 The Actors Fund helps...
Mark, through the Artists Health Insurance Resource Center.
Mark Frawley has been a huge fan of The Actors Fund since the 1980s. When he got sick, he turned to The Fund’s Artists Health Insurance Resource Center, which helped him navigate the rough waters of the healthcare system and get his life back on track. Click here to see his story.
Donate today to support access to affordable healthcare for people in need.
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 The Rising Cost of Health Care
By Renata Marinaro
Director of Health Services, Eastern Region
Artists Health Insurance Resource Center
"People are often shocked at how expensive health insurance premiums and health care in general have become. When our client Mark came to me with his hospital bills, he was upset to find that his semi-private room at the hospital cost $3700 per night—and that was just for the bed..."
Read Renata's Blog article.
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Win Free Tickets To Lion King!
 Click here to enter for a chance to win two free tickets to The Actors Fund Special Performance of Lion King on August 7th. (While on our page, feel free to like us and leave a comment that answers
the question: "Why is The Actors Fund important to you?")
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 Five Questions for...
Hal Holbrook
We're looking forward to our 15th Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party in Los Angeles on June 12th, honoring the amazing Hal Holbrook with The Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement, hosted by the wonderful Marilu Henner, and award presentation by Sean Penn. In advance of the festivities, Mr. Holbrook has graciously taken the time to answer a few of our questions. Read the full interview.
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Nickelodeon Welcomes Looking Ahead
 On May 1, more than 450 young professional performers and family members gathered on the grounds of the Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank for the Looking Ahead Program’s largest outreach event since it was founded in 2003. “Pic@Nick” was a day of carnival games, food and fun, and included an enlightening celebrity panel, hosted by Advisory Committee Chair Fred Savage, featuring Sara Gilbert, Patrick Labyorteaux, Phill Lewis and Jaleel White. Special thanks to the day’s sponsors: AGF Media Services, Believe in Dreams Foundation, Coca Cola, Corner Bakery, the Osbrink Agency, Screen Actors Guild, Variety and, of course, Nickelodeon. View more photos.
For more information on Looking Ahead, contact Laura Campbell, Education Counselor at lcampbell@actorsfund.org or call 323.933.9244 ext. 436.
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Celebrating Edwin Forrest Day
 Thanks to all of the Edwin Forrest Society members who gathered at events in New Jersey and Los Angeles to mark Edwin Forrest Day 2011. The annual gatherings celebrate Edwin Forrest, the great 19th century Shakespearian actor and humanitarian who, upon his death, left most of his estate to found a home to care for entertainment professionals as they aged.
Click here to view our video blog.
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 Take Me Out...
Edie Falco, Billy Crudup, Brian Stokes Mitchell and stars of stage and screen joined together in Central Park for the kick-off to the 57th Annual Broadway Show League softball season on May 12! Stars came out to support the season.
Click here to view the story and brief interviews with Edie Falco and Brian Stokes Mitchell that ran on NY1 News.
And stay tuned for news on tickets to a charity softball game at Yankee Stadium on June 27 which will benefit Boomer Esiason Foundation Fighting Cystic Fibrosis and The Fund!
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Photocall: View Pics from our recent events!
Our 2011 Revlon Run/Walk teams raised nearly $20,000!
Our teams gathered to participate in the Revlon Run/Walk for Women this spring. Walking in honor of our friend Lynn Redgrave, our teams raised nearly $20,000 to support The Fund's Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative—one of the Run/Walk's 10 beneficiaries. And it's not too late to donate—click here to make your pledge.
 Billy Barnes—A Special Musical Monday!
We recently celebrated the life and work of beloved composer/lyricist Billy Barnes during our Musical Mondays at The Pantages Theatre. The fabulous evening featured performances by some of Billy's wonderful friends, including Eileen Barnett, Carole Cook, Nancy Dussault, Jane A. Johnston, Karen Morrow and JoAnne Worley.
View more photos.
For The Win!
 On May 4, the cast of That Championship Season hosted an amazing Producer's Picks evening at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The performance was followed by a thrilling auction of two signed bottles of Jameson Irish Whiskey that raised an additional $1,800, and then a private reception with the cast!
Click here to see the evening's slideshow.
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The Importance of Being Earnest, Producers' Picks, 5/25 & 6/1, NYC
Tony Awards Party, 6/12, Los Angeles
Zarkana, Producer's Picks, 6/16, NYC
The Lion King, Special Performance, 8/7, NYC
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