THE JANICE JAM: BROADWAY FOR BREAST CANCER is pleased to announce additional participants for the second annual concert benefiting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), taking place at Haswell Green’s (240 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019) on Monday, May 13th, 2024 at 7:30 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm).
This annual event is the brainchild of Matt DeAngelis (Waitress), who lost his mother, Janice, in 2022 to metastatic breast cancer. To honor her and the countless people affected by this disease, he, alongside friends and Broadway industry colleagues, is culling another evening of Celebration, Remembrance, and Awareness, with guests singing, dancing, and helping bring funding to this special cause. This event serves as an annual celebration of Janice, her love for theater, and raising money for the millions of people affected by breast and other types of cancer.
Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald (Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill / TV: The Gilded Age), and Tony Award Nominees Will Swenson (A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical) and Norm Lewis (Porgy & Bess) will be joining the special evening virtually, with live performances from Omar Jose Cardona (NBC’s The Voice), Jackie Cox (Ru Paul’s Drag Race), Kayla Davion (TINA: The Tina Turner Musical), Matt DeAngelis (Waitress), Lissa DeGuzman (Wicked), Christine Dwyer (Wicked), Tony-Award Winner John Gallagher Jr. (Swept Away), Julia Hoffman (Nat Tour: ONCE), Bre Jackson (SIX), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Parade), Eric Michael Krop (Godspell), 2024 Olivier Award nominee Caissie Levy (Leopoldstadt), Jelani Remy (Back to the Future), Colleen Sexton (Bwy: Jekyll & Hyde, Nat Tour: Dear Evan Hansen), Talia Suskauer (Wicked), Ryan Vona (Parade), and Nik Walker (Spamalot), and some additional surprises. The evening’s band, led by Jacob Yates (musical director/keys), includes Rich Mercurio (drums), Lee Nadel (bass), Meg Toohey (guitar), Yair Evnine (Guitar/Cello), and special guest saxophonist Andrew Gutauskas (Charlie Rosen’s Broadway Big Band & 8-Bit Big Band).
This year’s event invites guests to one of the most power-packed and exciting benefit concert events of the year with 100% of net proceeds funding metastatic breast cancer research grants through BCRF, the largest private funder of breast cancer research worldwide, with pre-show and after-show entertainment. Tickets are $65-$99 and are available through the following link.
