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Jacob Young to Host Disney Raffle for Broadway Cares on January 28

Jacob Young
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Jacob Young
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

All My Children star Jacob Young, who starred last year as Lumiere in Broadway’s Beauty and the Beast, will be the host of a special event for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS at the World of Disney store (711 Fifth Avenue), from 11am to 2pm on Sunday, January 28.

A highlight of the event will be a raffle of rare Disney items, including signed posters from the Broadway companies of Tarzan and Mary Poppins, with all funds raised to go to BC/EFA. Fans will also be treated to a performance by One Life to Live star Kristen Alderson (who plays Starr Manning); they will also be able to get autographs from Young, Alderson, and fellow soap stars Jeff Branson, Melissa Claire Egan, and Chrishell Stause.

Those actors will also join more than 30 ABC Daytime stars, including Susan Lucci, Kathy Brier, Jeffrey Carlson, Kerry Butler, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Robin Strasser, and Joy Behar, on Sunday, February 25 for ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS at the Town Hall.

For information on both events, call 212-840-0770 or vist www.Broadwaycares.org.