Upcoming Events
The Book of Mormon, Producer’s Picks, Los Angeles, 4/23
The Cougar Ball, New York, 4/27
Beautiful, Special Performance, New York, 4/27
The Actors Fund Gala, New York, 4/28
EIF Revlon Run/Walk, New York, 5/03
Rocky, Producer’s Picks, New York, 5/07
EIF Revlon Run/Walk, Los Angeles, 5/10
18th Annual Tony Awards® Viewing Party, Los Angeles, 6/08
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Actors Fund CEO Joe Benincasa to Receive Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre
 Congratulations to our CEO Joe Benincasa, who has this to say: “I am deeply grateful, but this honor really belongs to everyone at The Fund. This recognition is wonderful and my hope is that it will shine a bright light on the vital work of The Actors Fund. No surprise that I’m in excellent company with my co-honorees—two accomplished women of our Broadway community: photographer Joan Marcus and general manager Charlotte Wilcox.”
Read more on our Blog.
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Los Angeles Tony Party to Honor Barbara Cook
The place to be in Los Angeles on Broadway’s Biggest Night is the Skirball Cultural Center in the new Guerin Pavilion/Herscher Hall, for our 18th Annual Tony Awards® Viewing Party! Featuring red carpet arrivals, cocktails, dinner, the live broadcast of the 2014 Tony Awards® and a very special honor for Broadway and entertainment legend Barbara Cook. Purchase tickets.
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Beautiful–The Carole King Musical to Offer Actors Fund Special Performance
What makes a Special Performance so "special"? Each year, Broadway companies, in New York and on the road, generously give their time and talent by adding a performance to already rigorous schedules to benefit The Actors Fund. Join us for an electric night at Beautiful! Purchase tickets.
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A Second Act for ENCORE Seniors in Los Angeles, Part II
 "It’s a terrific program—priceless!”
–Writer Leon Prochnik on The Actors Fund’s ENCORE Group
Leon is a part of The Actors Fund’s ENCORE, an ongoing, once-monthly group for entertainment industry professionals 65 and over in Los Angeles. ENCORE provides a safe place to explore the challenges of growing older in the business, and comprises members from across the industry, including actors, dancers, managers, agents, casting directors, writers, comics, production personnel and more. In this issue, Leon shares his story on our Blog.
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Fox 5 News Visits The Lillian Booth Actors Home
 Fox 5 News Weekend Co-Anchor Antwan Lewis stopped by The Lillian Booth Actors Home last week to produce a feature on the facility and our talented residents. Antwan spoke with CEO Joe Benincasa about The Home's top rating from US News and World Report and interviewed four residents for the piece. Watch the story on our YouTube Channel.
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 Thanks k.d. lang and After Midnight
Four-time Grammy Award-winner k.d. lang offered the audience a live, rare performance of her legendary rendition of the Leonard Cohen classic, “Hallelujah” during her run as "Special Guest Star" in Broadway's After Midnight, thanks to a special $10,000 donation from a surprise donor to The Fund! She was joined on stage by Fund Chairman Brian Stokes Mitchell. Read more.
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 Thanks Joel Grey & Palm Beach Dramaworks
Special thanks to Joel Grey for kicking-off Actors Fund month at Palm Beach Dramaworks during the run of Dividing the Estate in West Palm Beach, Florida! We are grateful to Fund Ambassadors Bill Hayes and Sue Ellen Beryl who lead Palm Beach Dramaworks for once again welcoming us to their wonderful theater. Watch Joel Grey’s curtain speech at Palm Beach Dramaworks.
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 Princess Bride Young Professionals Screening in Brooklyn
Our Young Professionals held their second Classic Cult Favorite Film Screening for fans of The Princess Bride at The Actors Fund Arts Center in Brooklyn and enjoyed a Q&A with stars Chris Sarandon (Prince Humperdinck) and Carol Kane (Valerie) moderated by Amanda Alampi (Sunshine Sachs). View photos. For great events and ticket access, join our Young Professionals.
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