Enthusiastic, energized theater fans filled New York City’s famed Theater District on Sunday, September 25, 2022, for the 36th annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction. With the sense of community reverberating loudly and proudly, the day-long event raised a record-breaking $1,043,825 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

The day brought Broadway out of the theaters and into the streets, providing fans the opportunity to discover and purchase unique memorabilia at 52 flea market tables hosted by Broadway shows and theatrical organizations. Attendees also bid on one-of-a-kind experiences and notable mementos from 146 silent auction lots and 66 live auction lots.

The generosity of the extended theater community - those onstage, backstage and in the audience - will provide lifesaving medication, health care, nutritious meals and emergency support for all in entertainment and the performing arts, as well as those living with HIV/AIDS, struggling with COVID-19 or facing other debilitating illnesses in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.

At the #BroadwayFlea, fans and stars are united by their love of theater. While theater lovers like Hettrich searched for his Les Misérables collectibles and Beetlejuice fans lined up and down the block in their cosplay, Kristin Chenoweth hosted her own Kristin’s Kloset full of costumes and treasures rescued from storage and Sutton Foster sold her crocheted koozies at The Music Man’s table just steps away.

Dozens of Broadway stars were spotted showing their spirit, working their show’s table or shopping alongside fans.

The Broadway shows that participated included Aladdin, Beetlejuice, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Funny Girl, Hadestown, Into the Woods, The Kite Runner, The Lion King, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, The Music Man, The Phantom of the Opera, Six, Some Like It Hot, A Strange Loop and Wicked. The Curtain Call table featured items from recently closed shows like Company, POTUS and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.

The tables at this year’s Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction raised $482,640, led again by another record-breaking total for an individual table. The Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers (ATPAM) raised $49,113, besting the record they set last year by more than $6,000.

Landing a close runner-up was Beetlejuice, which raised $42,608. Rounding out the top 10 were Hadestown with $27,084; The Music Man with $25,854; The Phantom of the Opera with $25,635; TDF Pik-a-Tkt with $21,410; Kristin Chenoweth’s Kristin’s Kloset with $20,396; Six with $19,893; The Shubert Organization and Telecharge with $19,376; and Funny Girl with $13,848.

The day concluded in the Times Square pedestrian plaza with the live auction, which raised an impressive $331,700.

The most popular live auction lots this year were ones that offered bidders a special, one-of-a-kind experience. The day’s top auction lot was a world-class trip to London to see three West End shows, generously sponsored by United Airlines and introduced by United’s Nick Depner, which went for $20,000.

This year’s live auction was led by auctioneer Nick Nicholson and host Christopher Sieber.

Broadway favorites Todd Buonopane and Stephanie Gibson joined forces to co-host the silent auction in Shubert Alley, which raised a record-breaking $229,485, blowing past the previous record of $183,579 set in 2021.

The 36 editions of the Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction have collectively raised $17.5 million. The previous all-time record was $1,023,309 set in 2017.

This year’s Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction was sponsored by Mark Fisher Fitness, The New York Times and United Airlines.