The Janice Jam: Broadway for Breast Cancer
The fourth-annual Janice Jam: Broadway For Breast Cancer is thrilled to return to NYC benefiting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) on Monday, May 4th, 2026 at 7:00PM (doors open at 6:00PM) at Sony Hall. With media partner, Playbill™, audiences are in for one of the most power-packed and exciting benefit concert events of the year, with 100% of net proceeds funding metastatic breast cancer research grants through BCRF, the largest private funder of breast cancer research worldwide!
Hosted by the events founder, Matt DeAngelis (Swept Away), participants* scheduled to appear include:
• Amber Ardolino (The Great Gatsby)
• Brent Comer (The Outsiders)
• Lissa DeGuzman (Disney Princess – The Concert)
• Christine Dwyer (Wicked)
• Omar Jose Cardona (NBC’s “ The Voice” star)
• Kim Exum (The Book of Mormon)
• Keri René Fuller (Wicked)
• McKenzie Kurtz
(Schmigadoon!)
• Kara Lindsay (Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion)
• Cassadee Pope (Winner, NBC’s “ The Voice”)
• Danny Quadrino (Wicked)
• Dee Roscioli (Death Becomes Her)
• Sarrah Strimmel Bentley (An American in Paris)
• Talia Suskauer (Wicked)
• Donald Webber Jr. (Hamilton)
• Stage IV breast cancer thriver Tami Eagle Bowling (The Eagle Method)
• special performances from Griefcat and Onco-Ballet™ Foundation
• and additional participants to be announced at a later date.
(*Participants are subject to change.)
The second-ever Fighting Flamingo Award will be given that night to Kara Lindsay to commemorate her fight against the disease and work in helping to find a cure.
The evening has musical direction by Benjamin Rauhala (Disney Princess – The Concert), with band members including Yair Evnine (Guitar/Cello), Rich Mercurio (Drums), Lee Nadel (Bass) and Meghan Toohey (Guitar).
The event is Executive Produced by DeAngelis, Dwyer and Bryan Campione (I Was a Teenage She-Devil), with Tami Eagle Bowling, Kim Blair, Christine Ward (BCRF), Nzinga Williams (Masquerade) and PJ Adzima (The Book of Mormon/STAGE TIME) as Producers and Alex Temple Ward, Katie Michelle Stahl, Larkin Bogan (Wicked), Ember Productions (Maxwell Haddad and Amber Coates), and Isaac Evans as Associate Producers. Jen Ash (What a Wonderful World, CATS: The Jellicle Ball at PAC) acts as Production Stage Manager, with Alice M. Pollitt (Titanique) as Assistant Stage Manager and Madeline O’Hara and Imani Denson-Pittman as Production Associates.
Publicity for the event is by Katie Rosin, Kampfire, with videographers Arthur Knox and Brad Wagner, and photographers Michael Hull, and Shawn Salley. Additional Playbill Media support from Joshua Stone, Len Rodino, Jennifer Marinelli, Dean Greer, Jon Goldman, David Gewirtzman, Robbie Rozelle, and the Playbill editorial team. Merchandising art is by David Winters.
Onsite event support thanks to Sony Hall, Playbill, Paramount Times Square – a Generator Hotel, Clarins, STAGE TIME, Kampfire, Hurley’s Saloon and Masquerade New York City.
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About The Janice Jam:
This annual event is the brainchild of Matt DeAngelis (Swept Away), who lost his mother, Janice, in 2022 to metastatic breast cancer. To honor her and the countless people affected by this disease, he, alongside a group of friends and Broadway industry colleagues, is culling another evening of Celebration, Remembrance, and Awareness, that will have guests singing, dancing, and helping bring funding to this very special cause.
About the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF)
Breast cancer is a complex disease with no simple solution. Research is the key to stopping it in its tracks. Founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder, BCRF is the largest private funder of breast cancer research in the world. By investing in the best minds in science to examine every aspect of the disease from prevention to metastasis—and fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration—BCRF is accelerating the entire field and moves us closer to the answers we urgently need to be the end of breast cancer. Learn more and get involved at BCRF.org.
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