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Fierstein, Hoff, McDonald, Young, et al. Set for Broadway Flea Market

Christian Hoff
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Christian Hoff
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Tony Award winners Harvey Fierstein, Richard Griffiths, Christian Hoff, Beth Leavel, Audra McDonald, Bebe Neuwirth, Marian Seldes, and John Lloyd Young are among the stars who will participate in the 20th Annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction, to be held from 10am to 7pm on Sunday, September 24 in Shubert Alley. All proceeds will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Other celebrities who will sit and sign autographs at the famed “Celebrity Table” include Danny Burstein, Patricia Clarkson, Robert Cuccioli, Jason Danieley, Paige Davis, Georgia Engel, Melissa Errico, Felicia Finley, Barrett Foa, Jenn Gambatese, David Garrison, Dana Ivey, Richard Kind, José Llana, Andrea McArdle, Bob Martin, Marin Mazzie, Matthew Morrison, Julia Murney, Anthony Rapp, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, and Josh Strickland.

In addition, soap opera favorites Jeff Branson, Trent Dawson, John Driscoll, Marj Dusay, Melissa Claire Egan, Connie Fletcher, Terri Ivens, Jennifer Landon, Jesse Soffer, Chrishell Strause, and Jacob Young will be at the Celebrity Table to meet and greet fans.

Among the Broadway shows that have offered items for the live auction are Mary Poppins, The Phantom of the Opera, Rent, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Wedding Singer, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Monty Python’s Spamalot, and Mamma Mia! Other items up for bid include a painting by Eric Waugh, autographed by many of the presenters at the 2006 Tony Awards; photographs of Alan Cumming, Cyndi Lauper, Nellie McKay, Stephen Sondheim and Hal Prince; and a visit to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

For more information, visit www.BroadwayCares.org.