Photo Flash: Annette Bening and Brian Stokes Mitchell Cut Ribbon on New Actors Fund Pavilion
by Julie Musbach - Apr 26, 2019
The Actors Fund Home (155-175 West Hudson Avenue, Englewood, New Jersey), an acclaimed short-stay rehabilitation, assisted living, skilled nursing and memory care facility for the performing arts and entertainment community, celebrated the opening of The Samuel J. and Florence T. Friedman Pavilion at their facility in Englewood, New Jersey on Thursday, April 25, 2019.
Photo Flash: The Actors Fund Opens Paul Libin Center
by Julie Musbach - Oct 9, 2018
The Actors Fund held a ribbon-cutting on October 5, 2018 to celebrate the launch of Looking Ahead in New York City, a program which originated in 2003 in Los Angeles and is designed to help young professional performers and their families thrive amid the unique challenges of working in the entertainment industry. The Paul Libin Center serves as the home for the Looking Ahead program in New York City, and is located in Times Square at the main offices of The Actors Fund at 729 Seventh Avenue on the 12th floor.
Photo Flash: Julia Jarcho Receives The Mark O'Donnell Prize
by Julie Musbach - Sep 12, 2018
The Actors Fund and Playwrights Horizons announced today that New York City playwright Julia Jarcho is the 2018 recipient of "The Mark O'Donnell Prize", an annual prize presented to an emerging theater artist in recognition of her or his talent and promise.
AVENUE Q Stars to Reunite as Judges for York Theatre's TUNE IN TIME Next Month
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 30, 2015
The November installment will feature lyricists Meghan Kelleher (songwriter), Sukari Jones (Location, Location, Location!!!), and Kathleen Wrinn (Ten: The Story of Grace and Joe) and composers Bobby Cronin (unlucky in Love, 2014 NEO writer at the York), Andy Roninson (creator of the podcast Take a Ten Musicals), and Adam Spiegel (Cloned! and a returning TUNE IN TIME champion).
Megan Hilty Boards Bravo's GIRLFRIEND'S GUIDE TO DIVORCE
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 21, 2015
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Broadway and SMASH veteran has booked a role on Bravo's scripted series GIRLFRIEND'S GUIDE TO DIVORCE. Also joining 'DIVORCE' are Maury Sterling and Aaron Staton.
THIS WEEK IN PICTURES June 6-12
by Nora Dominick - Jun 12, 2015
Still reeling from the 2015 Tony Awards? Can't get 'Ring of Keys' and 'Shall We Dance?' out of your head? Didn't have time check in on all of the latest Broadway news? Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories from this week from Broadway and beyond with BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures.'
Hollywood Bowl, Full-Fledged Broadway Run Next for BOMBSHELL Concert?
by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2015
The concert presentation of BOMBSHELL, the musical from the NBC TV series 'Smash', hit Broadway in a one-night-only event benefitting The Actors Fund earlier this week at The Minskoff Theatre. Just after the event, the Los Angeles Times caught up with composer/lyricist team Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who talked about the possibility of expanding BOMBSHELL into a full-fledged Broadway musical. For now, though, their sights are set on an encore in Hollywood.