate Baldwin * Loni Ackerman * Annaleigh Ashford * Adrian Bailey * Patrick Boyd * Barbara Folts * Rosena Hill * Doug Kreeger * Marissa Perry * Michele Ragusa * Michael Rice * Steve Rosen * Graham Rowat * Rob Sutton * Emily Swallow * Noah Weisberg * Kathleen Monteleone * Ali Stroker * Chris Pinnella * Claire Howard
Organize a Born for Broadway at your college
Born for Broadway began as a student-run fundraiser at Marymount Manhattan College. Interested in hosting a Born for Broadway at your school, to raise funds for the Reeve Foundation? Please contact Executive Director/Producer Sarah Galli at sarah@sarahgalli.com.
Interested in supporting Born for Broadway?
If you have any questions or would like to speak regarding possible corporate donations and other leadership opportunities, please contact Executive Director/Producer Sarah Galli at sarah@sarahgalli.com or Aimee Hunnewell at the Reeve Foundation at 800-225-0292 ext. 7131 or email her at aimeeh@christopherreeve.org
Born for Broadway is celebrated in memory of Andi Parhamovich. Andi was a friend and mentor to Sarah during their time together in Public Relations at Air America Radio, as well as through her leadership and service as a civilian promoting democracy in Iraq. An inspiring role model to young women through her devotion to public service, Andi continues to be an influence for Sarah and Born for Broadway. For more information on Andi and the many countless works being done in her memory by her friends and family, please visit www.theandifoundation.org.
Thank you to all the donors for making Born for Broadway possible. In addition, deepest thanks to the following
for their generous support:
Bob Cummings
Samuel and Sue Suls
Seth Kurn and Barbara Harris
Bruce and Lauren Bendell
Mary Walsh and Roy Heaton
Joe Patane
Michael and Rebecca Goldstein
Tom and Kathy Broderick
Katy Broderick
Barbara and Bud Cummings
John and Pat Tarantino
David Katzen and Barbara Binder
Louisa Skoble
Robert C. Reidel
Bill and Kathy Howard
Anna Howard
Charlie Fitts
