FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Ryan Jackson, Wicked Cast Member/Event Co-producer-
phone: 917.751.3418 email: munchkinlandcares@gmail.com
Justin Wirick, Wicked Cast Member/Event Co-producer-
Phone 724.557.1362 email: munchkinlandcares@gmail.com
Bill Keeton, ARCW Vice President Government and Public Relations;
414-225-1572, bill.keeton@arcw.org
An evening benefiting BROADWAY CARES/Equity Fights AIDS and AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI –Members of the National Touring Company of WICKED will host “WITCHES’ NIGHT OFF,” an evening of song and dance, in the Skylight Music Theatre on Monday, June 24th. Net proceeds will benefitBroadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW).
Produced by Wicked company members, Witches’ Night Off is an opportunity for cast members to step out of their roles in the musical and kick up their heels performing some of their favorite non-Ozian material. The eventis part of an ongoing series of performances by the touring company to support charitable causes which advance WICKED’s theme of acceptance and illuminate the musical’s message that people should not be judged on first impressions. In its seven years on the road, the company has raised over $2 million in donations for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and local AIDS service organizations all over the country.
VIP admission is $100 donation and includes a VIP seat, post-show reception with the cast, Wicked tote and playbill signed by all the principle actors. General admission tickets are available for $50. Tickets are available online at www.arcw.org or by phone at 414.225.1570.
This exclusive, one-night event will include live and silent auctions featuring opportunities to join the company backstage at Uihlein Hall Marcus Center for the Performing Arts.
Live Auction items include:
– Watch the “Greening of Elphaba”, take a backstage tour, plus 2 house seats for a performance of WICKEDbetween June 28-30th or between July 5-7th.
-Ride in Glinda’s bubble (the same bubble Kristin Chenoweth flew into the 2004 Tony Awards), take a backstage tour, plus 2 house seats for a performance of WICKED between June 28-30th or between July 5-7th.
-Walk-on role in an actual performance of WICKED, take a backstage tour, costume fitting, plus 2 house seats for friends and family to come see you in WICKED, available between June 28-30th or between July 5-7th.
Witches’ Night Off will begin at 7:30pm on Monday June 24, with doors opening at 6:30pm. Skylight Music Theatre is located at 158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
WICKED will return to Milwaukee’s Marcus Center for the Performing Arts June 12-July 7. Tickets are available at the Marcus Center Box Office (929 North Water Street), by phone at 414-273-7206, online atTicketmaster.com/wicked or MarcusCenter.org and at all Ticketmaster outlets.
About Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS – Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fund raising and grant making organization. BC/EFA is the on-going, committed response from the American theater community to an urgent worldwide health crisis. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of this community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes across the United States. Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $150 million for critically needed services for people with AIDS, HIV, and other serious illnesses. www.broadwaycares.org
About the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW) The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin is home to the ARCW Medical Center – Wisconsin’s largest and fastest growing HIV health care system. Through its integrated medical, dental and mental health clinics along with its pharmacy and dedicated social services that include food pantries, a legal program, and social work case management, more than 3,000 HIV patients in Wisconsin gain the health care and social services they need for long-term survival with HIV disease from ARCW.
ARCW is also a leading provider of innovative and aggressive prevention services to help at-risk individuals stay free of HIV.
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