BACHARACH TO THE FUTURE FUNDRAISER

The premier performance of POZ magazine’s Bacharach to the Future, a fund-raiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, on World AIDS Day honoring music legend Burt Bacharach, the composer of “That’s What Friends Are For,” the pioneering recording that benefited The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) in 1985. Promises, Promises, Mr. Bacharach’s award winning musical, opened on Broadway forty years ago December 1, 1968. Each cast member will be singing songs from the Bacharach catalogue.


BethAnne Bonner (One Life To Live),

Katie Adams (Wicked),

Liz Callaway (Miss Saigon),

Gerard Canonico (Spring Awakening),

Franc D'Ambrosio (Phantom of the Opera),

Christian Hoff (Pal Joey, Jersey Boys, All My Children),

Jason Graae (Forever Plaid),

Natalie Hiatt (Leading Ladies)



Ilene Kristen (Grease, Ryan's Hope, One Life to Live),



Billy Porter (Angels in America, Jesus Christ Superstar),

Linda Purl (Tom Sawyer),

Julie Reiber (Wicked, Rent),

Tony Roberts (Promises, Promises, Xanadu, Victor/Victoria)

Michael Rupert (Sweet Charity),

Kevin Spirtas (The Boy From OZ),

Matt Walton (Hair, Burn After Reading),

Carla Renata Williams (The Lion King, We Will Rock You)


with other talented New York performers to be announced.


This show launches a partnership between POZ and BC/EFA. It continues a solid history of POZ fund-raising for AIDS Walk these last two years. Bacharach to the Future is POZ's tribute to the industry that has been in the forefront in helping to fight this disease.


Where: New World Stages, 340 W. 50th St, New York, NY

When: Monday, December 1, 2008, 7:30PM

$51.50—Balcony seating

$66.50—Orchestra seating

$251.50—Gold Circle Seating VIP seats with admission into the post-show Cocktail Reception.


For ticket information visit: Telecharge/BehindTheCurtain