Dear Actors Fund Friends,

As the summer rolls along, we continue to appreciate all the help and support you've given us. We long for the days when we're in the same place again, but until that time, we're grateful for all you've done.

This week's events offer us a chance to celebrate and reflect. Another Broadway theater will soon reopen its doors with a documentary screening that serves as a testament to the value of the performing arts. Elsewhere, we remember and celebrate a performer taken from us too soon.

Thank you for continuing to support a life in the arts, and we hope to see you soon.

Andrew Polec: Legacy of Love
Friday, July 30–Saturday, August 28

Stellar (Video on Demand)

Andrew Polec, the international star of Bat Out Of Hell, presents an all-new concert experience: Legacy of Love. Filmed before a live audience at the historic Bucks County Playhouse (and with The Mike Bond Quartet providing the onstage band), Legacy of Love is a showcase for Andrew’s dynamic vocals and features a lively mix of song genres including rock, pop, traditional musical theater and more. Special support for the live production and streaming event was provided by Rach Ireland. A portion of the proceeds will benefit The Actors Fund and Bucks County Playhouse's education programs.

The Show Must Go On Documentary Premiere
Monday, August 9, 6:30 pm ET

The Majestic Theatre

The Show Must Go On, a new documentary from theater director Sammi Cannold and Emmy-winning filmmaker Dori Berinstein, will make its premiere at Broadway's Majestic Theatre in a one-night-only fundraiser benefiting The Actors Fund that will also feature live special appearances and performances to be announced.

The documentary follows the companies of two productions in South Korea—the world tour of The Phantom of the Opera and the South Korean tour of Cats—as they pushed forward safely during the pandemic when the rest of the industry had shut down worldwide.

The film also follows Andrew Lloyd Webber in the U.K. as he uses the South Korean companies' model in his fight for the future of theater in the West End. It is produced by co-directors Cannold and Berinstein, along with WYSIWYG Studios, CEO Kwan-Woo Park and Elizabeth Armstrong.

Attendees must follow all COVID-19 safety measures and theater protocols set forth by the event. Please visit Telecharge for the most up-to-date information.

The Pack Podcast
Ongoing

The Pack Podcast

You can read all about this week’s new episode of The Pack Podcast in Variety! Tune in as Oscar Winners Eva Marie Saint and Marisa Tomei star in the short comedy The Bus Ride along with Tate Donovan and Caroline Aaron. The podcast features star-studded casts in over 60 short comedies by Emmy nominated and Drama Desk winner, Eugene Pack, all to benefit The Actors Fund.

New episodes every Thursday!

T’aint Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do
Available Now

Vimeo

American Dance Machine for the 21st Century takes to the rooftops of New York City with its latest dance film, recreating Susan Stroman's choreography from Bullets Over Broadway The Musical in “T’aint Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do.”

Sam Hoffman directs the film, with Stroman's choreography recreated by James Gray. The film is dedicated to the memory of Nick Cordero, who was Tony-nominated for the role of Cheech in the 2014 production of Bullets Over Broadway. Those musical-theater-tap-dancing-gangsters featured in the AMD21 film are Preston Truman Boyd as Cheech, plus Clyde Alves, Phillip A. Attmore, Michael Biren, Jim Borstelmann, Lamont Brown, Barry Busby, Joshua Buscher, Andrew Cao, Jake Corcoran, Casey Garvin, Dan Horn, Jess LeProtto, Kevin Ligon, Brian Martin, Paul McGill, Bobby Pestka, Jonalyn Saxer, Angelo Soriano, Kevin Worley, Richard Riaz Yoder and Bradley Allan Zarr.

Twenty percent of funds raised through the video will benefit The Black Theatre Coalition and The Actors Fund.

More Online Events:
Stars In The House: Tuesdays–Saturdays, 8 pm ET
Brickman's Big Break: Now–September 7
Club Cumming on the Coast: Now–September 6