Since 2017, Summit Health Cares (SHC) has hosted Broadway’s finest stars for a must-see benefit event. The event takes place in New Jersey and in Oregon, allowing the bright lights of Broadway to shine upon us all. The exciting event features top-notch Broadway talent singing an array of favorite tunes, raises needed funds to help comfort those in our community fighting cancer.
While COVID-19 has stopped many things, COVID-19 HAS NOT STOPPED CANCER. Patients and their families need support now more than ever. All funds raised during the event support our personalized, one-on-one patient navigation program, connecting patients with needed community resources at a time when it is easy to feel isolated; make virtual mind-body programs available for patients and caregivers alike, including Jin Shin Jyutsu, Pilates, Movement and Mindfulness (formerly yoga/chair yoga), provide stress-reducing programs for patients, such as pet therapy, writing workshops and Music in the Atrium live on Facebook; and provide one-time grants through our Patient in Need fund to help cancer patients and families with critical, non-medical expenses, easing anxiety and allowing them to focus on getting healthy.
Past events has boasted stars such as: Matthew Scott (Jersey Boys, An American in Paris), Jessica Vosk (Wicked, Fiddler on the Roof), Norbert Leo Butz (two-time Tony Winner, My Fair Lady), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Beetlejuice, Legally Blonde), J. Harrison Ghee (Mrs. Doubtfire, Kinky Boots), Adam Kaplan (The Big Leap on FOX, A Bronx Tale), Noah J. Ricketts (Frozen, Beautiful), Hannah Cruz (Hamilton), Jeigh Madjus (Moulin Rouge!), Jelani Remy (Ain’t Too Proud, Smokey Joe’s Cafe), Joey Taranto (Kinky Boots, Rock of Ages), Christine Dwyer (Waitress, Wicked), Brooke Wilichoski (Annie, Ragtime) and Natalie Joy Johnson (Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde).
