Dear Actors Fund Friends,

We’re thrilled to share a new video from Actors Fund Chairman Brian Stokes Mitchell, Vice Chair Annette Bening, Vice Chair Bebe Neuwirth and Western Council member Chandra Wilson about the assistance The Fund provides, thanks to the generosity of people like Seth Rudetsky, James Wesley and the entire Stars In The House community. We hope you’ll join us for an upcoming episode!

Your continued dedication to the performing arts and entertainment industry allows us to be a steady source of help for those in need. Thank you for your support, and we hope you enjoy this week’s virtual events!

The Baltimore Waltz
April 29–May 3

Spotlight on Plays

Don’t miss Mary-Louise Parker, Eric McCormack and Brandon Burton in The Baltimore Waltz, streaming on Stellar. Lileana Blain-Cruz directs Paula Vogel’s comic and dramatic fantasia based on the love and adventures of a brother and sister, one of whom has a fatal disease. The Baltimore Waltz is the winner of the 1992 Obie Award for Best New American Play.

Tickets are on-sale now and on demand streaming is available for all ticket holders until 6 pm ET on May 3. Get your tickets today! Proceeds benefit The Actors Fund.

Stars In The House
Tuesdays–Saturdays, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT

StarsInTheHouse.com

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley’s live talk show, Stars In The House, has raised more than $886,000 to benefit The Actors Fund!

Tune in on May 1 for a reunion of the original Broadway cast of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella: Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana, Ann Harada, Harriet Harris and Peter Bartlett. To celebrate this “lovely night”, the Paula Kaminsky Davis Charitable Foundation is matching all donations up to $7,500!

A Shakes Birthday Celebration!
Friday, April 30, 6 pm ET

YouTube

A Shakes Birthday Celebration presents classic Shakespearean characters such as Hamlet, Juliet, Richard III, Puck and more in monologues or duet scenes. The cast includes Charles Askenaizer, Mary Ann de la Cruz, Frederick Slate, Howard Raik, Melody Rogatis, Jean Louise Edwards, Tom Ochocinski, Jason Harrison Murphy, Lindsay Koehler, Therese Harrold and John Vinopal. Donations to The Actors Fund are encouraged.

Pearson Jazz Foundation Presents: 2021 International Jazz Day 10th Anniversary
April 29 & 30

Eventbrite

The Skipp Pearson Jazz Foundation is offering a series of virtual music education programs paying tribute to the work of the great American composer, George Gershwin, in support of UNESCO’s International Jazz Day 10th Anniversary. To help celebrate this milestone, The Pearson Foundation has offered The Actors Fund 50 full-day, FREE admission passports for each day of programming.

The highlight of the Foundation’s programming will be the culminating performance presenting Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, best known for its integration of jazz rhythms with classical music. This presentation will be played by four female Jazz masters of the piano: Sara Faust, Tomoko Ohno, Hyuna Park and Dotti Anita Taylor. Register to get your free pass today!

More Online Events:
Doug & Chico Presents: The Series: Thursday, April 29, 4 pm ET
Reasons to be Pretty Happy: Thursday, April 29, 8 pm ET
NF Hope Concert: Sunday, May 2, 7 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.