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Written by Lucky Tomaszek
Jul 28, 2010
In support of AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin and Broadway Cares, the Broadway touring cast and crew of “Wicked” is performing a one-night-only adult cabaret fundraiser at 7 p.m. on Mon., Aug. 2., in Cardinal Stritch University’s Nancy Kendall Theatre.
Tickets are $25 or $50 for VIP tickets, which include a dinner reception with the cast at Coa in Bayshore Town Center.
In addition to the show and dinner reception, the evening’s entertainment includes silent and live auctions. Bidders will vie for autographed items and show memorabilia as well as opportunities for a walk-on part in one performance of “Wicked” or a backstage chance to see Elphaba get “greenified.”
The performances, theater space and dinner for the event are all being donated, which means beneficiaries will receive 100 percent of the money raised, said ARCW development director Tad Gospodarek. ARCW and Broadway Cares, the philanthropic arm of the Actors’ Equity Association, will each receive half of the proceeds.
“Wicked” cast member Don Richards said the cast enjoys such fundraisers and finds them energizing, despite having to do them on their only night off. “We really love our audiences and the cities we visit,” he said. “This is a way to do something important for (them).”
While no specific fundraising goal has been set for the event, Gospodarek hopes to exceed the $20,000 raised by Witches’ Night Off in Charlotte, N.C.
