Artists for World Peace, a nonprofit organization, will host its 7th annual Broadway event on Sunday, February 18th, at The Cutting Room, 44 East 32nd Street, Manhattan, New York. Doors open at 6:30 pm, show begins at 7:30 pm. Dinner is available. Tickets range from $15 -$150 and can be purchased online at: https://afwpbway7.eventbrite.c...
Come watch as Broadway performers sing, dance, and tell stories to support THE AFWP NATIVE EYES PROJECT, bringing free eye care to the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota and the Eastern Pequot Nation in Connecticut. Since 2014 AFWP has provided free eye care to thousands of some of the poorest villagers living in Eastern Tanzania and hosted a much needed clinic in their hometown of Middletown, CT.
The evening’s Broadway performers will include: George Abud (The Band's Visit, The Visit), Etai Benson (The Band's Visit, Wicked, An American in Paris), Stephen Carrasco (Fiddler on the Roof, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Billy Elliot, Ghost, Kinky Boots, White Xmas), Becky Gulsvig (School of Rock, Beautiful, Legally Blonde), Monica Kapoor (Mamma Mia!, Bombay Dreams), Alison Luff (Escape to Margaritaville, Matilda, Les Mis, Mamma Mia!, Ghost), Katrina Lenk (The Band's Visit, Indecent, Once, Spiderman), Mike Millan (Escape to Margaritaville, Sister Act), Paul Alexander Nolan (Escape to Margaritaville, Once, Bright Star, Dr. Zhivago, Jesus Christ Superstar, Chicago), Rachel Prather (The Band's Visit, Once, Peter & the Starcatcher), Jonathan Raviv (The Band's Visit, The Lightning Thief), Sharone Sayegh (The Band's Visit, Mamma Mia!), Ari'el Stachel (The Band's Visit), Mary Testa (Wicked, Xanadu, 42nd Street, Guys & Dolls, On the Town, Chicago), Vishal Vaidya (Groundhog Day, 1776), and Rema Webb (Escape to Margaritaville, The Color Purple, The Book of Mormon, The Lion King, Violet).
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The show is produced by Broadway’s own Sharone Sayegh, and Wendy Black-Nasta, Founder and Executive Director of AFWP. The evening will be hosted by Robbie and Paul Rescigno of “The Rescignos,” and will feature music direction by Brandon Sturiale.
Artists for World Peace connects communities of artists with communities in need by raising funds through making art to support grass-roots organizations around the world.
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NATIVE EYES is supported by Lions International, Vision Health International, UCONN, Sinte Gleska University, and dozens of eye care professionals who donate their time to this life-changing project. The evenings performance is sponsored in part by Wells Fago.
Visit the AFWP website: www.artistsforworlpeace.org to purchase your tickets and reserve your seats. Follow Artists for World Peace on Facebook.
