More than 200 of New York City’s fiercest dancers accomplished their mission of infiltrating Hammerstein Ballroom for Broadway Bares: License to Strip on Sunday, June 21, 2026, delivering an evening of high-stakes seduction and larger-than-life spectacle.
The espionage-inspired production immersed two sold-out audiences in a world of covert operations, barely classified secrets, liberation and love, raising a record-breaking $2,534,428 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, which produces the evening. Included in that total was a record $1,251,972 raised through Stripathon, the online fundraiser led by the show’s cast and crew.
The evening’s success will help hundreds of thousands of people in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., including members of the theater and entertainment community, access meals and medication, healthcare, housing assistance, counseling and other essential services. At a time when many communities face growing economic uncertainty and devastating funding cuts, this suppo
