STARRING HUGH JACKMAN AND SUTTON FOSTER
New York, NY (August 29, 2022) – Last night, a raucous audience supported the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund) at the Special Performance of the celebrated Broadway revival of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man on the evening of Sunday, August 28 at the Winter Garden Theatre.
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Many members of the Broadway community came out to support the Fund including Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters, Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, Amir Arison, Gavin Creel, Andrea Martin, Betsy Wolfe, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Ann Harada and James Moye.
The performance included a surprise appearance by Fund Chair Brian Stokes Mitchell, who joined The Music Man cast onstage as the driver of the Wells Fargo Wagon in the Act One finale.
“What an unforgettable night! Our deepest gratitude to Hugh, Sutton and the entire Music Man company, on stage and off, for an electric ninth performance of the week—all in support of our programs and services to help the performing arts community,” said Joe Benincasa, President and CEO of the Entertainment Community Fund.
Starring two-time Tony Award®, Grammy Award®, and Emmy Award®-winning star Hugh Jackman as Professor Harold Hill and two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as Marian Paroo, The Music Man is directed by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks and choreographed by Tony Award winner Warren Carlyle.
The Music Man is produced by Barry Diller, David Geffen, Kate Horton and Fictionhouse.
ABOUT THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUND
Supporting a life in the arts
The Entertainment Community Fund, formerly The Actors Fund, is a national human services organization that addresses the unique needs of people who work in performing arts and entertainment with services focused on health and wellness, career and life, and housing. Since 1882, the Fund has sought to ensure stability, encourage resilience and be a safety net for those who shape our country’s cultural vibrancy. Learn more at entertainmentcommunity.org.
Entertainment Community Fund Special Performances have been thrilling audiences for more than 80 years with an electric energy unlike any other night of theater! What makes a Special Performance so “special”? Broadway companies in New York and on the road generously give their time and talent by adding a performance to already rigorous schedules to benefit the Entertainment Community Fund.
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