CABLE POSITIVE’S 5TH ANNUAL BROADWAY BENEFIT: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE SET FOR SEPTEMBER 12

NEW YORK, NY - August 24, 2006

Cable Positive, the cable and telecommunications industry’s national non-profit AIDS action organization, announced that tickets are going fast for the organization’s 5th Annual Broadway Benefit featuring the 5 time Tony award winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone. 

The Drowsy Chaperone is a new Broadway musical which features the incredibly talented Sutton Foster and boldly addresses a great unspoken desire in all of our hearts:  to be entertained.  If you’ve ever sat in a darkened theatre and thought, “Dear Lord in heaven, please let it be good,” this is the show for you!  This special performance of The Drowsy Chaperone for Cable Positive’s 5th Annual Broadway Benefit is happening Tuesday, September 12th, 7 PM at the Marriott Marquis Theatre. 

Immediately following the show, Cable Positive will host its famous Broadway Benefit after party at Blue Chili located at 251 W. 51st Street, Between 8th & Broadway.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 7 PM
at the Marriott Marquis Theater
After party at Blue Chili

TICKET PRICE:
$250 show and after party
$100 after party only
Winner of 5 Tony Awards For:

• Best Original Score
• Best Book of a Musical
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
• Best Scenic Design of a Musical
• Best Costume Design

For information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Michelle Castro at 212-459-1504.

Tickets are still available for purchase

For information about The Drowsy Chaperone, visit www.drowsychaperone.com

Cable Positive’s Broadway Benefits have raised more than $250,000 for the organization’s fight against HIV and AIDS.

ABOUT CABLE POSITIVE

Cable Positive is a national non-profit organization that was founded in February 1992 by three concerned cable executives with the mission of organizing cable’s resources in the fight against AIDS. Cable Positive will mobilize the talents, resources, access and influence of the cable and telecommunications industry to raise HIV/AIDS awareness; support HIV/AIDS education, prevention and care; and strive to end stigma by creating a more compassionate climate for people whose lives have been affected by HIV or AIDS. Cable Positive has grown to include supporters from every major cable network, multiple system operator, cable system, hardware manufacturer, trade association, media publication, and affiliated industry vendors and suppliers. Since 1992, Cable Positive has raised more than $14.9 million in the fight against AIDS. For more information about Cable Positive, call 212-459-1502 or log on to www.cablepositive.org