BROADWAY ACTS FOR ABORTION 2026
Get ready for our 10th Broadway Acts for Abortion. You won’t want to miss it.
BAfA brings together the best of Broadway, karaoke, live auctions, while raising critical funds and awareness about reproductive justice.
October 4th, 2026
Joe’s Pub, NYC
More details and ticket info coming soon. For sponsorship opportunities contact info@aisfor.org.
“BAfA is the only Broadway community fundraiser dedicated to abortion rights, It’s a space where artists and advocates come together to celebrate autonomy, raise awareness, and ensure reproductive freedom for all.”
BAfA Photography: Dianna Bush
BAfA 2025
The “Abortion Prom” themed event was co-hosted by Saturday Night Live alum Cecily Strong and Tony Award winner Bonnie Milligan, and raised over $130,000 for abortion and reproductive rights providers across the country.
This year’s BAfA shined a spotlight on the critical work of the Chicago Abortion Fund (CAF), an organization that provides financial, logistical, and emotional support to people seeking abortion care in the Midwest and beyond.
The evening featured performances by David Cumming, Andrew Durand, Katie Finneran, Beth Leavel, Javier Muñoz, Julia Murney, Cynthia Nixon, Peppermint, Jennifer Simard, Bradley Whitford.
Music Director: Dan Lipton
Director: Greg Santos
(Poster Artwork by Melinda Beck)
Sponsors for this year’s event included Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Amanda Green, Jill Shapiro, Patrick Hinds & Steve Tipton, Annette Bening, Laurie Campbell, and Cathy Dantchik & Leslie Horowitz.
BAfA 2024
October 6, 2024 at 54 Below in NYC
BAfA 2024 was hosted by Cecily Strong and Jenn Lyon and included Shoshana Bean, Max Chernin, Ariana DeBose, Ana Gasteyer, J. Harrison Ghee, David Harbour, Lesli Margherita, Peppermint, Hennessy Winkler, Liza Colon Zayas, David Zayas. Matt Beck on guitars, Jamie Eblen on drums, Alexandra Eckhardt on bass Nikka Graff Lanzarone & Nadia Quinn on backing vocals.
Music Director: Dan Lipton
Director: Greg Santos
(Poster Artwork by Melinda Beck)
BAfA 2023
October 1, 2023 at 54 Below in NYC
A is For is loudly and proudly proclaiming that Bodily Autonomy for All is the theme of the night.
Hosted by Martha Plimpton and Jenn Lyon, this is going to be an unforgettable, star studded event, as we come together in solidarity and defiance, in support of abortion access. Performers included Tony winners Bonnie Milligan, John Cameron Mitchell, Kelli O’Hara, and Miriam Silverman, Emmy winners Ann Dowd, Cecily Strong, and Diane Phelan, Rebecca Naomi Jones, and Charles Busch.
Directed by Greg Santos
Music Direction by Dan Lipton.
(Poster Artwork by Melinda Beck)
BAfA 2022
October 2, 2022 at 54 Below in NYC
Hosted by Martha Plimpton and Jenn Lyon, this was an unforgettable, star studded event, as we came together in solidarity and defiance, in support of abortion access. Performers included Ann Harada, Patti LuPone, Lea DeLaria, Javier Muñoz, Jessica Vosk, Peppermint, and more.
Music Director: Dan Lipton
Director: Greg Santos
(Poster Artwork by Melinda Beck)
BAfW 2021
Hosted by Martha Plimpton, A is For Co-founder, BAfW 2021 starred an astounding array of Broadway talent — Ariana DeBose, Eden Espinosa, BD Wong, Jessica Vosk — taking song requests from the highest bidders in the audience! Plus a very special appearance by Broadway’s longest-running Phantom, Howard McGillin, in honor of Broadway Acts for Women alum, Rebecca Luker.
All proceeds benefited A is For, to support the work we’ve been doing to create art devoted to ending the stigma against abortion. This includes our ONE ACT Play Festivaland our comic book series.
Music Director: Dan Lipton
Director: Greg Santos
(Poster Artwork by Melinda Beck)
