The free stream of Celebrating 25 Magical Years of @disneybroadway to raise money for @BCEFA& #39;s COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund has been canceled. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/theater/broadway-cares-disney-fund-raiser-blocked-coronavirus.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/1... 1/4
. @BCEFA was unable to reach an agreement with the leadership of @The_AFM to permit the stream of the previously recorded concert to take place as planned. 2/4
. @disneybroadway, @sagaftra and @ActorsEquity all granted the necessary permissions for the online fundraiser to go forward without additional fees. 3/4
Unfortunately, @The_AFM refused to provide the same consideration. At a time when our entire theater community faces days of darkness, this was a way to gather once again while raising money for an emergency assistance fund created to help all who made the evening happen. 4/4