The Actors' Fund of America will host special benefit performances of One-Man Star Wars Trilogy and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on Monday, October 17th and Sunday, October 23rd, respectively.The Special Performance of One-Man Star Wars Trilogy, starring Charles Ross at the Lamb's Theatre (130 West 44th Street) will begin at 8 PM. Tickets are available at $39. In the hour-long show, Ross "plays all the characters, recreates the effects, sings the music, flies the ships, and fights both sides of the battles (of Star Wars)," according to press notes.The Special Performance of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which features a score by William Finn, a Tony Award-winning book by Rachel Sheinkin and direction by James Lapine, will begin at 7:30 PM; tickets are $95. The show, which stars Tony Award-winner Dan Folger, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and others, is a musical in which six precocious youngsters (as well as audience members) battle it out to become the #1 spelling champion of the title county.For Actors' Fund Special Performances, "Broadway companies generously donate their time and talent by adding these special shows to their already rigorous schedules, and perform for audiences full of their peers from the entertainment community," state press notes. Proceeds from all Special Performances benefit The Actors' Fund of America.
The Actors' Fund of America is the national nonprofit human service organization that provides for the welfare of all entertainment professionals. Founded in 1882, The Fund serves those in film, theater, television, music, opera, and dance, and assists both performers and those behind the scenes with a broad spectrum of programs designed to address the needs of the community, including comprehensive social services, health services, supportive and affordable housing, employment and training services, and skilled nursing and assisted living care. The Fund also makes emergency grants for essential needs. Administered from offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, The Actors' Fund's mission is "to advance, foster and benefit the welfare of all professionals in the entertainment community who are in need of help, ensuring that these efforts are accomplished with compassion, confidentiality and preservation of dignity for the individuals concerned."
To purchase tickets to either Special Performance, call (212) 221-7300 ext.133, Telecharge at (212) 239-6200 or visit the theatre box office. For more information, please visit www.actorsfund.org.
