Hollywood Hits Broadway Benefit Gala



The Entertainment Industry Foundation's Colon Cancer Benefit on the QM2, was a was a benefit held by the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF}, as part of their ongoing support of cancer research. The EIF was created in 1942 by Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, the Warner Brothers and Samuel Goldwyn, to try and unify Hollywood's charitable giving, to maximize dollars raised.

On April 24, 2004, the event was held on the luxury cruiseliner, Queen Mary II. Onboard, Dakota Fanning appeared with some of the Muppets of Sesame Street, where she sang "Do-Re-Mi" from The Sound of Music with Elephant, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Zoe, Rosita, Grover, and Phoebe.