"Every year, Broadway Cares throws a benefit in New York City (called Broadway Bares) using various Broadway and Off-Broadway dancers to perform in a one night only burlesque show (yep, HOT straight and gay boys and girls stripping down to almost nothing!!!!!) that raises money for people living with HIV and AIDS. Philly is now doing a show called Philly Dares: Simply Irresistible that is inspired by this, and yours truly has been quite involved with the show - from writing, to co-directing, to helping produce, the whole nine yards!

The benefit show will be on Saturday, February 24th. The show is at 8pm at the Gershman Y in Philly (Broad and Pine Streets, where they have Gay Bingo). The money raised from this event will go to a couple of well-deserving charities - Broadway Cares, which has raised the most money in the US for HIV and AIDS to date, and Sapphire Fund, which also does the Blue Ball event each year." ~ Fred Shelly, Director