Broadway Wine Club / Photo Courtesy Broadway Wine Club
If you had asked me two years ago what the connection was between wine and theater, I might have said “Probably some song in
Hamilton?” (My apologies to Lin-Manuel Miranda.) But when Broadway turned off its lights in March 2020, and wine and hospitality businesses across the country had to close up shop for an undetermined time, a real point of convergence emerged: philanthropy.
Just as sommeliers and restaurant workers sprang to action through the United Sommeliers Foundation and Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation, the Broadway Wine Club tapped into thirsty theater lovers’ desire to help.