Broadway Flea Market Sets a New Fund-Raising Record

Broadway fans celebrated the 29th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction on September 27 by bidding on and buying an array of Broadway swag. The result was a record $756,655 raised for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the event's host.

The Flea Market ran from 10am-7pm in the pedestrian plaza along Broadway between 43rd and 44th Streets, along West 44th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, and in the Broadway Flea Market's first home in Shubert Alley. This year's event featured a record 74 tables full of Broadway treasures and 68 Broadway stars at the Autograph Table and Photo Booth. In addition, more than 200 auction lots were offered in live and silent auctions throughout the day.

The tables this year raised $385,915. The Top 10 tables were: Hamilton with $22,624; Wicked with $21,916; TDF’s "Pik-a-Tik" with $15,212; Creative Goods Merchandise with $13,745; Finding Neverland with $13,434; ATPAM with $12,850; The Phantom of the Opera with $12,187; Something Rotten! with $11,405; Stage Directors & Choreographers Society with $10,944; and a combination table featuring the fondly remembered Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Mamma Mia! and On the Town with $10,385.

Produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction is a free outdoor market where theater fans have the opportunity to take home memorabilia, meet Broadway stars, and bid throughout the day on exclusive Broadway items from props and costume pieces to backstage experiences.

The 29 editions of the Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction have raised a grand total of $11.8 million.