Dear Actors Fund Friends,

Mark your calendars for next Tuesday: The Actors Fund is turning 139! To commemorate the special day on June 8, we’re celebrating with our annual Giving Day. Since 1882, the generosity of our Actors Fund community has made it possible for us to provide a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals all over the country. This past year especially, we’ve been able to help more people than ever before in our almost 140-year history.

We’ve distributed more than $21.5 million to more than 16,300 people, and have helped more than 40,000 people with our services addressing heath care and health insurance, affordable housing, financial wellness, career guidance, mental health, support groups and beyond. Thank you for your unwavering support that has made all of our work possible.

And we’d love for you to join the celebrations on June 8!

You can visit actorsfund.org/GivingDay2021 to make a donation.

You can start an Actors Fund Birthday Facebook Fundraiser and help spread the word about our work, and include your friends to celebrate, too!

You can shop via Amazon Smile. If you shop on Amazon, you can simply go to Smile.Amazon.com, select The Actors Fund as your charity of choice, and Amazon will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases—with no fees or extra cost to you.

You can host a JustGiving Fundraiser if you want to invite a larger audience to tune in to your special event or support us via any fundraising efforts you’re leading.

We’re excited to fill your weeks ahead with joy, drama, music and laughs. Thank you for being a part of our Actors Fund community!

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 $947,640 to benefit The Actors Fund!

Tonight, don’t miss the TV reunion of Kate & Allie with Susan Saint James, Jane Curtin, Frederick Koehler, Allison Smith, Ari Meyers and director Bill Persky.

Then get ready for an epic virtual gathering on June 5 with the Original Broadway Cast of Aida, including Heather Headley, Sherie Rene Scott, Adam Pascal, Tyrese Allen, John Hickock, Dan Oreskes and Schele Williams. Donations for the episode will also be matched up to $3,000 by Rach Ireland!

Ohio State Murders
Now–Monday, June 7

Spotlight on Plays

Don’t miss Audra McDonald, Warner Miller, Lizan Mitchell and Ben Rappaport in Ohio State Murders on Stellar.

Kenny Leon directs Adrienne Kennedy’s unusual look at the destructiveness of racism in the U.S. When Suzanne Alexander, a fictional African American writer, returns to Ohio State University to talk about the violence in her writing, a dark mystery unravels.

Tickets are on sale now for $19, and on demand streaming is available for all ticket holders until 6 pm ET on June 7. Get your tickets today! Proceeds benefit The Actors Fund.

Show of Titles
Sunday, June 13–Thursday, June 17

Stellar

You don't want to miss Show of Titles, a musical event packed with celebrated stars performing Broadway's best. Presented by Broadway's Best Shows, this evening brings a rousing and memorable celebration of title songs from more than two dozen Broadway musicals spanning nine decades, ranging from Lady Be Good to The Light in the Piazza.

Performers include Annaleigh Ashford, Len Cariou, Glenn Close, Gavin Creel, Darren Criss, Santino Fontana, Kelsey Grammar, David Alan Grier, Jake Gyllenhaal, Joshua Henry, Isabelle Huppert, Norm Lewis, Patti LuPone, Rob McClure, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Melba Moore, Jessie Mueller, Eva Noblezada, Kelli O’Hara, Laura Osnes, Steven Pasquale, Michael Rupert, Ernie Sabella, Lea Salonga, Phillipa Soo, Will Swenson, Aaron Tveit, Leslie Uggams, Vanessa Williams and Patrick Wilson.

Additional guests featured are Broadway Inspirational Voices, Candice Bergen, Danny Burstein, Bryan Cranston, Sheldon Harnick, John Kander, Angela Lansbury, John Lithgow, Lindsay Mendez, Phylicia Rashad, Ben Vereen, BD Wong and Florian Zeller.

Tickets are on sale now with special early-bird pricing of $39 through 11:59 pm ET on June 11 ($49 after), and on demand streaming is available for all ticket holders until 4 pm ET on June 17. Get your tickets today! Proceeds benefit The Actors Fund.

Club Cumming On The Coast
Now–Monday, September 6

Club Cumming On The Coast

Award-winning actor, singer, producer, author and philanthropist Alan Cumming is partnering with the Kennebunkport Resort Collection to bring his iconic, namesake New York City nightlife venture, Club Cumming, to Kennebunkport, Maine for a 15-week summer residency. Club Cumming on the Coast will make its debut at the historic Kennebunkport Inn, in the heart of downtown Kennebunkport's Dock Square, now through Labor Day Weekend. The boutique hotel's outdoor Sun Deck will be reimagined as a coastal New England version of the intimate and eclectic cabaret bar and lounge, serving up live entertainment, cocktails and dinner for guests and locals, alike.

This seasonal outpost will feature a rotating roster of talent, personally curated by Cumming and his team, who will perform Friday and Saturday evenings on a replica of the East Village venue's "postage stamp-sized" stage. Entertainment will range from theater-world stars to piano-bar show tunes, drag performances to jazz acts, and more. In addition to bringing world-class entertainers to Maine's storied summer colony, Club Cumming on the Coast has partnered with The Actors Fund, to support the national human service organization's ongoing effort to support arts professionals who have been especially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

More Online Events:
Doug & Chico Presents: The Series: Watch Now
The Pack Podcast: Listen Now
Nate Bakes Broadway: Watch Now
The Girl in the Red Dress: Watch Now
Viral Vignettes: Watch Now
In The Zoom—A Virtual Adventure in This Time of Covid: Available through June 5
“COVID-19 Blues”: Watch Now
Wheat + Sea: $5 of every t-shirt sale goes to The Actors Fund