Broadway Bares SF VII: FilmStrips Bares-a-thon

"BROADWAY BARES/SAN FRANCISCO STRIPS VII: FILMSTRIPS" WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 16TH AT 1015 FOLSOM IN SAN FRANCISCO. 

"Broadway Bares" is an annual benefit show produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BCEFA) in New York City. The first "Broadway Bares" was presented in 1992 by Tony Award winning choreographer/director Jerry Mitchell and the company of "The Will Rogers Follies" at Splash bar. Eight dancers "in rotation" on the bar raised more than $8,000. Since then, the event has continuously performed to sell-out crowds in some of Manhattan's largest clubs and raises over $2 million annually for BCEFA. 

In 2016, the Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation (REAF) partnered with BCEFA to present the first West Coast version of this popular burlesque-style benefit show called “Broadway Bares/San Francisco Strips” at Club Fugazi (former home of Beach Blanket Babylon) and received rave reviews. Deb Leamy, a former Broadway Bares dancer who had relocated to San Francisco, spearheaded this new endeavor for REAF and directed the first three productions of this unique event– 2016’s  "Tech Tails", 2017’s "ManuSTRIPt: Literary Tales with Happy Endings" and 2018’s "CockTails: Tales of Sipping and Stripping". When Deb returned to the East Coast in late 2018, Damien Beard, Emily Schreck and Leanne Borghesi came together to produce our fourth show, "Comic Strips". In 2022, Deb Leamy returned to direct “Fairy tales… where stripping prevails!” in 2022 and "ChampionStrips" in 2023. 

Broadway Bares/San Francisco Strips has sold out each year and raises upwards of $85,000 to support REAF’s mission to provide aid for HIV/AIDS services, hunger programs, and programs that serve and support homeless youth.  Each year, approximately 60 dancers perform in a series of dances centered around a central theme where one or more dancers are tastefully stripped in burlesque-style routines that are fun, sexy and professional. All of our dancers and production team members volunteer their time and talent to make these events possible. It is truly a labor of love. Our sponsors contribute greatly to the success of this event including the Bob Ross Foundation, MISTR, the AIDs Health Foundation, Hi Tops sports bar, San Francisco Cosmetic Dental, Matt Hendry of Keller Homes and Cliff’s Variety Store. Menswear designers such as Andrew Christian also donate large quantities of intimate apparel that are showcased throughout the production. 

This year's show, "FilmStrips" will be held on Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 1015 Folsom in San Francisco. We are beyond excited to bring the show back to San Francisco and our dancers are ready to dance & bare their bodies to raise funds for these important causes.