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Friday, April 04, 2014

The Broadway Community Gives Back

Backstage: That charity, volunteerism, and activism are principles embedded deep in the theater community is no coincidence. “Actors [and entertainment professionals] are extraordinarily creative and expressive people,” Tom Viola, executive director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, told Backstage. “There’s a lot of sharing of emotion, a lot of understanding of emotion, and when you see people in positions of pain and hurt and need, I think those kind of people who are in touch with emotions want to respond.”

1 comment:

Sarah Keller said...

My family has all of the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Christmas CD's and we play them every year. It's really a wonderful way to raise money for worthy causes. I'm glad that we have a community that does care so much about giving back and where there are so many people that are willing to donate their time and skills to raise money for causes with no direct return for them. They're certainly having an effect- $4 million dollars is an amazing contribution.