IN 2015, when I found myself a new resident of San Francisco, I longed to recapture, locate and cultivate the same kind of theatre community I’d left in NYC. As I looked around the city, I realized it would likely welcome a show like Broadway Bares, which had already been a huge success with a massive following in NYC. So, shortly after posing the idea of creating a West Coast version to Tony-winning Director/Choreographer Jerry Mitchell, (original founder of the event in1992), he replied with a resounding full-out YES! The great supporting organization Broadway Cares paired me with a local AIDS organization, REAF (The Richmond Ermet Aid Foundation,) and a little over a year later we had our first premiere in July of 2016 at Club Fugazi in the heart of North Beach. We cheekily titled the show Tech Tails as an homage to the thriving tech industry in SF and the surrounding Bay Area. We raised about $60K that first time out and the total has been slowly rising with each subsequent installment; so I’m happy to report we’re still alive & thriving! Funds raised go not only to local and national HIV programs but to “feeding the needy” Hunger and Underserved Youth programs. We’ve produced 4 live shows, and one virtual production in June of ‘20; I served as Director/Co-Choreographer for the first 3 live productions and as Co-choreographer for the Virtual, in addition to performing in all 3 live shows. Due to Covid-19, this year’s live show, originally planned for June of ‘20, has been pushed out once again to hopefully summer of ‘22, but will be titled: BB/SF Strips V: “FairyTales – with a twist: Fanciful tales where stripping prevails." Stay tuned for further details!