Jun 5, 2015
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BROADWAY SERVES for World AIDS Day
On Thursday, December 5th, BROADWAY SERVES presented ‘MOTOWN Serves Mapplethorpe,' a brief review of the currently running show, Motown the Musical, in honor of World AIDS Day (December 1st). Narrated by Motown consultant, Dick Scanlan, members of the cast performed at Beth Israel Medical Center’s Podell Auditorium for patients at the Robert Mapplethorpe Residential Treatment Facility, Peter Krueger Center for Immunological Disorders, and VillageCare. All three organizations provide health and social services for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Audience members were overjoyed by the performance; and were often singing along and dancing in the aisles. The patients gave the cast a hand-drawn thank you card, but they were not the only ones moved by the day of service. “To be able to share our work and art with a group for whom coming to a Broadway show is not an easy reality, to have them open their hearts in appreciation of our gift and in turn share their own stories made for an afternoon that I'll not soon forget,” said Motown’s star, Brandon Victor Dixon. Scanlan added, “As a PWA and a member of the Broadway community, I can think of no better way to celebrate World AIDS Day than to serve with BROADWAY SERVES to bring some love
and music to others living with HIV/AIDS... their emotional and spiritual health got a big boost from the many classic Motown hits, performed by these dazzling artists. It certainly did me a world of good."
BROADWAY SERVES is a service organization comprised of members of the theater community who are looking to "be the change we want to see in the world." An affiliate of Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS, their mission is to provide a forum for open discourse on issues that affect us all, and to provide opportunities for community service to Broadway and theater professionals.
For more information about BROADWAY SERVES and volunteer opportunities, visit www.broadwayserves.org, or e-mail [email protected].
Offstage and out of costume, Phyre Hawkins looked nothing like the “Lion King”-style character she plays in a musical theater send-up near the top of “The Book of Mormon,” which closed Sunday.
Between weekend shows, the studio singer delivered a huge bag of toiletries to Simpson Housing Services in Minneapolis. The 30-year-old shelter houses 66 adults in their facilities year-round.
“It’s incredibly exciting to get this donation, especially from busy folks who’re from out of town,” said Aja McCullough Beers, communications and grants manager for Simpson Housing Services. “We serve mostly families with children who’ve experienced homelessness. People come for beds but also for other services, like dinners and supplies such as socks and underwear and toothbrushes. Their donation is a big help.”
Road shows come and go at the Orpheum and Ordway Center, often leaving impressions onstage. “Mormon,” the profane musical by the creative team behind “South Park,” did that for the lucky musical theater fans that were able to snag pricey tickets to its otherwise sold-out two-week run at the Orpheum Theatre. But the toiletries drive that was spearheaded by cast members made another kind of impact. And cast members, under the aegis of Broadway Serves, are doing similar work in an organized fashion all across the country.
“In L.A., we did AIDS Walks and other things to give back to the community,” said Kimberly Marable, who plays the Ugandan lady with the baby in “Mormon” and co-founded Broadway Serves. “It’s nice to be able to provide something for families that need it.”
National tour cast members on set for Broadway Serves' photoshoot today at Cement Studios.
Per FashionBrew's blog, "The shoot is African inspired and merges fashion from emerging designs from African designers and local designers. A few major brands such as Madisonpark Collective, Koral Los Angeles Denim and David Bitton are also partnering with me on this shoot. The shoot will produce a series of images that will help promote awareness about Broadway Serves’ charity initiatives in Uganda."
Broadway Serves was co-founded by cast member Kimberly Marable. You can find more information here.