Dear Actors Fund Friends,

We’ll be honest: 2020 wasn’t the year anyone had hoped for. But in the face of excruciating loss and unimaginable challenges, our performing arts community reinvented itself and proved that we will always rally around one another to make sure those in need are taken care of.

Since March, The Actors Fund has distributed more than $18.3 million to more than 14,800 people in the performing arts and entertainment industry who needed help. We couldn’t do any of that without the incredible commitment and dedication of all of you, who have supported us at every twist and turn.

We know that the coming year will bring additional obstacles and needs, and we’re ready to meet 2021 head-on. But we have hope; we aren’t looking to go back to how things were before, but rather to something new.

Thank you for continuing to be on this journey with us! We hope you tune in to the exciting virtual events we having coming up this week. And if you’re able to do so, please consider making a donation to our Matching Gift Challenge! All donations received by the end of the day will be matched, up to $50,000!

Have a happy and safe New Year, and we’ll see you in 2021!

“Make Them Hear You/Grateful”

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Jelani Alladin, Chuck Cooper, André De Shields, Brandon Victor Dixon, Joshua Henry and Billy Porter sang “Make Them Hear You” from the Tony Award-winning score of Ragtime by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and the chorus of the Tony Award-winning Broadway Inspirational Voices, led by founder Michael McElroy and featuring Norm Lewis, joined in with “Grateful” by John Bucchino, exclusively at our virtual 2020 Annual Gala. We're thrilled to now share this video with all of you.

If you'd like to donate in honor of this inspiring performance, please visit actorsfund.org/grateful.

Ratatouille: The TikTok The Musical
Friday, January 1

TodayTix.com

The Tony Award-winning theatrical production company Seaview (Slave Play; Sea Wall/A Life) will present, in association with TikTok and TodayTix Presents and for one performance only, Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical to benefit The Actors Fund. The performance will be available for streaming for 72 hours.

This musical spectacular will star Wayne Brady (Django), Tituss Burgess (Remy), Kevin Chamberlin (Gusteau), Tony Award winner André De Shields (Ego), Andrew Barth Feldman (Linguini), Grammy Award nominee Adam Lambert (Emile), Tony winner Priscilla Lopez (Mabel), Tony nominee Ashley Park (Colette), Owen Tabaka (Young Ego) and three-time Tony nominee Mary Testa (Skinner), with Cori Jaskier, Talia Suskauer, Nikisha Williams, JJ Niemann, John Michael Lyles, Raymond J. Lee and Joy Woods as the ensemble.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Virtual Q&A
Thursday, January 7, 8 pm ET

burnsfilmcenter.org

The Actors Fund is proud to collaborate with our friends at Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) on their Life on the Stage: Conversation and Film series. Join director George C. Wolfe and actors Michael Potts, Colman Domingo and Glynn Turman for a virtual conversation about the film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom with JBFC Board Member Dori Berinstein!

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is currently available to watch on Netflix. Watch the film at your convenience, then join the conversation on January 7!

More Online Events:
Stars in the House: Mondays-Saturdays at 8 pm ET
LE at Home: Check out the full list of experiences, all of which are available through 2021.