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Founded by Broadway performer Matt DeAngelis (Swept Away) in loving memory of his mother Janice, who passed away from metastatic breast cancer in 2022, THE JANICE JAM channels the magic of Broadway to honor those we've lost, uplift those still fighting, and fund critical research.

DeAngelis—alongside a passionate group of friends and Broadway industry colleagues—curates an unforgettable evening of Celebration, Remembrance, and Awareness each year. The event serves as both a tribute to Janice’s love for theater and a rallying cry for the millions impacted by metastatic breast cancer.

One hundred percent of net proceeds support research grants through the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the world’s largest private funder of breast cancer research.

Date: Monday, May 5^th, 2025

Location: Sony Hall (225 W 46^th St, New York, NY 10019
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​RSVP FOR A PINK CARPET SPOT: katie+janicejam@kampfirefilmspr.com

PRE-SHOW PERFORMERS
​Hunter Brown (Astroband, Swept Away, Millions)
​Lucy Werner (Astroband)
​Julia Hoffman (Once Nat’l Tour)
​Chris Mann (The Voice)
​Brandon Kalm (Swept Away, Waitress, American Psycho)
​Audrey Wilson Kalm
​Katerina McCrimmon (Funny Girl Nat’l Tour)
​DJ Choppy

CONCERT PERFORMERS/GUEST SPEAKERS
​Tami Eagle Bowling (The Eagle Method, Breast Cancer Thriver)
​Caroline Bowman (Smash, Wicked)
​Omar J. Cardona (The Voice)
​Brent Comer (Outsiders, Les Misérables Nat’l Tour, The Minutes)
​Bobby Conte (Company, A Bronx Tale, The Who’s Tommy)
​Kayla Davion (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Elf)
​Lissa deGuzman (Wicked, Aladdin)
​Oscar Winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story, Hamilton, A Bronx Tale, Summer)
​Matt DeAngelis (Swept Away, Waitress, Hair)
​Nadia DiGiallonardo (Music Director, Live From Here)
​Christine Dwyer (Maggie, Wicked, Jesus Christ Superstar Live)
​Wayne Duvall (Swept Away, 1984)
​Adrian Blake Enscoe (Swept Away, Dickinson, Apple TV+)
​Tony Winner John Gallagher Jr. (Spring Awakening, The Newsroom)
​Tony-Nominated Jeremy Jordan (Floyd Collins, Newsies, Supergirl)
​Rebecca Naomi Jones (Stereophonic, Passing Strange, Oklahoma!, Hedwig)
​Kara Lindsay (Once Upon A Mattress, Newsies, Beautiful, Wicked)
​Jessica Means (guest pianist)
​Rachel Potter (The X Factor, Evita, The Adams Family)
​Danny Quadrino (Wicked, The Who’s Tommy, Newsies, The Book of Mormon)
​Maia Reficco (Hadestown, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin)
​Krysta Rodriguez (Breast Cancer Thriver, Smash, Into the Woods, Spring Awakening)
​Stark Sands (Swept Away, &Juliet, Kinky Boots, American Idiot)
​Sarrah Strimel Bentley (Breast Cancer Thriver, American in Paris, Rock of Ages)
​Marty Thomas (Wicked, Xanadu)
​Nik Walker (Mo Town, Spamalot, Hamilton)
​Morgan Anita Wood (current Eliza in Hamilton)

VIP ATTENDEES
​PJ Adzima (founder Stage Time, Book of Mormon)
​Mitzi Akaha (Loopming Cloud Archive 81, Netflix)
​Amber Ardolino (Titanique, Moulin Rouge!, Back to the Future)
​Shoshana Bean* (Wicked, Mr. Saturday Night)
​Larkin Bogan (Hair, Wicked)
​D’Arcy Carden* (A League of Their Own, The Good Place, The Thanksgiving Play)
​Galyana Castillo (Sweeney Todd)
​Marti Cummings (Drag Performer, Activist)
​Tony D’Alelio (Gypsy, Dancin’)
​Benny Elledge (Waitress, The Deuce)
​Drew Gehling (&Juliet, Waitress, Almost Famous)
​Jenna Leigh Green (Wicked, Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
​Tony Winner Rachel Hauke (Hadestown)
​Patrick Hinds and Gillian Pensavalle (True Crime Obsessed Podcast Hosts)
​Honest2Betsy (TikTok Creator)
​Tony Nominated Susan Hilferty (Swept Away, Funny Girl)
​Caitlin Houlahan (Girl From the North Country, Waitress, Peter Pan Live!)
​Liana Hunt (Back to the Future, Newsies, Mamma Mia!)
​Diana Huey (The Little Mermaid, National Tour)
​JonBoy (Celebrity Tattoo Artist)
​Donnie Kehr (Jersey Boys, Aida, The Who’s Tommy)
​Matt Koss (costume designer Parade)
​Cori Gardner (Rockers on Broadway)
​Katie LaDuca (Broadway BTTF)
​Norm Lewis (Chicken and Biscuits, Phantom of the Opera, Scandal)
​Apollo Levine (MJ the Musical)
​Douglas Lyons (Chicken and Biscuits, Parade, Book of Mormon, Beau)
​Brandi Massey (Wicked, The Lion King)
​Maggie E. May (West End: Wizard of Oz, Sister Act)
​Gracie McGraw (Singer, Daughter of Faith Hill & Tim McGraw, Babe Off Broadway)
​Javier Muñoz (Hamilton, In the Heights)
​Tony Award Winner Donna Murphy (Passion, The King & I, Into the Woods, Tangled)
​Emma Myles (Orange is the New Black)
​Operation Mincemeat ​
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Tony Nominee Jak Malone (Operation Mincemeat)
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Tony Nominee David Cumming
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Tony Nominee Natasha Hodgson
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Tony Nominee Zoe Roberts
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Gerianne Perez (In Transit, Dear Evan Hansen)
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Brandon Contreras (Almost Famous, Titanique)
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Sam Hartley (The Phantom of the Opera)
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Claire-Marie Hall
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Amanda Jill Robinson
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Jessi Kirtley
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Josh Dooley & Claire Feuille (Producers)
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Joshua Zecher-Ross (associate conductor)
​Selma Nilla (Drag Performer)
​ChiKe Okonkwo (La Brea, NBC)
​Emma Pittman (The Outsiders)
​Angel May Reed (Rock of Ages)
​Al Rezel (biked across US to raise money for cancer research)
​Justin Squigs Robertson
​Bianca Starr (The Voice, Influencer)
​Swept Away cast members (the Avett Brothers musical):
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ David Rowen
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Cameron Johnson
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Michael Mainwaring
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ John Sygar
​Alex Temple Ward (Broadway Producer)
​Tony Winner Doug Wright (I am My Own Wife)
​Nani Tsunami (Drag Artist)
​Jessica Vosk (Hells Kitchen, Wicked, Bridges of Madison Country)
​Zach Williams (Aladdin)

 EVENT TIMELINE

RSVP FOR A PINK CARPET SPOT: katie+janicejam@kampfirefilmspr.com

Guests will enjoy pre-show music, specialty acts courtesy of STAGE TIME, and a full menu of cocktails and food available for purchase. During the event, guests will hear stories of survival, encouragement, and celebrate those past and present with a one-of-a-kind evening of songs from the Best on Broadway.

Be sure to check out Playbill’s coverage of this event, including insights from Broadway artists impacted by breast cancer, at www.Playbill.com/TheJaniceJam. The information will feature stories, video segments, and a call to action for donations to BCRF.

Why Metastatic Breast Cancer?
​Unlike early-stage breast cancer, metastatic breast cancer (MBC)—also referred to as Stage IV—indicates that the cancer has spread beyond the breast to other parts of the body. While treatments may prolong life, there is currently no cure. Approximately 30% of individuals diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer will eventually experience a recurrence as MBC, and each day, we lose about 115 lives to this disease.

Broadway’s own Breast Cancer Survivors, TV/Broadway star Krysta Rodriguez (SMASH), Sarrah Strimel Bentley (An American in Paris), and Kara Lindsay (Once Upon a Mattress) will be recognized, and the first-ever Fighting Flamingo Award will be given that night to Rodriguez commemorating her fight against the disease and work in helping to find a cure. Stage IV breast cancer thriver Tami Eagle Bowling (The Eagle Method) will be sharing her story of resilience. 

Joining the third annual event in-person and virtually include* Oscar Award-winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), Tony Award-winner John Gallagher Jr. (Swept Away), Tony Award-nominees Jeremy Jordan (Floyd Collins), and Stark Sands (Swept Away), as well as Broadway notables Caroline Bowman (SMASH), Hunter Brown (Swept Away), Brent Comer (The Outsiders), Kayla Davion (Elf), Matt DeAngelis (Swept Away), Lissa DeGuzman (Wicked), Christine Dwyer (Wicked), Adrian Blake Enscoe (Swept Away), Rebecca Naomi Jones (Stereophonic), Rachel Potter (Evita), Maia Reficco (Hadestown), Marty Thomas (Xanadu), Nik Walker (Spamalot), Morgan Anita Wood (Hamilton), NBC’s “The Voice” star Omar Jose Cardona. With virtual appearances from Tony winner Lauren Patten (Jagged Little Pill), and Tony nominee Jenn Colella (Suffs).

The evening has musical direction by Benjamin Rauhala (Disney Princess: The Concert) with Yair Evnine (Guitar/Cello), Rich Mercurio (Drums), Lee Nadel (Bass) and Meg Toohey (Guitar).

The event is executive produced by DeAngelis and Bryan Campione (Rock ‘N Roll Debauchery), with Kim Blair, Ember Productions (Maxwell Haddad and Amber Coates), Larkin Bogan (Wicked), Tami Eagle Bowling, Katie Michelle Stahl, and PJ Adzima (The Book of Mormon/StageTime). Jen Ash (CATS: The Jellicle Ball) acts as Production Stage Manager, with Alice M. Pollitt (Swept Away) as Assistant Stage Manager.

Publicity is provided by Katie Rosin (Kampfire PR) and Jillian Santella (One in a Million Media), the director of video/social is Rico LeBron (Swept Away), videographers are Joey Mervis, Brad Wagner, and photographers Sabrina Amoriello, Michael Hull, Alexa Rae, and Shawn Salley. Additional production support is provided by Christine Ward (BCRF), ​ Maggie Oberrender, Dr. Jessica Means, Lauren Parker, Imani Denson-Pittman, Angel May Reed (Rock of Ages), Max Brazier, Annika Martens, Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine, and all the volunteers supporting this special event. Additional Playbill Media support from Joshua Stone, Len Rodino, Jennifer Marinelli, Dean Greer, David Gewirtzman, Robbie Rozelle, and the Playbill editorial team.

Onsite event support thanks to Sony Hall, Hurley’s Saloon, Clarins, and event beverage sponsors include the world’s highest-rate non-alcoholic spirits Ritual Zero Proof Spirit Alternatives, plus High Noon Spirits, Pink Whitney, New Amsterdam Vodka, and Misguided Spirits, which is proudly employee-owned and operated.

Media Kit with Headshots, 2024 Event Images, and Sizzle Reel
​Event Hash Tag: #TheJaniceJam

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 end breast cancer. Learn more and get involved at BCRF.org.

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