Sunday, March 22 at 7 pm!
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New York, NY (March 18, 2020) – 12-time Emmy Award® winner and Tony Award® recipient Rosie O’Donnell and actor/Producer Erich Bergen are proud to announce the one-night-only return of the legendary, 25-time Emmy Award winning “The Rosie O’Donnell Show.” This special event has been conceived as a LIVE streaming fundraiser for The Actors Fund, in order to help in this time of crisis. Presented in partnership with Revelations Entertainment and Broadway.com, “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” will be broadcast live on Sunday, March 22 at 7:00 pm ET on the theater world’s premier online content provider, Broadway.com, and will also be livestreamed on Broadway.com’s YouTube channel.
The special program will feature performances and appearances by some of the biggest names in all of entertainment, all participating live from their comfort of their own home, including Sebastian Arcelus, Skylar Astin, Shoshana Bean, Beth Behrs, Annette Bening, Erich Bergen, Nate Berkus, Alexandra Billings, Stephanie J. Block, Matthew Broderick & Sarah Jessica Parker, Andrew Burnap, Tituss Burgess, Norbert Leo Butz, Miguel Cervantes, Kristin Chenoweth, Gavin Creel, Darren Criss, Brandon Victor Dixon, Cynthia Erivo, Gloria Estefan, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Harvey Fierstein, Jordan Fisher, David Foster, Sutton Foster, Morgan Freeman, Neil Patrick Harris, Megan Hilty, Christopher Jackson, Jeremy Jordan, Jane Krakowski, Lorin Latarro, Judith Light, Patti LuPone, Barry Manilow, Rob McClure, Audra McDonald, Katharine McPhee, Alan Menken, Idina Menzel, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Matthew Morrison, Kelli O’Hara, Lauren Patten, Ben Platt, Billy Porter, Randy Rainbow, Andrew Rannells, Chita Rivera, Anika Noni Rose, Seth Rudetsky, Lea Salonga, Miranda Sings, Jordin Sparks, Elizabeth Stanley, Ali Stroker, Marisa Tomei, Aaron Tveit, Leslie Uggams, Ben Vereen, Adrienne Warren, James Wesley and more!
Grammy Award® and two-time Emmy Award winner John McDaniel, the original Music Director/Composer/Producer of “The Rosie O’Donnell Show,” to also return.
In a statement, Ms. O’Donnell said: “Everybody who knows me knows that Broadway has been one of the brightest lights in my life since the time I was a little girl. It has also been the lifeblood of New York City for generation after generation. After all Broadway has given to the world, now – in this time of tremendous need – it’s our turn to give something back. There is no better way to support this community than via The Actors Fund. And, with a line-up like this, I dare you not to tune in.”
Mr. Bergen added, “This is the ultimate win-win proposition; The Actors Fund needs our support, and we’re all desperate for some fabulous entertainment we can enjoy from the safety of our own homes. I’m so grateful to Rosie, and to this truly jaw-dropping array of talent that have agreed to participate.”
“This show demonstrates the creativity of the entertainment community in action and cooperation at its best,” said Actors Fund Chairman Brian Stokes Mitchell. “Here we’ll be doing the seemingly impossible: bringing us all together even when we can’t all be together. And it is all to help support the vital services of The Actors Fund - helping everyone in the entertainment community - now that we’re all likely going to be spending a lot of time with in the next weeks as we binge on cable TV and streaming services. Actors, camera people, writers, directors, musicians, dancers, crew members, editors and so many more. It’s critical that we be there for those in need, in particular our seniors and the immunocompromised individuals who need our help, as well as those in financial distress.”
For six remarkable seaons, “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” remained the hottest thing in daytime televison. From it’s first season to its final episode, which culminated in a giant Broadway medley, “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” devoted more airtime to promoting theatrical productions than any other national program in television history. Even after ending her show, O’Donnell has remained a tireless supporter of Broadway, as a performer, a producer, an outspoken fan, and a three-time host of the Tony Awards. In 2014, the Tony Awards honored O’Donnell with its Isabelle Stevenson Award in recognition of her committment to arts education.
The Actors Fund services 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, visit give.actorsfund.org/Rosie.
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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