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Date Set for 2017 Edition of Broadway Bares

The annual event is presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

A scene from a previous edition of Broadway Bares.
A scene from a previous edition of Broadway Bares.
(© Tristan Fuge)

Broadway Bares, a fundraising burlesque benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will return for its 26th edition on Sunday, June 18, 2017, at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

The annual event features more than 200 of the hottest and most talented dancers in New York City who will share the stage for two shows at 9:30pm and midnight. For the fifth year in a row, the show will be directed by Nick Kenkel (Catch Me If You Can, Peepshow, Legally Blonde). This year's theme and special guests will be announced in the spring.

Broadway Bares was created in 1992 by Mitchell, then a Broadway dancer, as a way to raise awareness and money for those living with HIV/AIDS. The 25 editions of Broadway Bares has since raised more than $15.8 million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.