Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is an American nonprofit organization that raises funds for AIDS-related causes across the United States, headquartered in New York City.

Broadway Cares supports seven major social service programs at The Fund, each of which provides direct assistance to entertainment industry professionals and performing artists who are dealing with a variety of problems, including AIDS, HIV, and HIV-related issues.

[10] The 2014 judges at the 28th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition were Gregg Barnes, Christopher Hanke, Carly Rae Jepsen, Michael McKean, Jim Norton, Patrick Page, Annie Potts, Anthony Rapp, and two judges who won their spot on the panel through an auction at the 27th Annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction.

The 2015 judges at the 29th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition were Actors Fund of America President and CEO Joseph Benincasa, Michael Cerveris and Judy Kuhn from Fun Home, Corey Cott and Vanessa Hudgens from Gigi, Robert Fairchild and director/choreographer Christopher Wheeldon from An American in Paris, Judith Ivey and Rufus Wright from The Audience, and Nathaniel Parker from Wolf Hall Parts One & Two.

Two additional judges, Jake Perlman and Peg Wendlandt, were high bidders at the 28th Annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction.

[18] Among the shows fundraising are Aladdin, The Book of Mormon, Chicago, Come From Away, Company, Dear Evan Hansen, Hadestown, Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Lion King, Moulin Rouge!

Announced by Annaleigh Ashford, Jessica Chastain, Josh Groban and Lea Michele, the award for top fundraiser went to & Juliet, followed by The Phantom of the Opera, Moulin Rouge!

Other participating shows included Parade, Bad Cinderella, Parsons Dance, Kimberly Akimbo, A Beautiful Noise, Some Like It Hot, Little Shop of Horrors, Six and Hamilton.

The 30th edition of the Red Bucket Follies (formerly Gypsy of the Year) competition was held on 3 and 4 December 2018 at the New Amsterdam Theatre, and the fundraising total was $6,113,301 from 67 Broadway, off-Broadway, and touring productions.

[33] Participants included Lesli Margherita, Michael Longoria, Billy Porter, Christopher Sieber, Frankie J. Grande, Daniel Dae Kim, Frank DiLella, Roma Torre and more than 150 dancers.

[36] Celebrity performers included Matt Bomer, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, and Kirstin Maldonado, as well as 200 other dancers from 16 Broadway shows.

[40] The show featured appearances by Ariana DeBose, Ramin Karimloo, Julianne Hough, Suzy Nakamura, Julie White, Michael R. Jackson with performances by Nathan Lee Graham, Lesli Margherita, Bonnie Milligan, Maulik Pancholy and Jason Tam and dancers from the companies of Broadway's Aladdin, Beetlejuice, Company, Funny Girl, Hadestown, Hamilton, The Lion King, Moulin Rouge!

A burlesque twist on theme parks, 200 stars representing 14 Broadway shows danced to elaborate, scintillating numbers that recalled Tron, Pandora, Prince Charming and drag queens.

[42] Another major event that Broadway Cares sponsors is the Annual Flea Market and Grand Auction in Shubert Alley each September.

The most popular item was a musical phrase from Dear Evan Hansen signed by composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and original star Ben Platt.

The most popular live auction lot was a day in the life at The Phantom of the Opera, including an onstage walk-on role, complete with a rehearsal and a costume and wig fitting.

Top prizes from the live auction included virtual Zoom meet and greets with Jonathan Groff, Bernadette Peters, Ben Platt, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Matthew Broderick.

[50] Among the top bids during the auctions were lighting designer Jules Fisher’s 1973 Tony Award for Pippin, a virtual meet-and-greet with Patti LuPone and tickets to Company, and the typewriter Tom Hanks used in Broadway’s Lucky Guy.

[55] It was hosted by Rob McClure and Julie Halston, and featured performances by Tituss Burgess, Florence Henderson, Telly Leung and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

Performers included Nick Adams, Krysta Rodriguez, Treat Williams, Lesli Margherita, Jay Armstrong Johnson and Chita Rivera.

Performers included Betsy Wolfe, Alex Newell and Taylor Trensch singing songs from Dear Evan Hansen, The Color Purple and The Greatest Showman.

[59] The show at the New Amsterdam Theatre featured a cast of 130 performers including Gavin Creel, Darren Criss Bebe Neuwirth and Andrew Rannells.

Block, Jenn Colella, Deborah Cox, Jay Armstrong Johnson and Lea Salonga raised $749,555 for Broadway Cares and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York City.

Guests include Nick Rashad Burroughs, Drew Gehling, J. Harrison Ghee, Todrick Hall, Robyn Hurder, Julia Mattison, Eva Noblezada, Ahmad Simmons, and Will Swenson, as well as drag stars Bob The Drag Queen, Kizha Carr, Marti Gould Cummings, Peachez, and Alexis Michelle.

· On December 1, 2020, on World AIDS Day, "Elgies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens" raised $82,334 benefiting Broadway Cares.

The lineup included Lena Hall, Casey Clark, Alan Cumming, Ed Dixon, Tovah Feldshuh, Victor Garber, Heather Headley, Ramin Karimloo, Karen Olivo.

[79] The online event featured Susan Lucci, Kristen Alderson, Kathy Brier, Kassie DePaiva, Bobbie Eakes, Anthony Geary, Catherine Hickland, Finola Hughes, Cameron Mathison, Hillary B. Smith, Jason Tam and Brittany Underwood.

[80] The virtual show featured the original Dreamgirls- Loretta Devine, Jennifer Holliday and Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Kristin Chenoweth, Stephanie Mills, Deborah Cox, Robert Cuccioli, Lena Hall, Joshua Henry, James Monroe Iglehart, Christopher Jackson, Nathan Lane, Bernadette Peters, and Lea Salonga.

"One Night Only: The Best of Broadway" also featured performances by Kelly Clarkson, Brett Eldredge, Patti LaBelle and appearances from Annaleigh Ashford, Antonio Banderas, Lance Bass, Kristen Bell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sutton Foster, Peter Gallagher, Josh Groban, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ron Cephas Jones, Camryn Manheim, Rob McClure, Alanis Morissette, Jerry O’Connell, Leslie Odom Jr., Mary-Louise Parker, John Stamos, Aaron Tveit, Blair Underwood and Susan Kelechi Watson.

It was hosted by Michael Hull and Dylan Bustamante and the panel throughout the episodes included Abby DePhillips, Ben Cameron, Christopher Metzger-Timson, Drew Wutke, Felicia Fitzpatrick, Hayley Podschun, Jackie Cox, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Natalie Weiss, Nick Cearly, Marissa Rosen, Marty Thomas, and Patrick Goodwin.