At the 31st Annual Easter Bonnet Competition, the cast of Dear Evan Hansen parodied their show’s anthem “You Will Be Found” with the tale of a lonesome Easter egg, hidden and never found after this year’s egg hunt. The egg finds solace in the accepting arms of the Broadway community, with special nods to a dozen current shows.
The performance features Michael Lee Brown, Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Garrett Long, Michael Park, Ben Platt, Olivia Puckett, Will Roland, Colton Ryan and Asa Somers.
Michael Lee Brown - Pink Bunny
Laura Dreyfuss - Veruca Salt (in parts of the performance) from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Punxsutawney Phil from Groundhog Day
Mike Faist - Connor Murphy
Rachel Bay Jones - Come From Away cast member
Kristolyn Lloyd - Helena Rubenstein from War Paint
Garrett Long - Easter Egg
Michael Park - Augustus Gloop from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Gnome from Amelie
Ben Platt- Box of Matzoh
Olivia Puckett - Baby Click
Will Roland - Elizabeth Arden from War Paint
Colton Ryan - Jake Gyllanhall as Georges Seurat from Sunday in the Park with George
Asa Somers - Gangster from A Bronx Tale, Donny Darko Bunny
Broadway’s best shared playful parodies, stirred emotions and delivered dance-driven delights at the 31st annual Easter Bonnet Competition, which raised a record-shattering $6,379,572 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
The 31st Annual Easter Bonnet Competition was presented April 24 and 25, 2017 at the Minskoff Theatre. The production featured performances and 20 exquisite, handmade bonnets, created and presented by some of Broadway and Off-Broadway’s most popular shows.
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Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS unites theatre artists with theatre lovers to help those in need. Broadway Cares helps men, women and children across the country and across the street receive life saving medications, healthcare, nutritious meals, counseling and emergency financial assistance.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS awards grants to more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington D.C. and is the largest single financial supporter of the social service programs of The Actors Fund, helping everyone in entertainment and the performing arts.
Broadway Cares hosts two six-week-long fundraising campaigns in theatres across the country every year, one leading up to the Easter Bonnet Competition in April and the other leading up to the Red Bucket Follies in December. Broadway Cares also produces annual fundraising events in New York City, including Broadway Backwards, Broadway Bares and the Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction.
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