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Felicia Finley to Perform at Broadway Bears; Cheyenne Jackson, Constantine Maroulis, et al. to Attend

| New York City |

February 12, 2010

Felicia Finley with the bear representing
her characterfrom the 2006 musical
The Wedding Singer
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Felicia Finley with the bear representing
her characterfrom the 2006 musical
The Wedding Singer
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Felicia Finley will perform at the 2010 edition of Broadway Bears, to be held on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, February 14 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, beginning at 6pm. As previously announced, John Bolton will host and long-time Sotheby’s auctioneer, Lorna Kelly will preside over the evening.

Stars who are expected to be in attendance include Jim Caruso, Donna Drake, Ann Harada, Moisés Kaufman, Ron Kunene, Cheyenne Jackson, Gelan Lambert, Tshidi Manye, Constantine Maroulis, Paris Remillard, Loretta Ables Sayre, Craig Salstein, Christopher Sieber, and Michael Dameski, Alex Ko, and Liam Redhead from Billy Elliot.

This auction of specially made and autographed teddy bears features original, handmade costumes by some of Broadway’s leading costume designers and representing memorable characters from plays and musicals, past and present.

The auction will include autographed bears representing shows such as 9 to 5 (signed by Dolly Parton), 33 Variations (signed by Jane Fonda and Zach Grenier), A Little Night Music (signed by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Stephen Sondheim), A Steady Rain (signed by Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman), Billy Elliot (signed by Haydn Gwynne, Stephen Daldry, and Sir Elton John), Destry Rides Again (signed by Andy Griffith), Exit The King (signed by Geoffrey Rush, Susan Sarandon, Lauren Ambrose, Andrea Martin, Brian Hutchison and William Sadler), Hair (signed by Will Swenson, Gavin Creel and Michael McDonald), Liza’s at the Palace (signed by Liza Minnelli), M. Butterfly (signed by B.D. Wong and John Lithgow), Rent (signed by Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp), Rock of Ages (signed by Constantine Maroulis), Victor/Victoria (signed by Julie Andrews and Blake Edwards), Wishful Drinking (signed by Carrie Fisher), Xanadu (signed by Cheyenne Jackson), and Young Frankenstein (signed by Mel Brooks and Christopher Fitzgerald).

Tickets are $35, or $150 VIP. To order, call 212-840-0770 ext. 229. For more information, visit www.broadwaycares.org.

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