Dear Actors Fund Friends,

We’re so grateful to everyone who helps make our work possible, and that sentiment rings true stronger than ever as we continue to help the performing arts and entertainment community process, address and move forward when facing obstacles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to offer online programs and services to address health insurance enrollment and health care needs; emergency financial assistance; affordable housing opportunities; employment opportunities in a COVID economy; care for senior members of our community; and more. If you or someone you know needs assistance, please visit actorsfund.org/gethelp or actorsfund.org/Workshops for more information.

For those in the performing arts community in the New York City area, The Actors Fund can now help you schedule COVID-19 vaccinations at the Times Square ATC Broadway Vaccination Site. This location, staffed by members of the entertainment industry, is open to all who are part of the community in an effort to help everyone return to work safely.

Our calendar is full of wonderful and special virtual events in the coming weeks, and we hope you enjoy them too!

A Letter To Harvey Milk
Now–Sunday, April 25

Stellar

A Letter To Harvey Milk ran Off-Broadway for 6 months in 2018. Members of the original cast have reunited for an online benefit presentation of the hit musical. The performance stars Adam Heller, Julia Knitel and Cheryl Stern along with Michael Bartoli, Jeremy Greenbaum, Aury Krebs and Ravi Roth. Money raised will benefit The Actors Fund and HIAS.

San Francisco. 1986. When Harry fulfills a writing assignment to compose a letter to someone from his past who's dead, he writes not to his late wife Frannie but Harvey Milk, the first openly gay political leader in California. Barbara, his writing teacher, is stunned. Harry's letter sets off a series of life-changing events that neither could have foreseen. With its soaring score and deeply-felt, surprisingly funny lyrics, this musical deals with issues of friendship and loss, the grip of the past, and the hard-won acceptance set in motion by the most unexpected people.

Rock of Ages: The All-Star Reunion Concert
Saturday, April 24, 8 pm ET

Stellar

The best-reviewed, most-nominated, longest running [hair band] musical of all time, Rock of Ages, will play a one-night only, livestream shredfest, featuring an all-star “supergroup” of RoA alumni including Constantine Maroulis, Frankie Grande, Laura Bell Bundy, Kerry Butler and many more. Prepare to STREAM at the top of your lungs to some of the greatest 80s hits like you’ve never heard them before—live from the real Bourbon Room Hollywood stage.

Admission to the livestream concert includes access to a 24-hour Video-on-Demand replay. Only one livestream ticket is needed per household, not individual. All sales final.

Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers: Stage & Screen Auction
Wednesday, April 28, 10 am ET

Doyle

Have you ever wanted to own a piece of stage or screen memorabilia? Well, here's your chance: bidding is now open! In association with Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers, we are pleased to partner with Christine Baranski on an auction event without precedent: Stage & Screen. Featuring a diverse array of items from theater, Hollywood, opera, dance and beyond, lots include the stage-used mechanical monkey music box prop from the recent West End Production of Phantom of the Opera plus a personal invitation for two from Andrew Lloyd Webber to attend the Broadway re-opening of the show; Hugh Jackman’s screen-worn leather jacket from X-Men: Days of Future Past; Cher’s autographed vintage Burberry trench coat repurposed and embroidered with baroque Swarovski crystal swirls; Bob Mackie-designed items worn by Carol Burnett; a custom Jackson Lowell-beaded dress worn by Dolly Parton to the 2019 CMA Awards; a necklace worn by Christine Ebersole as she sang "Will You?" at the end of Act I of the Broadway musical Grey Gardens; and much more!

Collectors and fans around the world are invited to participate digitally in this landmark live auction event. While a portion of proceeds from every item sold as part of Stage & Screen will benefit The Actors Fund, Ms. Baranski has curated a collection of donated lots for which 100% of the hammer price goes entirely to The Fund. Gallery exhibition dates are April 23-26 with reserved timed entry required.

The Pack Podcast
Ongoing

The Pack Podcast

The Pack Podcast, benefitting The Actors Fund, celebrates the launch of its second season featuring star-studded casts performing short comedies by Emmy Nominated & Drama Desk Winner Eugene Pack (creator of Celebrity Autobiography Broadway).

Performers in April and May include: Marsha Mason, James Caan, Ralph Macchio, Rosie O'Donnell, Stockard Channing, Kristen Johnston and more. They join a list of previous guests that includes Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Annette Bening, Eva Marie Saint, Blair Underwood, Molly Shannon, Tony Hale, Sherri Shepherd, John Leguizamo, Cecily Strong, Lewis Black, Pamela Adlon, Margaret Cho, Renée Elise Goldsberry and more.

In this week's episode, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Renée Fleming and Daphne Rubin-Vega starred in The Librarian.

More Online Events:
Stars In The House: Tuesdays–Saturdays, 8 pm ET
Doug & Chico Presents: The Series : Friday, April 23–Saturday, April 25, 4 pm ET
Titanique: The Maiden Voyage Concert : Sunday, May 2, 7:30 pm ET
Moms & Blooms: A Floral Workshop: Friday, May 14, 7 pm ET
The Pack Podcast: Ongoing
#BWAYWORLDRECORD: Help break The Guinness World Records title for the record of largest online video album of people singing the same song.