December 6, 2013
Kevin Beebee/Lauren Haughton, Wicked Company Members/Event Co-Producers
Phone 917.509.0252 email: kbeebee@321mgt.com
Rebecca Murray-Strong, Director of Development and Marketing – AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland
Phone: 216.621.0766 x247 email: rstrong@clevelandtaskforce.org
“A WICKED WONDERLAND”
Featuring Company Members from the National
Tour of WICKED
An evening benefiting BROADWAY CARES/Equity Fights AIDS and
AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland
Cleveland, OH – AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland and members of the National Touring Company
of WICKED will host “A WICKED WONDERLAND,” an evening of holiday songs and dance, at
The Hanna Theater on Monday, December 16th, 2013. Doors will open at 6:30pm. The performance will
begin at 7:30pm. The Hanna Theatre is located in Playhouse Square at 2067 East 14th Street, Cleveland,
OH. Net proceeds will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and AIDS Taskforce
of Greater Cleveland.
A WICKED WONDERLAND is part of an ongoing series of performances by the touring company to
support charitable causes which advance WICKED’s theme of acceptance and illuminate the musical’s
message that people should not be judged on first impressions. In its eight years on the road, the
company has raised over $2 million in donations for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and local
AIDS service organizations all over the country. Produced by company members Kevin Beebee and
Lauren Haughton, the evening is an opportunity for the company to step out of their roles in the musical
and kick up their heels performing some of their favorite non-Ozian holiday material.
VIP admission is a $75 donation, which includes preferred seating and admission to a post-show
reception with members of the company. General admission tickets are available for $35. All proceeds
benefit BC/EFA and AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland. Admission donations are tax deductible.
Tickets are available through the PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office, at www.playhousesquare.org or by
phone at 216.241.6000
This Monday night event will include LIVE and SILENT auctions featuring opportunities to join the
company backstage at the State Theatre as well as some once in a lifetime WICKED experiences you’ll
never forget. Proceeds benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and AIDS Taskforce
of Greater Cleveland.
Live Auction items include:
- Watch the “Greening of Elphaba”, backstage tour, plus 2 house seats for a performance of WICKED
between December 17th – January 4th
-Ride in Glinda's bubble (the same bubble Kristin Chenoweth flew into the 2004 Tony Awards),
backstage tour between December 17th – January 4th.
-Walk-on role to be in an actual performance of WICKED, backstage tour, costume fitting, plus 2 house
seats for friends and family to come see you in WICKED between December 17th – January 4th
WICKED begins performances December 4 at the State Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, playing for
five weeks through January 5, 2014. Tickets are currently on sale at the PlayhouseSquare Ticket
Office, online at www.playhousesquare.org or by calling 216-241-6000. Due to the holidays,
performance days and times vary; please check www.playhousesquare.org for the most up to
date performance schedule.
About Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids - Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is one of
the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations.
By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre community, since
1988 BC/EFA has raised more than $225 million for essential services for people with AIDS and
other critical illnesses across the United States. Broadway Cares awards annual grants to more
than 450 AIDS and family service organizations nationwide and is the major supporter of the
social service programs at The Actors Fund, including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis
Newman Women’s Health Initiative and the Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic. For more
information, please visit Broadway Cares online at broadwaycares.org, like us on Facebook at
facebook.com/BCEFA, follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/BCEFA, watch us on YouTube at
youtube.com/BCEFAtv, tag us on Instagram at instagram.com/BCEFA and pin us on Pinterest at
pinterest.com/BCEFA.
About AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland - The AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, an
affiliate of AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) provides a compassionate and collaborative
response to the needs of people infected, affected and at risk of HIV/AIDS. AHF is a global
organization that provides cutting edge medicine and advocacy to more than 200,000 people in
28 countries. It is the largest provider of HIV/AIDS medical care in the United States. The
Taskforce, the oldest AIDS Service Organization in Ohio, serves over 1,200 clients and their
families by providing vital social services to including case management, housing, nutrition,
transportation and HIV/AIDS/STDs education/ prevention, research and advocacy.
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