One Night Only Cabaret With the Cast of Mamma Mia

 

REAF presents a one-night only cabaret featuring company members from Best of Broadway’s touring cast of Mamma Mia. The exclusive event will feature cast members performing song selections of their own choice to present an evening of upbeat, high-energy music and comedy, with special guest, Tony nominated cabaret star Sharon McNight. Proceeds benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Richmond Ermet AIDS Foundation (REAF) founded by Barbara Richmond and Peggy Ermet.

REAF’s history is a remarkable story. Founders Barbara Richmond and Peggy Ermet had been life-long friends. In fact their mothers were friends before they were born. Their lives wound in and out of each others as they grew up, got married, moved away, moved back and so on. Both mothers have suffered the hardest ordeal a mother can imagine in losing their only sons to AIDS.

The two mothers decided to commit the remainder of their lives to fighting this epidemic, and have enlisted many of their and their son’s friends to help in this endeavor. For this purpose, The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation was created, who’s mission is to produce quality entertainment events, with the proceeds to benefit local AIDS organizations. The first of these events, a musical variety show titled Help is on the Way: San Francisco Cares!, was held on May 15, 1995 at The Palace of Fine Arts Theater in San Francisco. It was a complete sell out.

Barbara remains an active force and inspiration to Foundation officers and volunteers. Peggy passed away in December of 1999 before her dream that a cure for this terrible disease would be found in her lifetime.

One Night Only Cabaret happens September 10 at Club Fugazi. Tickets are on sale through Beach Blanket Babylon Box office at 415-421-4222 reaf.org