Dear Actors Fund Friends,

We hope this final week of August finds you safe from wildfires in California and the hurricanes in the Gulf Coast. If you are a professional in the performing arts and entertainment community and find yourself in need of emergency financial assistance, please visit actorsfund.org/gethelp.

The theater has always been an art form that people have turned to in times of need; whether it’s to see pieces of themselves reflected back to them from the stage, to escape from harsh realities, or to find hope in otherwise hopeless circumstances. We hope you enjoy this week’s offering of events, and thank you for your commitment to supporting a life in the arts.

Give My Regards to Broadway
Streaming Now

NewYorker.com

The New Yorker presents Give My Regards to Broadway, a new short documentary exploring how the Broadway community has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. Interviewees include Christine Baranski, Brian Stokes Mitchell, John Lithgow and David Henry Hwang. Director Oren Jacoby, whose feature documentary On Broadway will soon be released, partnered with producer Justin Levy and editor Ryan Spears to depict the resourceful way the Broadway community has responded to this uniquely challenging time. The filmmakers hope viewers will contribute to the essential efforts of The Actors Fund to support people who work in performing arts and entertainment in this difficult time.

The Theatre Will Survive
Monday, August 31, 7 pm ET

Via Zoom

A host of Broadway favorites—including Tony winners Chuck Cooper, Judy Kaye, Faith Prince and Paulo Szot—will lend their voices on a new video that will make its debut during The Theatre Will Survive—A Benefit for The Actors Fund. The virtual event will also feature a talkback with the video's creators and stars.

The Theatre Will Survive, with lyrics by Michael Colby, music and orchestrations by Ned Paul Ginsburg, and videography by Michael Yeshion, also features Christine Andreas, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Christina Bianco, Robert Cuccioli, Marc De la Cruz, George Dvorsky, Anita Gillette, Jason Graae, Ann Harada, Leah Hocking, Richard Jay-Alexander, Jeff Keller, Eddie Korbich, Michael McCormick, N’Kenge, Barry Pearl, Gabriella Pizzolo, Stephanie Pope, Courtney Reed, T. Oliver Reid, Steve Rosen, Jennifer Sanchez, Analise Scarpaci, Tony Sheldon and Ryan Silverman. Viewers will be able to submit questions via the Zoom chat following the video's debut.

Tickets are $20. A link to view the benefit will be sent before show time.

An Intimate Performance with Brian Stokes Mitchell
Saturday, September 5, 8 pm ET

The Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield, MA

Berkshire Theatre Group has announced that Tony winner and our Board Chair, Brian Stokes Mitchell is set to take the—socially distanced—stage at the Colonial Theatre for an intimate concert performance. The evening will benefit BTG as well as The Actors Fund and Black Theatre United.

More Online Events:
Stars in the House: Mondays-Saturdays at 8 pm ET
Broadway’s Future Gives Back: Virtual Cabaret, August 29 at 7 pm ET
Legion M: donating 100% of the NET proceeds from their face mask program—check out their inventory!