5 Stars for The Home!
Residents were joined by more than 100 family members and friends in December to celebrate the holidays, with entertainment provided by friends at the American Guild of Variety Artists!
The Lillian Booth Actors Home recently added five more stars to its name, and we don’t mean the treasure of talented artists who reside there (including actors, dancers, musicians…well, we could go on)!
Our Englewood, New Jersey Home has once again been rated as a 5 star facility—one of only 12 in Bergen County—by the federal government website managed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The rating system was created to help families and caregivers easily compare nursing home facilities. View our 5 Star Rating.
Open Call for Volunteers!
Whether you sing, dance, play music, or prefer to work behind the scenes by visiting residents or working in our office, we invite you to share your talents with The Home! Learn more.
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Upcoming Events
Auction of 1000 Stars, Bid on 2013 GRAMMYS® & SuperBowl Tickets!
The Big Quiz Thing, Bar Nine, 1/28, New York
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Thank You’s in Response to Sandy, From The Community We Serve
“During this very difficult time, I can’t really express how much it means to me and my family to receive this support…"
—Client helped Post-Sandy
We’ve received so many notes of thanks from those in our community who were hurt in last fall’s storm (to date, we are coordinating care and applications related to recovery for 608 people), that we decided to share some with you on our Blog. Your support, as well as the incredible generosity of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, has helped provide more than $300,000 in emergency financial assistance to
those in need post-Sandy. Read more.
Many will need assistance in the coming months as the recovery continues. Know someone who needs help? They can still apply for the Superstorm Sandy Emergency Relief Fund.
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Young Professionals Get Their Quiz On
 Calling all know it alls! Test your entertainment smarts on January 28 in NYC when our Young Professionals (YPs) partner with The Big Quiz Thing for a special edition of this tremendous multimedia game show experience!
Featuring plenty of theatrical trivia content along with BQT live game show action, video and audio puzzles, a “lightning round”, the buzzertastic Three Way Finale and the best live trivia anywhere!
Young Professionals are a social community of people in their 20s and 30s who love and support the performing arts! Free for YP members (with RSVP), and $10 for non-members. Find out more at The Big Quiz Thing, or join YP Today!
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Brian Stokes Mitchell on Fox 5’s Good Day New York
Our Chairman Brian Stokes Mitchell stopped by Good Day New York recently to promote The Actors Fund, his upcoming charitable concert tour and to sing from his new album Simply Broadway! He even sang with Fox 5’s Rosanna Scotto and Dave Price! Watch the video.
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 The Artist Entrepreneur
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The Schermerhorn
Being a successful artist today requires financial savvy and an entrepreneurial spirit. The Actors Fund recently offered our creative community the opportunity to explore their “business sense” by hosting The Artist Entrepreneur workshop in December.
Sponsored by Chinatrust Bank at The Actors Fund Arts Center at The Schermerhorn in Downtown Brooklyn, the event helped arts professionals build a business strategy to support their careers. Nearly 100 participants attended to receive advice on topics ranging from setting up a business, cash flow, credit, savings, investments and home ownership.
Our Financial Wellness social worker Amanda Clayman delivered an engaging step-by-step overview followed by Chinatrust bankers, Simon Lee, Cynthia Accime-Tobias and May Cheung giving directed advice. Thank you Chinatrust Bank for this meaningful partnership and sponsorship!
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Photocall
 My Gift of Thanks
Feinstein’s at Loews Regency was packed with talent on December 9 for a benefit night—Norm Lewis, Julia Murney, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Ann Hampton Callaway, Alix Korey, Randy Redd and Adrienne Warren all sang “new” holiday songs by Bill Schermerhorn. Thanks to all these artists and to Bill, whose songs have been featured over the years in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade including the Emmy Award winning “Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus.” Watch excerpts on YouTube or View photos on Playbill.
Photo: Genevieve Keddy.
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 Musical Mondays:
Ladies of an Indeterminate Age
Standing ovation for these five Grandes Dames of musical theatre with over 357 years of experience between them—Anne Jeffreys, Jane Kean, Pat Marshall, Patricia Morison and Charlotte Rae—who joined together on December 10 to present our latest sold out Musical Monday event at Los Angeles’ historic Pantages Theater: Ladies of an Indeterminate Age. View photos and Read more on our Blog. Photo: Scott Appel.
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In the Spotlight Holidays 
In The Spotlight (ITS) members gathered on December 13 for our annual thank-you celebration at Los Angeles’s Geffen Playhouse. Pictured are ITS Members Gregg & Debbie Oppenheimer with Fund Western Council Member James Karen, his wife Alba Francesca and Western Region Director Keith McNutt. Donors enjoyed dinner and a show—A Coney Island Christmas, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Marguiles. Thanks to the Geffen and all our ITS donors! View photos and Read more on our Blog. Photo: Scott Appel.
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 Frank and Friends
Multi-Grammy and Tony nominated composer and host Frank Wildhorn gathered talented friends to sing his pop and theater songs on December 17 as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series Frank and Friends, closing the event with a presentation of a check for $4,000 to The Fund! Big thanks to Frank and his starry cast including Jeremy Jordan, LaChanze, Ryan Silverman, James Barbour, Clint Holmes, Laura Osnes, Janet Dacal, Adrienne Warren, Christiane Noll, Jane Monheit, Michael Lanning and Andry Senor, Jr. View Photos on Playbill.
Photo: Seth Walters.
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 Chaplin Special Performance
Our first Special Performance of 2013 was truly exciting! The company of Chaplin The Musical’s made their final Broadway bow as a benefit for The Fund on January 6. The crowd roared its approval for “Charlie” (the talented Rob Mc Clure), the incredible cast, musicians, stage managers, producers, and everyone at The Barrymore Theatre for continuing this 86 year-old tradition of Special Benefit Performances! View photos or Watch Rob McClure’s Curtain Speech.
Photo: Jay Brady Photography.
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 Benefit Honors Kathi Moss
Original Broadway cast members and creators from the landmark musicals Grease, Nine and Grand Hotel reunited in NYC on January 14 for “KATHI MOSS' RAMA-LAMA-DING DONG REUNION!”—a one-night-only benefit for The Fund. The evening honored fellow cast member and Broadway veteran Kathi Moss, who was diagnosed with the rare disease cardiac amyloidosis in 2011. Ms. Moss originated the roles of Cha-Cha Di Gregorio (Grease), Saraghina (Nine, in which she introduced the show-stopping "Be Italian"), and Mme. PeePee (Grand Hotel). Thank you to everyone for their support of those in need in our community! View photos or watch video highlights. Photo: Bruce Glikas, Broadway.com. |
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