Joseph Benincasa News

'Bridging Souls...with Music!,' a benefit cabaret for the Actors' Fund of America, was held at Coogan's Restaurant on June 5th as part of the 4th Annual Uptown Arts Stroll

'Broadway Smiles' is a new program that will make cosmetic dentistry procedures available to young professional performers at reduced or no cost.

Stars such as Rachel York, Bebe Neuwirth and Michael Cerveris turned out for 'Simplicity--A Look at the Future,' an event presented by Philips Electronics and The Actors' Fund of America

The Actors' Fund's benefit reading of the musical version of Wonderful Life was presented at the Shubert Theatre on December 12th

BroadwayWorld was there for the after-party of The Actors' Fund of America's benefit reading of the musical version of Wonderful Life, which was presented at the Shubert Theatre on December 12th

On Monday night, November 14th the William Morris Agency celebrated the start of the new theatre season, and the Actors' Fund with a star-studded party at nighttime hot spot PROVIDENCE.

Liza Minnelli, Bebe Neuwirth and others showed up at Rolex' That's Entertainment! Celebrating Career Transition for Dancers' 20th Anniversary Jublilee on October 24th

The Actors' Fund hosted a special performance benefit of DOUBT on Sunday September 18, 2005 to raise money for the fund and BroadwayWorld was there!

Star-Studded Charity Performance, Featuring Idina Menzel, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Bernadette Peters, Patrick Wilson, Trace Adkins, Raul Malo, Lee Ann Womack and Trisha Yearwood, Is A Fundraiser For The Actors' Fund of America and the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund

Tom Dillon, longtime President of the entertainment industry charity The Actors' Fund of America and a veteran performer in all venues of show business, succumbed, Monday, March 14, 2005 of natural causes at The Actors' Fund Homes in Englewood, New Jersey. He was 86 years old and had been living at the facility for several weeks, surrounded by show business colleagues he had worked with and served.

The Entertainment Industry Health Insurance Coalition, coordinated by The Actors' Fund of America, announces that Governor George E. Pataki has signed into law legislation creating the New York State Insurance Continuation Assistance Demonstration Project. This program will help income-eligible entertainment industry workers and certain dislocated factory workers in the State to keep their current health insurance coverage through COBRA premium assistance.

Photos from the Hair concert and party on September 20th...