Pre-bidding has opened on dozens of auction items available at the 31st Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction. Theatre enthusiasts can bid on one-of-a-kind memorabilia, chances to meet beloved Broadway stars and unforgettable onstage and backstage opportunities at broadwaycares.org. On Sun Sept 24, the thrill of the auction continues when Shubert Alley is filled with theatre fans bidding on the items in person at the Grand Auction’s silent and live auctions. Even more Broadway treasures are in store along West 44th and West 45th Streets, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, where you can discover tables full of Broadway memorabilia from your favorite shows and theatrical organizations. The Grand Auction offers exclusive Broadway experiences that cannot be found anywhere else, such as a chance to kiss the cod and meet the cast of Come From Away and to conduct the orchestra at The Phantom of the Opera. Among the other lots up for bid are: walk-on roles in Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, Kinky Boots, The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, School of Rock - The Musical and Wicked, with more to be announced. VIP house seats and backstage visits to meet Aladdin’s Telly Leung and Major Attaway; Anastasia’s Christy Altomare and Derek Klena; The Book of Mormon’s Nic Rouleau, Brian Sears and Kim Exum; Come From Away’s Jenn Colella and Chad Kimball; and Hello, Dolly!’s Gavin Creel, with more to be added. Sketches hand-drawn onstage and signed by Jake Gyllenhaal during this year’s revival of Sunday in the Park with George. Exclusive tickets to watch a taping of the new Will & Grace reboot in Los Angeles, plus your photo with the cast. Musical phrases handwritten and signed by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty from Once on This Island; Sheldon Harnick from She Loves Me; Cyndi Lauper from Kinky Boots; Alan Menken from Beauty and the Beast; Benj Pasek and Justin Paul from Dear Evan Hansen; Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez from The Book of Mormon; Irene Sankoff and David Hein from Come From Away; Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman from TV’s Smash; and Duncan Sheik and Steven Slater from Spring Awakening. Pre-bidding on silent and live auction lots will continue through Fri Sept 22. Then, on Sept 24 at the Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction, silent auction lots will open every half hour beginning at 10:00 AM for in-person bidding; the live auction begins at 5:00  pm. Jen Cody and Michael Goddard will join forces once again to co-host the silent auction.  Bryan Batt and Nick Nicholson will return as host and auctioneer of the live auction. Last year’s Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction raised a record breaking $782,081. Since 1987, the 30 editions of the event have raised $12.6 million. Press contact: Boneau/Bryan-Brown (212/575-3030)...