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Plus, footage from this year's Red Bucket Follies , including Sierra Boggess paying tribute to Phantom of the Opera .

An exultant and effervescent Red Bucket Follies returned after a four-year, pandemic-induced hiatus to celebrate six weeks of enthusiastic and dedicated fundraising. The star-studded variety show, performed December 4 and 5, 2023, honored 46 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies that participated in fall fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. See photos from the show below!

The fundraising will culminate in the return of the Red Bucket Follies, which has been on hiatus since 2019.

Red Buckets in the hands of dedicated volunteers, actors and theater staffs will once again pop up in theater lobbies in New York City and across the country as Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' eagerly anticipated tradition of in-theater fundraising returns tonight, October 20, 2023.

Jessicas show A Dolls House was honored with the Top Fundraising Award for bringing in an impressive $176,340.

Stars, standouts and the most sensational ensembles of Broadway will unveil their best bonnets and skits at next week’s long-awaited return of the Easter Bonnet Competition! See who is taking part and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Phantom of the Opera is quickly approaching its final performance at the Majestic Theatre, where it will conclude its epic 35-year run on April 16. Over the weekend, the show made its final fundraising appeal for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Executive Director Tom Viola writes about the epic night here.

Volunteers with Project Rescue say the ultimate goal of the Red Bucket campaign is to spread awareness that human trafficking is every community's problem.

Presented by Off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons and South Coast Repertory, the commission recognizes established American playwrights.