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Grin and Bare It

Matthew Morrison, Nathan Lane, Andrea Martin, Julie White, Christopher Sieber, Nick Adams, Mary Birdsong, Tituss Burgess, and Jen Cody get down and dirty for Broadway Bares 18.

By: Joseph Marzullo; Text by Dan Bacalzo · Jun 23, 2008  · New York

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

On Sunday night, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presented its popular fundraiser, Broadway Bares 18: Wonderland, at Roseland, which raised a record-breaking $874,372. The sexy participants included actor/model Vincent De Paul, South Pacific's Matthew Morrison, and A Chorus Line's Nick Adams.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Mary Birdsong -- last seen on Broadway in Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me -- played the role of Alice in Wonderland.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

The Little Mermaid's Tituss Burgess was a naughty White Rabbit.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Step It Up and Dance contestant Michelle Mochi Camaya showed off more than her dancing skills.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Here's actress Michelle Dowdy, another scantily-clad participant in the bawdy event.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Some of the evening's special guests included Nathan Lane, who is wrapping up his Broadway run in November, and Andrea Martin, currently appearing in Young Frankenstein, who appeared as the Cheshire Cat and his lovely wife.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Christopher Sieber and Jennifer Cody -- who will both be seen later this season in Shrek the Musical -- posed with Broadway Bares founder and executive producer Jerry Mitchell.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Finally, the fabulous Julie White -- who portrayed the "Mock Turtle" -- gets into the spirit of things with dancer Ben Ryan by showing a little leg.




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Insider Comments: (3) Click here to read all comments

RE: Grin and Bare It

TheaterMania apologizes for previously miscaptioining a photo of Michelle Dowdy as Shannon Durig.

rating: no rating  ·  posted by blipton_1394536 on 6/24/2008 at 9:26 AM

RE: Grin and Bare It

I am a huge fan of Shannon Durigs...This is NOT Shannon! you should change the caption...I thimk it is Michelle Dowdy...

rating: no rating  ·  posted by shanfan26 on 6/23/2008 at 7:55 PM

RE: Grin and Bare It

Thats Michelle Dowdy, not Shannon Durig.

rating: no rating  ·  posted by elphaba_rose on 6/23/2008 at 1:16 PM

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