Nude Awakening: A Review Of BROADWAY BARES XXX
Broadway Bares is back! Sunday night's dual performances of Broadway Bares XXX — which celebrated the annual (give or take a pandemic) fundraiser's 30th anniversary — fishnetted $1,893,715 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Donate to BC/EFA Here! The creation of super choreographer Jerry Mitchell had been sidelined by COVID concerns in 2020 and 2021, but came roaring back to the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC under the direction and choreography of Laya Barak.
I am what I Tam ... The opener was a preemptive showstopper, featuring vocals from Jason Tam and Bonnie Milligan as a cast of thousands tens razzledazzled us, providing a recap of 30 years of Bares.
Let them entertain you ... The whole show was a self-homage, with all of the brand-new numbers relating to a bygone theme. MacKillop, Hughes & the opening-number troupe Hotter-than-hot (and even hotter than that) Tim Hughes was the lead dancer for the number, which also featured Mark MacKillop and Ben Ryan — all of them among the year's top fundraisers for the cause.
