“BROADWAY JACKBOX”
HOSTED BY ANDREW BARTH FELDMAN AND ALEX BONIELLO
WILL RAISE MONEY FOR
THE ACTORS FUND
AND THEIR SERVICES FOR THOSE IN NEED IN
PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
SERIES WILL CONTINUE TO AIR TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
New York, NY (March 19, 2020) – The Actors Fund, the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, announced today that “Broadway Jackbox,” produced by Jimmy Award® Winner Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen) and actor and Tony Award® winning producer Alex Boniello (Spring Awakening, Dear Evan Hansen) will continue to air on Tuesdays and Fridays at 6:00PM EST, raising money for The Actors Fund through donations from viewers.
The next episode will air this Friday, March 20th and will be themed to the TV Show “Smash,” featuring Andrew and Alex with cast members Jeremy Jordan (Newsies, Bonnie and Clyde, Little Shop of Horrors), Katharine McPhee (Waitress, “American Idol”), Krysta Rodriguez (Hercules, Spring Awakening, The Addams Family), and Andy Mientus (Spring Awakening, Les Misérables, “The Flash”). The series will be hosted on the Broadway Jackbox Twitch channel which can be found HERE.
“The first ones were such a blast,” Feldman said “They completely achieved our goal of creating something silly, fun, and distracting amidst this craziness, but Alex and I both realized we could use this to give back to our community in a more concrete way. With the theater community in such a state of flux, it only seemed right to give to The Actors Fund who are doing all they can to help our industry through this insane, unprecedented time. So let’s have some fun and do some good! And also, as the self-appointed head of the #ReviveSmash campaign, this is big for me.”
Jackbox Games has been creating irreverent party games since 1995, best known for their successful trivia franchise YOU DON’T KNOW JACK, the hit Jackbox Party Pack franchise, Quiplash, Fibbage, Trivia Murder Party, and many more. Each pack contains a variety of different games that might ask you to draw weird doodles, write the best inside joke, or answer hilarious trivia questions. There are hours of laughs in every pack! In addition to the players, the games allow for audience participation in voting for the best answers, and sometimes even competing. People can join by simply using the web browser on their smartphone – no app needed! Visit jackboxgames.com for more information, and go to jackbox.tv to play!
As the situation with Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve, The Actors Fund has temporarily transitioned to online and phone-based services, which remain available for everyone in the performing arts and entertainment community. These services include: Artists Health Insurance Resource Center, The Career Center, Housing Resources, Addiction & Recovery, HIV/AIDS and Senior Services, Counseling and Emergency Financial Assistance, as well as The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. To make a tax-deductible donation to The Actors Fund, visit actorsfund.org/donate.
The Actors Fund is a national human services organization that fosters stability and resiliency, and provides a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan. Through offices in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, The Fund serves everyone in film, theater, television, music, opera, radio and dance with programs including social services and emergency financial assistance, health care and insurance counseling, housing, and secondary employment and training services.
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