On June 5th after the 7pm performance of The Normal Heart we will be participating in a post show talk back. Come see this incredible play and then stick around to chat with Co-founders Gavin Creel and Rory O'Malley.
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We are excited to partner with Givenik! By purchasing Broadway show tickets through Givenik, Broadway Impact receives 5% of every ticket you buy. Co-founder, Rory O'Malley, is a proud Givenik Ambassador. Watch his video about how it works and go see some shows!
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Broadway Impact came together to record a video for HRC's NYers for Marriage Equality campaign.
Featuring:
Nick Adams, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Charlie Williams, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Heidi Blickenstaff, Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell and Jeff Bowen, Title of Show and Now. Here. This
Gavin Creel (HAIR), Jenny Kanelos and Rory O'Mally (Book of Mormon), Founders of Broadway Impact
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Some of the testimony from the Pop Up Video day we participated in with HRC!
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On June 5th after the 7pm performance of The Normal Heart we will be participating in a post show talk back. Come see this incredible play and then stick around to chat with Co-founders Gavin Creel and Rory O'Malley.
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We are beyond thrilled to announce that our co-founder, Rory O'Malley, was nominated for a TONY Award this morning for his work on the The Book of Mormon!
In a statement to Broadwayworld.com he said:
"I am thrilled beyond belief! I was really shocked and a got really quiet and I've just now started to stop shaking. It overwhelming! It's beyond my wildest dreams and certainly my childhood dream come true. I never could have imagined this. I had no idea what to expect, our show is so different that I had no idea what to expect. When I saw the show coming up repeatedly this morning I was just blown away. I'm so thrilled that the people that have put in so much time are being recognized for their work. To celebrate I'm going to go to brunch with friends and go for a run in Central Park, which is my way of meditating in the city. And I'm so thrilled that I get to spend the rest of the day with my wonderful cast."
Congratulations Rory!
We are also happy to report that The Book of Mormon was nominated for an outstanding 14 awards! Including a Best Actor nod to Josh Gad, Rory's co-star, good friend and college roommate. A huge congrats to the entire team!
For information on The Book of Mormon visit http://www.bookofmormonbroadway.com/
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Record Your Own "New Yorkers for Marriage Equality" Video
Join Broadway Impact and the Human Rights Campaign on Sunday, April 17 in Gansevoort Plaza (at the intersection of Ninth Avenue with Gansevoort and Little West 12th streets) from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. and add your voice to support marriage equality with a videotaped message and get more information about our work to pass marriage equality in New York.
Rickshaw Dumplings will be joining us that day and are offering free dumplings for everyone that records a video.
Broadway Impact Founders Gavin Creel, Rory O'Malley and Jenny Kanelos will be there at 11am to kick off the event joined by Nick Adams (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff and Jeff Bowen from Title of Show.
It will be a great day so come by and show your support for marriage equality in New York.
Check out the videos from Julianne Moore, Lucy Liu, Russell Simmons, Barbara Bush, Ed Koch, Whoopi Goldberg, Mark Ruffalo and many more at www.hrc.org/ny4marriage
We hope you all got a lot of great information at our Equality Happy Hour and are now ready put those ideas into ACTION!
Join us for a casual gathering to talk equality, find out direct actions we will be starting to implement and to sign up for volunteer opportunities in the coming weeks. Special guests will be there to help get us going.
There is so much to be done to win marriage in NY State and the time to get involved is now. We hope to see you there!
Wednesday April 13th at 7pm
BC/EFA Conference Room
165 West 46th Street #1306
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Join us at Broadway Impact's Equality Happy Hour!
Monday April 4th 6:30PM. Therapy 348 West 52nd Street NYC.
Come have a drink and hear from key stake holders in the marriage equality movement!
Hosted by Rory O'Malley, Co-Founder, currently starring in The Book of Mormon!
Speakers include:
Sean Eldridge, Political Director of Freedom to Marry
Brian Ellner, Campaign for New York Marriage at the Human Rights Campaign
They will fill us in on the current state of the equality movement across the country and right here in NYC.
Also hear from Jonathan D. Lovitz on his experience standing up for equality while in Jury Duty.
Have questions about DOMA, Prop 8 in CA, Rhode Island and other states fighting for marriage? Participate in a Q & A with our speakers and moderator.
Most importantly find out what YOU can do to help propel equality to NY and all 50 states!
Bring your friends, sign up to volunteer, join our mailing list and engage in equality!
Free admission. 21 and over.
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Tribe members from the National Tour of the 2009 TONY Award winning Best Musical HAIR will join forces with several local Chicago actors to stage a "Be-In" during their stop in Chicago.
The concert event will benefit the non-profit Broadway Impact, a marriage equality organization founded by original tribe member and TONY Award nominee Gavin Creel. The National Tour tribe has helped keep the spirit and the legacy of HAIR alive with three hugely successful be-in performances in D.C, Seattle, and Los Angeles and is pleased to welcome some of the Chicagoland area’s finest local actors into their commune as part of their efforts. This night of music will feature cast members singing their favorite tunes to benefit and raise awareness to the fight for equality.
The event will be held from 6:00-8:00p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2011 at Sidetrack Chicago located at 3349 N. Halsted in Chicago.
General Admission tickets are $25 and will be available at the door. Door prizes from the performers will also be available.
100% of the proceeds from the evening will be donated to Broadway Impact to support the organization’s efforts. The benefit is made possible in part by Ralph Lampkin and Alissa Norby/Jabberwock Productions.
MORE ABOUT “HAIR”:
With a score including such enduring musical numbers as "Let the Sun Shine In," Aquarius," "Hair" and "Good Morning Starshine," HAIR depicts the birth of a cultural movement in the 60's and 70's that changed America forever. The musical follows a group of hopeful, free-spirited young people who advocate a lifestyle of pacifism and free-love in a society riddled with intolerance and brutality during the Vietnam War. As they explore sexual identity, challenge racism, experiment with drugs and burn draft cards, the show resonates with an irresistible message of hope more than 40 years after it first opened on Broadway.
HAIR won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival as well as the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical. The HAIR cast recording was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. The New York Times says "Diane Paulus's THRILLING, EMOTIONALLY RICH production delivers INTENSE, UNADULTERATED JOY" and Time Out New York says "HAIR SPEAKS TO A WHOLE NEW GENERATION!."
Directed by Diane Paulus and choreographed by Karole Armitage, HAIR features a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot.
For more information, please visit www.SidetrackChicago.com and www.HairOnTour.com
For press requests, please email RKisting@jabberwockproductions.com
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