Dear friends of the Fund,

Idina Menzel makes her highly anticipated return to Broadway in Redwood. You also won’t want to miss Purpose, a powerful and thought-provoking new play from Tony winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.

Thank you for supporting a life in the arts, and we hope to see you soon.

Entertainment Community Fund Gala 2025
Monday, April 21, 6 pm ET

Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway
New York, NY 10036

Join us to celebrate Academy Award-winning actor, dancer and singer Ariana DeBose, theater owner and producer James L. Nederlander and Tony and Academy Award-winning actor, producer and director Denzel Washington as they receive the Entertainment Community Fund Medal of Honor.

For more information and sponsorship opportunities, please contact 212.627.1000 or [email protected].

Redwood Producer's Picks
Wednesday, April 23, 7 pm ET

Nederlander Theatre
208 West 41st Street
New York, NY 10036

Tony and Emmy Award-winning superstar Idina Menzel (Wicked, Frozen) makes her long-awaited return to Broadway in Redwood, a transportive new musical about one woman’s journey into the precious and precarious world of the redwood trees. This new musical also features De’Adra Aziza (Passing Strange) and Michael Park (Dear Evan Hansen) with book and direction by Tina Landau (Floyd Collins).

Purpose Producer's Picks
Wednesday, April 30, 8 pm ET
Tuesday, May 13, 7 pm ET

The Hayes Theater
240 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036

Join us for Purpose, the riveting and hilarious new drama from Tony Award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate) and directed by two-time Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad (A Raisin in the Sun).

This electrifying production is an intimate and intriguing behind-the-scenes look at the influential Jasper family. And like all families, there are cracks beneath the surface. When the son returns home with an uninvited friend, the family is forced into a reckoning with itself, its faith and its legacy.

More Fundraisers:
Cirque du Soleil’s LUZIA: Now Through April 27. Save up to 25% off select seats and dates, and a portion of your ticket purchase will be donated to the Fund! For VIP Packages and groups of 10 or more, contact [email protected] for details and added savings
Laughs, Luck… and Lucy: Gregg Oppenheimer has generously pledged all proceeds from his audiobook, Laughs, Luck…and Lucy, co-authored with his father, I Love Lucy creator Jess Oppenheimer, to the Entertainment Community Fund
PlumbGoods: PlumbGoods has a variety of items to choose from with 5% of all net sales (excluding Happiness Included Coffee Collection) benefiting the Fund
T-shirts on Bonfire: 100% of the sales from this graphic t-shirt will be donated to the Entertainment Community Fund. With special thanks to The Old Guard comic series co-creators, Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández, who is the illustrator of the series and created the image on the t-shirt
Moonees: Professional Artist & Background Casting Director Jason D’Aquino has pledged $5 to the Entertainment Community Fund from every Moonees product sold