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Beach, Buckley, Cariou, Neuwirth, O’Donnell, et al. Set for Broadway Backwards 2

Betty Buckley
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Betty Buckley
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Tony Award winners Gary Beach, Betty Buckley, Len Cariou, and Bebe Neuwirth, as well as Broadway star and television talk show host Rosie O’Donnell, are among the performers set to participate in Broadway Backwards 2. A benefit for New York’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center, the event will take place on Monday, February 26 at the 37 Arts Theater.

In this second annual concert, to be hosted by Seth Rudetsky, male singers will perform songs traditionally sung by women, and vice versa. The show will be directed by Robert Bartley, with musical direction by Mark Janas.

Other performers who are scheduled to appear include Charles Busch, Liz Callaway, Richard Kind, Jose Llana, Constantine Maroulis, Kate Reinders, and Tony Roberts.

Regular tickets are priced at $35-$250, with VIP tickets available at $1,500 and $5,000. For more information, visit www.gaycenter.org.