THE RICHMOND/ERMET AIDS FOUNDATION PRESENTS "HELP IS ON THE WAY VII: AN ALL BROADWAY CONCERT" JULY 30th & 31st

An All- Star Benefit Concert Featuring The Music Of Broadway Tunesmiths Richard Adler, Jerry Bock & Cy Coleman At The Palace Of Fine Arts In San Francisco - July 30th & 31st, 2001.

June 10, 2001 - San Francisco, CA - THE RICHMOND/ERMET AIDS FOUNDATION is proud to present "HELP IS ON THE WAY VII: AN ALL BROADWAY CONCERT" The Bay Area's Largest Annual AIDS Benefit Concert. This year's all-star benefit concert features the music of Broadway tunesmiths Adler, Bock & Coleman on Monday & Tuesday, July 30th and 31st at THE PALACE OF FINE ARTS THEATER (3301 Lyon Street, SF - For Tickets call 415-273-1620).

The Opening Night Gala is on Monday July 30th. There will be Pre-show Gala reception & extensive Silent Auction from 5:30 to 7:30 pm featuring complimentary martini bars, wines & hors d'oeuvres. Performance is at 8:00 pm. A Post-show Dessert & Wine Party with the cast will run from 10:15 until 11:45 pm. Tickets $150.00 - $5,000.00. Tickets for the show only are $ 75.00 on Monday July 30th. Doors open for the general public ($75.00 tickets) at 7:30 pm.

The Closing Night Performance & Cast Party is on Tuesday July 31st. There will be another Silent Auction 6:30 pm, the Performance at 7:30 pm, and a Cast Dessert & Wine Party at 9:45 until 11:30 pm featuring complimentary martini bars, wines & desserts. Tickets $125.00 - $5,000.00. Tickets for the show only $50.00 - $75.00 on Tuesday.

The star studded line up for this year's extravaganza feature stage and screen stars including:

RITA MORENO - Academy (West Side Story), Tony (The Ritz) & Emmy Award-winner
SHIRLEY JONES - Academy Award (Elmer Gantry) - winning actress/singer
BROCK PETERS - Film star (To Kill a Mockingbird) Tony nominee/civil rights activist
JILL EIKENBERRY & MICHAEL TUCKER - Film & TV stars (LA Law)
BRUCE VILANCH - Comedian / writer / TV star (Hollywood Squares)
LUCIE ARNAZ - Broadway (They're Playing Our Song), TV and film star
MARILU HENNER - Broadway (Chicago), TV (Taxi) and film star
CAROLE COOK - Broadway star (Radio Gals/42nd Street), comedienne
SAM HARRIS - Broadway star (Big River/The Life), Star Search-winner
CHARLOTTE RAE - Broadway (Li'l Abner) TV (The Facts of Life) star/comedienne
BRIAN BOITANO - Olympic Gold Medal ice skating champion
SEAN MCDERMOTT - Broadway star (Miss Saigon/Falsettos/Starlight Express/Grease)
COLLEEN FITZPATRICK - Broadway star (Passion/Into the Woods/Cats/Company)
HUGH PANARO - Broadway star (Martin Guerre/Phantom of the Opera/Les Miseables)
MARY JO CATLETT - Broadway actress (Hello, Dolly!/Pajama Game)/comedienne
PAULA WEST - Jazz sensation
MEG MACKAY - Cabaret Star & Actress
KATHY GARRICK - singer/actress (City of Angels, national tour)
VALARIE PETTIFORD - Broadway (Fosse), Film and TV Star

(Cast subject to change)

Since it's inception in 1995, The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation has raised over $875,000.00 for AIDS service agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This year should bring that figure over the One Million mark. 100% of proceeds from ticket sales has always gone directly to the beneficiary partners, allowing those agencies to concentrate more on delivery of direct care and less on fund raising. The beneficiaries for this year (2001) are ARIS of Santa Clara County, Center for AIDS Services, Oakland, HIV Care at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, Positive Resource Center, Project Inform and Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center.

HELP IS ON THE WAY VII: AN ALL BROADWAY CONCERT is produced by The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation, founded by Barbara Richmond and Peggy Ermet in memory of their sons, John Richmond and Doug Ermet, who both lost their lives to AIDS. In 1995 The two women decided to launch a musical AIDS benefit to honor their sons by raising funds for AIDS service organizations. The Director is David Galligan, the Musical Director is Ron Abel, Executive Producers are Joe Seiler & Ken Henderson and the Associate Producer is Robert Sokol.

CORPORATE SPONSORS: Wells Fargo Bank, Providian Financial, Continental Airlines, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Chevron, Mervyn's, Abbot Laboratories, Ford Motor Company, San Francisco Hilton & Towers, Design Hotels International, LVMH Selective Distribution Group, 24 Hour Fitness, Scott Street Portfolio of Wines, Delta Dental Plan of California, Kimpton Restaurant Group, Acme Scenery, MAX and Printing Plus.

MEDIA SPONSORS: The Oakland Tribune/ ANG Newspapers, Planet Out/Gay.com, San Francisco Magazine, 18 Media - (Gentry and California Home & Garden Magazines), QSF Magazine, Frontiers Newsmagazine and Genre Magazine.

GALA CO-CHAIRS: Rita Moreno, Jill Eikenberry, Michael Tucker, Bruce Vilanch, Jim Losi, Harry Denton and Supervisors Mark Leno and Gavin Newsom.

ADVISORY BOARD: Brian Boitano, J.J. Catanzarita, Carole Cook, Mario Diaz, Jill Eikenberry, Margaret Hearst, Supervisor Mark Leno, Jim Losi, Skip Mooney, Peter Poulos, Steven Sams, Patrick Smith, Sue Steinberg, Michael Tucker, Don Tuthill, Stephen Valentino, Tom Viola, Jan Wahl and Jim Wiggett.

HOST LEVEL TICKETS: All host levels include listing in the programs, host seating, gala hors d'oeurvre reception preceding the show and dessert reception with the cast following the performance. Host tickets range from $150 to $5,000 with increasing levels of benefits.

GENERAL RESERVED SEATING (SHOW ONLY): is $75 on Monday July 30th - and $50 and $75 on Tuesday July 31st.

For additional information please call 415-931-2515 or visit the website at http://www.richmondermet.org/

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