The Actors' Fund of America News

Disney's Broadway musical Tarzan recently offered a special performance to benefit the Actors' Fund of America

Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' global hit musical Mamma Mia! will celebrate five years on Broadway on Wednesday, October 18th, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at the Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre with all proceeds to benefit the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of The Actors' Fund of America, a nationwide human services organization that helps all professionals - both performers and those behind the scenes - in performing arts and entertainment

Brian Stokes Mitchell will be the first star to perform as part of the Actors' Fund's new Musical Mondays series in LA

On August 3rd, Faith Healer, starring Ralph Fiennes and Cherry Jones, offered a special performance to benefit the Actors' Fund of America, and stars such as Billy Porter, Michael Cerveris and Kathy Brier turned out to catch the show

Christine Ebersole, who walked off with a slew of awards and rave reviews for her performance in Grey Gardens, will perform on Monday, September 18, in a one-night-only concert to benefit The Actors' Fund of America at New World Stages

On Sunday, July 16th at 8pm, the Actors' Fund of America will offer a Special Performance of Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore at the Lyceum Theatre

On July 11th, The Color Purple offered a special performance to benefit the Actors' Fund of America, and stars such as Fran Drescher turned out to catch the show

The Actors' Fund's Auction of a 1,000 Stars 2006 will begin on Monday, July 24th

Tony Award-winning Grey Gardens star Christine Ebersole will treat fans to a September 18th concert to benefit the Actors' Fund of America

On Monday, June 19th at The Hudson Theatre, over 650 guests were in attendance for a one-night-only staged reading of the Charles Busch cult classic play Die Mommie Die!, produced by The Actors' Fund of America, and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the event!

Keith Nobbs has been added to the cast of Die Mommie Die!, a one-night-only staged reading of Charles Busch's play that will take place on Monday, June 19th

Following a limited engagement scheduled through June 11th, the five final benefit performances of The Pajama Game will be performed this week on June 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th at 7 PM

'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

Ghostlight Records, a division of Sh-K-Boom Records, will release the original Broadway cast recording of The Drowsy Chaperone a few days early on June 9th

'Steam Heat' dancers Joyce Chittick, David Eggers and Vince Pesce, currently in Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of The Pajama Game, will be performing the iconic dance number live on ABC's 'Live with Regis and Kelly' on Wednesday, June 7th

On Thursday June 1st, Josephine Baker's adopted son Jean-Claude Baker held a celebratory birthday luncheon in the late chanteuse's honor, and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the festivities!

Swiss watch brand Longines has created five limited edition timepieces to support Broadway's The Pajama Game benefit auction to raise funds for Harry Connick, Jr.'s various charities; one will be auctioned off for each of The Pajama Game's five benefit performances from June 13th through June 17th

On Sunday night, June 11th, Broadway puts on its biggest show of the year...and theatre lovers on the West Coast will be flocking to the Skirball Center in L.A. for the Actors' Fund Tony Awards Party. The evening will be hosted by Sam Harris and will honor his longtime pal, Liza Minnelli, who will receive the Julie Harris Lifetime Achievement Award. I was lucky enough to catch Liza and Sam together in NY to talk about what is sure to be a great night, their history together and lots more...

Columbia Records' recently released 'Harry On Broadway, Act I', a two CD collection including The Pajama Game cast album and music from Thou Shalt Not (performed by Harry Connick, Jr. and Kelli O'Hara), has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Cast Album chart

The legendary Liza Minnelli will receive the Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement from The Actors' Fund of America on Sunday, June 11,at the 10th Annual Tony Awards Party in L.A; Brittany Murphy will present the award and Sam Harris will host