MUSICAL MONDAYS Series Presents 'Up Close and Personal' With Alan & Marilyn Bergman

Join theatre patrons as they come "Up Close and Personal" with Alan & Marilyn Bergman as well as special guests Maureen McGovern and Lari White at the Actors Fund concert series entitled MUSICAL MONDAYS, a series of Cabaret events in the lobby of the historic Pantages Theatre, Moderated by Michael A. Kerker (ASCAP) and produced by John Bowab, Michael A. Kerker and Martin Wiviott.

WHEN: Monday, March 15th - 7:30pm Cocktail Reception and 8:30pm curtain
Program to be followed by dessert and coffee reception with the performers

WHERE: The Pantages Theater Lobby, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

TICKETS: $125 by calling 323.933.9266 ext. 59

EDITORS/PRODUCERS: The Actors Fund is proud to continue their "Musical Monday" benefits - a special series of intimate concerts with some of theatre's finest performers including Brian Stokes Mitchell, Melissa Manchester, Peter Gallagher, Valarie Pettiford, Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner, Sam Harris and Stephen Schwartz. Proceeds from this evenings benefit will go towards the Actors Fund's comprehensive programs and services. The Actors Fund provides healthcare and clinics, living expenses, housing facilities, social services, career counseling and youth services to all professionals in entertainment - not just actors but professionals in the guilds, unions, box offices and behind the scenes in film, television, theatre, radio, opera, music and dance.

The songs of Alan & Marilyn Bergman have been enriching the great American songbook for over five decades. As lyricists for film, stage and television, they have created unforgettable images with their lyrical mastery. Don't miss this very special evening celebrating two of music's most celebrated lyricists, whose collaborations have earned them 16 Academy Award nominations, multiple Emmys, GRAMMYs® and 3 OSCARS® for "The Windmills of Your Mind", "The Way We Were" and the score for "Yentl." Maureen McGovern is an award-winning performer whose nearly forty year career includes recordings, concerts, Broadway, film and television beginning with the Oscar-winning song "The Morning After" through to her latest CD "A Long And Winding Road". Lari White is a three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning pop and country music singer, actress and songwriter who starred in Broadway's "Ring of Fire".

THE ACTORS FUND is a national human services organization that helps all professionals in performing arts and entertainment. The Fund - which provides programs and services for those on stage and on screen and everyone behind the scenes in theatre, film, TV, music, dance, radio and opera - is a safety net, providing social services and emergency assistance, health services and health insurance information, employment and training programs and housing support for those who are in need, crisis or transition.

Learn more about what The Actors Fund does in helping over 10,000 people every year at www.actorsfund.org.