The Actors' Fund of America News

On June 11th, Liza Minnelli will be presented with the Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement at an L.A. Tony Awards party presented by The Actors' Fund

Nothing Like A Dame 2006, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, has raised a total of $300,000 for the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of The Actors' Fund of America.

Over two dozen divas, leading ladies and ingenues shared the stage of Nothin' Like a Dame and BroadwayWorld was there!

The legendary Liza Minnelli will receive the 'Julie Harris Award' for Lifetime Achievement from The Actors' Fund of America on June 11, 2006 at the 10th Annual Tony Awards Party.

Stars such as Maria Friedman, Victoria Clark and Bebe Neuwirth will perform in this year's Nothin' Like a Dame benefit, held on March 6th

Make way for the Dames! Coming March 6, 2006 at 8:00 PM at the Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street), Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presents The 11th Annual NOTHING LIKE A DAME benefiting The Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of The Actors' Fund of America. Sure to be a night to remember, NOTHING LIKE A DAME features performances from the first ladies of Broadway.

Avenue Q and Wicked will receive Actors' Fund Special Performances on March 27th at PM and April 30th at 8 PM, respectively, with funds to benefit the Actors' Fund of America

Victoria Clark, Bebe Neuwirth and Maria Friedman will be among the stars of Nothin' Like a Dame on March 6th

The Actors' Fund will present a Special Performance of Beauty and the Beast on February 22nd

The Actors' Fund will honor producer Rocco Landesman at their May 8th gala

On Sunday, January 29th a special performance of Sweeney Todd was held to benefit the Actors' Fund of America and BroadwayWorld was there to cover the red carpet.

The Actors' Fund will host a benefit Special Performance of Sweeney Todd on January 29th

On Sunday, January 22nd a special performance of Jersey Boys was held to benefit the Actors' Fund of America and BroadwayWorld was there to cover the red carpet.

Today's New York Post reports that Judy Kuhn will be subbing in the Woman in White for its star Maria Friedman while she undergoes further cancer treatments.

A special one-night-only performance of the new dance musical All is Full of Love, conceived, choreographed and directed by Josh Walden and set to the music of Björk, will be presented on Sunday, February 12

The Actors' Fund of America will host special performances of Jersey Boys, Sweeney Todd and The Odd Couple to benefit the organization on January 22nd, 29th and on March 19th

To launch the fifth annual New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend, a five-day national and international celebration of art and culture, the auction house Christie's hosted the first New York Times Auction for The Arts on Jan. 5.

Through January 4th, The New York Times Auction for the Arts will feature such events as a Broadway debut in Rent and seeing The Odd Couple as the V.I.P. guest of Matthew Broderick

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