Foresight theatrical6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() Scheer won tickets to see Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden and a Capital Grille gift certificate. As winner, Hollingworth received two first-class, round-trip tickets on United Airlines. Ultimately, Hollingworth was crowned Broadway Bets champion when he bested Scheer with a pair of eights and a pair of sevens. ![]() Surrounded by a crowd buzzing with anticipation, both players went “all in” after several impassioned rounds of play. ![]() The epic final face-off featured Jeremy Hollingworth, partner and president of Cabin Modern (and brother to Broadway Bets co-founder Micah Hollingworth), and Broadway Bets regular Julie Scheer. It culminated with 10 players perfecting their poker faces to reach the championship table. The evening started with 28 Texas Hold ’em poker tables and 400 card players and onlookers filling two floors of the iconic Sardi’s restaurant in NYC’s theater district. This year’s record pushed Broadway Bets’ total fundraising in its six editions past the $1.6 million mark. Martin, president of The Broadway League and David Stone, producer. Wankel, chairman and CEO of The Shubert Organization and Broadway Cares Board of Trustees president Ira Mont, production stage manager and Broadway Cares’ first vice president as well as other members of Broadway Cares’ Board of Trustees Brian Moreland, producer Lauren Reid, president of The John Gore Association Nick Scandalios, executive vice president of The Nederlander Organization Mark Shacket, partner at Foresight Theatrical Charlotte St. Other luminaries who gathered in good fun for the event included Robert E. It was a triumphant return for Broadway Bets, which had been on hiatus since 2019 because of the pandemic.Īmong the stars of stage and screen upping the ante as players were Robert Creighton, Christopher Innvar, Ramin Karimloo, Mike Myers, Anthony Rapp, Jarrod Spector and Aaron Tveit. The full house of players featured leading lights from across the industry, including theater owners, producers, actors, theatrical executives, advertising and marketing leaders and Broadway fans. The May 22, 2023, event was produced by and benefited Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The evening of Texas Hold ’em poker at the famed Sardi’s restaurant raised a record $332,465. Broadway’s most beloved eatery sparkled with big names, esteemed theater insiders and loyal supporters who answered the spirited cry to “shuffle up and deal” at the celebrated return of Broadway Bets, Broadway’s official poker tournament. ![]()
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