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Broadway Flea Market Sets Single-Day Record With $1.63 Million for Broadway Cares

Expanded auctions plus record table sales will support meals, medication and health care nationwide.

Overview

  • The one-day market took place Sept. 21 in Shubert Alley and on West 44th and 45th Streets, gathering 65 shows and theatrical organizations.
  • Total fundraising reached $1,633,803, including $851,552 from tables led by ATPAM at $86,861, $521,200 from the live auction, $212,354 from the silent auction, $26,556 from autographs and photos, and $18,641 from Fleabay sales.
  • The live auction featured 67 lots and raised $521,200, led by a Hamilton orchestra-pit experience at $21,000 and an Assassins poster signed by Stephen Sondheim at $20,000.
  • The silent auction offered 156 items and brought in $212,354, with top bids for Bette Midler’s Hello, Dolly! shoes at $8,000 and a Hamilton 10th-anniversary score page signed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alex Lacamoire at $6,000.
  • Opening-night ticket packages for 13 productions totaled $55,050, led by Ragtime at $15,000 and Chess at $8,000, while more than 50 performers signed at the autograph table with a reported sighting of P!NK and her daughter.