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The Actors Fund honor Palm Beach cultural philanthropist Anka Palitz, along with Ethan Stiefel, principal guest instructor at American Ballet Theatre and ABT principal dancer Gillian Murphy at the 10th anniversary Heart & Soul Gala on March 14.

The Actors Fund and MPTF announced today a collaboration to create Entertainment Health Insurance Solutions (EHIS), which will provide health insurance counseling services to members of the entertainment and performing arts community in California.

NY1’s Frank Dilella talks with Tony winners Brian Stokes Mitchell and Billy Porter, Actors Fund President & CEO Joseph Benincasa and others to learn more about The Actors Fund’s offerings and benefits to the community in this story for OnStage.

The Actors Fund has announced a star-studded lineup for the 2018 Looking Ahead Awards hosted by Garrett Clayton (“Hairspray Live!,” “Teen Beach Movie”) and Ashley Argota (“The Fosters”) on Sunday, October 28 from 4-8 pm at the magnificent Taglyan Complex in Hollywood.

The Actors Fund held a ribbon-cutting on October 5, 2018 to celebrate the launch of Looking Ahead in New York City, a program which originated in 2003 in Los Angeles.

The concert will be held on Monday, February 11 at 7:30 pm at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th St.) and will star the Broadway cast members Lucie Arnaz as “Sonia Walsk” and Robert Klein as “Vernon Gersch” and will benefit the programs and services of The Actors Fund.

The Actors Fund and Playwright’s Horizons announced today that New York City playwright Julia Jarcho is the 2018 recipient of The Mark O’Donnell Prize, an annual prize presented to an emerging theater artist in recognition of her or his talent and promise.

The Actors Fund’s Career Transition For Dancers Masquerade Ball on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 6 pm at the New York Marriott Marquis (1535 Broadway). The gala evening will benefit The Actors Fund’s services for the dance community.

The Actors Fund announced today that the 2018 Looking Ahead Awards will honor the cast of Disney Channel’s Andi Mack, Raven-Symoné and Monique Coleman on Sunday, October 28 from 4-8 pm in Los Angeles.

The Actors Fund, SAG-AFTRA and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation announced today they are jointly working together to bring workplace sexual harassment counseling services for members of the union, to be administered by The Actors Fund.