Entertainment Community Fund News
March 19, 2020
Services & Programs
An Update from Actors Fund Chairman Brian Stokes Mitchell
The Actors Fund Chairman Brian Stokes Mitchell with an update for our supporters and the entire entertainment and performing arts community on how The Fund is helping at this challenging time.
March 19, 2020
Press Release
“BROADWAY JACKBOX" HOSTED BY ANDREW BARTH FELDMAN AND ALEX BONIELLO WILL RAISE MONEY FOR THE ACTORS FUND AND THEIR SERVICES FOR THOSE IN NEED IN PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
“Broadway Jackbox,” produced by Jimmy Award® Winner Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen) and actor and Tony Award® winning producer Alex Boniello (Spring Awakening, Dear Evan Hansen) will continue to air on Tuesdays and Fridays at 6:00PM EST, raising money for The Actors Fund.
March 16, 2020
Press Release, Events & Performances
Stars In The House
The Actors Fund announced today that SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley, will produce two daily online shows, entitled “Stars In The House”, featuring stars of stage and screen singing and performing live (from home!) on social media to support The Fund!
March 12, 2020
Services & Programs
Coronavirus Precautions and Services at The Actors Fund
With everyone’s health and safety in mind, it’s become necessary to close our Los Angeles, New York and Chicago offices and temporarily transition our in-person program offerings to online and phone meetings only for the coming weeks.
December 18, 2019
Press Release, Events & Performances
One-night-only concert of Ragtime will benefit The Actors Fund
The Actors Fund announced today that the unforgettable music of the Tony Award® winning sensation, Ragtime, will once again be heard on Broadway in a one-night-only benefit concert on Monday, April 27, 2020 at the Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th St.).
December 10, 2019
Press Release
The Actors Fund to honor Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Steve Tisch and Richard L. Trumka
The Actors Fund will honor Tony Award-winning actor Matthew Broderick and Emmy Award-winning actor, producer, and designer Sarah Jessica Parker; Tony Award-winning actor and Chairman of The Actors Fund Brian Stokes Mitchell; Academy Award-winning producer, co-owner of the New York Football Giants,..
November 20, 2019
Press Release, Events & Performances
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
The Actors Fund in association with Universal Theatrical Group and Margaret Styne will present a one-night only concert presentation of the holiday classic Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol on Monday, December 16 at 7:30 pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College (524 W. 59th St.).
October 28, 2019
Press Release, Services & Programs
New Music Video Tells the Story of The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts
The video, entitled “Gotta Go To The Doctor,” features music and lyrics by Barbara Anselmi (It Shoulda Been You), choreography by Ryan VanDenBoom (“Fosse/Verdon”) and stars Derrick Cobey, Mallory Hawks, Marissa Rosen, Bobby Conte Thornton and Adrienne Walker.
September 25, 2019
Press Release, Events & Performances
THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST’S WIFE, A ONE-NIGHT ONLY REUNION READING TO BENEFIT THE THE ACTORS FUND
Join us for The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife by Charles Busch, a one-night only benefit reading starring Charles Busch in the title role, originally played by Linda Lavin, and the all-star Broadway cast including Linda Lavin, Michele Lee, Tony Roberts and Anil Kumar. Directed by Lynne Meadow.
September 24, 2019
Press Release
The Actors Fund and Playwrights Horizons Announce Iyvon Edebiri as the recipient of the The Mark O’Donnell Prize for Emerging Theater Artists
The Actors Fund and Playwrights Horizons announced today that New York City producer Iyvon Edebiri is the 2019 recipient of “The Mark O’Donnell Prize”, an annual prize presented to an emerging theater artist in recognition of her or his talent and promise.
