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Learn about current opportunities for volunteers at the Entertainment Community Fund.
What are house seats? How can I purchase house seat tickets? We have these answers and more.
The Entertainment Community Fund Social Services Department offers internships to social work graduate students through our offices in New York, New Jersey and Los Angeles.
If you are age 70 ½ or older, you can make this type of gift the Entertainment Community Fund and save money at tax time.
A will helps ensure your wishes are known and followed. Create or update your will for free to make sure that the assets you spent a lifetime accumulating are distributed as you intend.
Learn how the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund) evolved from our origins in 1882 to the national human services organization that exists today, fostering stability and resiliency, and providing a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan.
The Hollywood Arts Collective, now under construction, is a new affordable housing development and community arts center that embodies the Entertainment Community Fund vision: a world in which individuals contributing to cultural vibrancy are supported, valued and economically secure.
The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs offer tax help for taxpayers who qualify. Services are completely free and include completing and e-filing your return and direct deposit of your refund.
Members of the New York City theater community will continue to have access to free flu shots thanks to annual funding from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
The Actors Fund announced today performers and presenters for their Virtual Gala on Monday, November 1, 2021 at 7 pm ET.
The Actors Fund announced today that the original cast from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Spring Awakening, will reunite for a special, one-night-only benefit concert.
The Actors Fund announced today that last night’s 2021 Virtual Gala raised over $1 million to support their programs and services.
The Actors Fund and Playwrights Horizons announced today that Obie award-winning actress and theater maker L Morgan Lee is the 2021 recipient of The Mark O’Donnell Prize, an annual prize presented to an emerging theater artist in recognition of their talent and promise.
Since April 2020, Elliott Masie and Broadway Star Telly Leung have co-hosted over two dozen one-hour Empathy Concerts.
The Actors Fund announced the Spring return of The Actors Fund Gala on Monday, May 9, 2022, with a simultaneous live broadcast at events in New York City and Los Angeles and a national private stream for people to watch around the country.
The Actors Fund announced at its Annual Gala on May 9, 2022 that, effective immediately, they have changed their name to Entertainment Community Fund.
Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund) announced that the celebrated Broadway revival of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man is adding a Special Performance on the evening of Sunday, August 28 at 8 pm ET to benefit the Fund at the Winter Garden Theatre.
For more than 140 years, the Actors Fund – now known as the Entertainment Community Fund – has served as a lifeline to the millions of people working in entertainment. Vladimir Duthiers speaks with people on how the fund has impacted the entertainment industry over time.
The Entertainment Community Fund celebrated its birthday at Junior’s Restaurant June 8th.
Tony Award-winning actor Brian Stokes Mitchell sits down with Frank Dilella to talk about The Actors’ Fund’s decision to change its name to the Entertainment Community Fund after 140 years.
The Actors Fund is now the Entertainment Community Fund
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, fund president and CEO Joseph Benincasa explains why the name change happened now — and why it better represents the organization’s century-old mission.
The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund) announced that the two buildings of The Hollywood Arts Collective will be named in celebration of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner Rita Moreno, and in memory of the late acclaimed theater and screen legend Cicely Tyson.
At an annual meeting held on July 26, the Entertainment Community Fund welcomed five new members to its Board of Trustees and reelected Tony Award-winning actor Brian Stokes Mitchell as Chair.
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.
The Entertainment Community Fund announced today that they have partnered with Playbill, in collaboration with Times Square Alliance, to create a one-of-a-kind benefit concert in the heart of Times Square titled “One Night Only” on Saturday October 1, 2022.
Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund) is partnering with Bertoia Auctions to present An “Antique” Toy Story: A Special Event. Proceeds from this auction, consisting of hundreds of antique toys, will directly benefit the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, NJ.
The Entertainment Community Fund announced today that they will be the lead seller of a limited number of tickets to the upcoming 25th anniversary celebration of The Lion King on Broadway.
The Entertainment Community Fund is proud to announce five recipients of the 2022 Alex Dubé Scholarship Program.
The Entertainment Community Fund announced today a one-night-only benefit concert of the legendary musical Chess.
The Entertainment Community Fund is providing free online applicant seminars on how to apply for affordable housing at the new Cicely Tyson Residential Building at The Hollywood Arts Collective throughout December, January and February,
The Actors Fund Home provides the highest quality of senior care for residents who have dedicated a major portion of their professional lives to performing arts and entertainment
Bloomberg asked Chair of the Board Brian Stokes Mitchell to write a letter to his 18-year-old self—and share what he wished he’d known before starting out on a career in public service.
Producers Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman, and the Entertainment Community Fund announced today the full cast and creative team for the one-night-only benefit concert of the legendary musical Chess on Monday, December 12
Michael Mayer directed the evening, benefiting The Entertainment Community Fund.
The Entertainment Community Fund and Playwrights Horizons announced today that New York City playwright Shayok Misha Chowdhury is the 2022 recipient of The Mark O’Donnell Prize.
The Entertainment Community Fund announced today that the one-night-only benefit reunion concert of Ragtime, originally scheduled for 2020, will take place on Monday, March 27, 2023 at the Minskoff Theatre.
The Entertainment Community Fund announced today that they will present And All That Jazz: A Celebration of the Legendary Chita Rivera, a one-night-only benefit concert celebrating Chita Rivera’s 90th birthday on Monday, February 20, 2023 at 7:30 pm ET at the Shubert Theatre.
Explore the many ways to help support the Entertainment Community Fund. Honor a loved one, plan your estate, become a corporate member, attend our special events and more.
The Entertainment Community Fund announced today that they have recognized the legacy of James M. Nederlander and his support of the Fund by naming the board room of their New York City office in his honor.
The Entertainment Community Fund announced today that the one-night-only benefit reunion concert of Ragtime will feature a special appearance by Lea Michele, who originated the role of “Little Girl” on Broadway.
Details about the event, including a new date, confirmed performers and more will be coming soon.
The Entertainment Community Fund’s long-awaited one-night-only benefit reunion concert of Ragtime took place at the Minskoff Theatre to a sold-out crowd and raised more than $1 million in support of the programs and services to help people in the performing arts and entertainment community.
The Entertainment Community Fund, formerly The Actors Fund, will host its Annual Gala on Monday, May 1, 2023 in New York City.
The Entertainment Community Fund today released the results of a new survey assessing the needs of the entertainment community three years after a national shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic that left tens of thousands of workers in the entertainment industry unemployed and uninsured.
The Entertainment Community Fund hosted its Annual Gala on Monday, May 1, 2023 in New York City. The evening, which marked the Fund’s inaugural gala under its new name, raised $1.2 million in support of its programs and services.
Bening will succeed Brian Stokes Mitchell’s tenure as Chair for the last 19 years
Glorya Kaufman’s Second Transformative Gift Will Support the Development of Multiple Housing Projects and Medical Offices, Led by the Fund
She is succeeding Brian Stokes Mitchell, who helmed the board for 19 years.
The disclosure from the Entertainment Community Fund — one of the industry’s major safety nets for an often freelance workforce — also says that inquiries about financial assistance, mental health services and other resources doubled nationally.
The Tony winners will also star in a benefit performance of the Tony-nominated musical for the Entertainment Community Fund.
The 25th anniversary reunion concert of ‘Ragtime’ took place this week on Broadway, and two-time Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell joins Morning Joe to discuss the event and the Entertainment Community Fund.
“Funny Girl” star Lea Michele will appear in the Fund’s one-night-only “Ragtime” benefit concert. Michele created the role of “Little Girl” in the original Broadway production of the musical.
Current Funny Girl star Lea Michele will appear at the Entertainment Community Fund’s one-night-only benefit reunion concert of Ragtime.
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Peter Friedman, and more from the original Broadway cast reunited at the Minskoff Theatre March 27—and it was epic.
Cheddar News spoke with Chief Operating Officer Barbara Davis about the programs and resources available to people in the entertainment industry who are affected by the current work stoppage.
The fund will support screening for reproductive cancers.
The Hunter Brown Emergency Assistance Fund provides support and temporary financial assistance to current or former employees of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival who are in need.
IATSE Local 52 has contracted with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide a free, confidential Member Assistance Program (MAP) for Local 52 members.
IATSE Local 161 has contracted with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide a free, confidential Member Assistance Program (MAP) for IATSE Local 161 members.
IATSE Local 476 has contracted with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide a free, confidential Member Assistance Program (MAP) for IATSE Local 476 members.
Join BroadwayHD, Playbill and The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization for an R&H Movie Night screening of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I
The Big Quiz Thing—creators of game show entertainment for corporate and private events nationwide—presents the ultimate Broadway trivia experience to benefit The Actors Fund.
The producers of JAGGED LITTLE PILL announced today that the Broadway musical has partnered with American Express to present a special livestream benefit event
A special one-evening-only streaming event: “Bombshell In Concert,” featuring a reunion of original cast members from the now legendary NBC series Smash.
NYLaughs.org has partnered with The Actors Fund to produce a streaming fundraising event for comedians, comedy writers, late night show crews, talent bookers, comedy club owners, and others.
Step Forward Entertainment is producing a special virtual concert celebrating the music of the legendary artist Neil Sedaka to benefit The Actors Fund Covid-19 Relief efforts.
The Fosters cast reunites for one night only to celebrate the Freeform series with a pilot script table read benefitting The Actors Fund!
The Altar Boyz team is thrilled to share a special music feature benefiting The Actors Fund.
Stage and screen star Linda Purl presents a benefit performance for The Actors Fund.
Vanguard Theater Company’s Broadway Buddy Mentorship Cabaret will air on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 8PM ET on BroadwayHD as a benefit for The Actors Fund.
Mailer Tuchman Media, in collaboration with The Actors Fund, has launched the #DieRyMonologueChallenge!
Playbill is proud to announce Disney’s NEWSIES: The Broadway Musical as the next production in their Playbill Playback series.
A virtual cabaret celebrating Broadway musicals written at least 20 years ago, with rising stars (under the age of 20) pairing up with actors from the Broadway or touring company of each show!
A collection of performances celebrating the continuing legacy of Noël Coward and coinciding with the 100th anniversary of his West End debut as a 19-year-old playwright.
Brave Hearts for Broadway presents Let Us Entertain You, a very special virtual event that will bring together a performance from frontline and essential workers to support The Fund.
Aruba Productions (Ken Denison) announced upcoming streaming performances of Tony® Award-winning actor Len Cariou in Broadway & The Bard: An Evening of Shakespeare & Song
What do you get when eleven singers who are best girlfriends get together? Lunch, laughs, stories and lots and lots of songs.
The Present is inspired by Helder Guimarães’ own life experience with quarantine during childhood.
The Actors Fund and the Lymphoma Research Foundation are proud to announce a one-night-only virtual Halloween benefit concert presentation of the songs from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Goodman Theatre is proud to present the FREE stream of the Tony Award Winning Broadway production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, starring Brian Dennehy and directed by Robert Falls.
Staying safe at home this Halloween season? Well that is no reason to not celebrate! Join us online on October 28 for Halloween is NOT Cancelled
Grammy nominated songwriter and piano sensation Jim Brickman will be taking the nation by storm this holiday season with Brickman for Broadway Christmas Live.
While shows in NYC have been on hiatus, Playbill has been working on a new way to bring you live theater.
Holidays from the Heart - A virtual celebration benefiting The Actors Fund.
Support The Actors Fund during this holiday shopping season!
The Tony Award-winning theatrical production company Seaview will present, in association with TiktTok and TodayTix Presents and for one performance only, Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical
Are you an entertainment professional facing a serious medical condition? Our Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative can offer you confidential and compassionate support.
Are you an entertainment professional living with HIV/AIDS, newly diagnosed or caring for a loved one? We can help you create confidential, holistic plans and support systems to meet your immediate and long-term emotional, medical and financial needs.
Learn how to gain access to and use our comprehensive suite of services to identify and establish additional streams of income.
Are you a professional dancer preparing for a career transition? We will help you plan your next moves, access scholarships and more to keep you thriving at every stage of your life and career.
Are you an entertainment professional age 65+? You’re invited to join us for a variety of activities, groups and workshops.
In addition to our programs for young performers and their families, we also provide external links to other organizations that can help with many issues facing parents today.
Are you or your family member an entertainment professional coping with a short- or long-term illness or disability? Reach out for supportive services tailored for the needs of our entertainment community
Since 1945, the Conrad Cantzen Shoe Fund has been making sure that entertainment professionals, whether attending auditions or working behind the scenes, look and feel their best.
Are you assisting an entertainment professional in need with the cost of a funeral, gravesite or headstone? We provide financial assistance toward these costs for people in need, as well as pre-pay arrangements for those interested in purchasing a gravesite.
Our Financial Wellness Program seeks to engage, educate, and empower you about building financial stability.
Our Los Angeles office offers the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) program, which provides free income tax preparation to low and moderate income entertainment industry individuals and families.
Are you a professional dancer dealing with significant injury? You’re not alone. As you continue your recovery, you can reach out to us for emotional support and other resources.
The Howl Emergency Life Project (HELP) provides emergency financial assistance and social service support to artists who have participated in the annual Howl Festival. Photo by Dan Farrell/NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images.
The AGMA Relief Fund provides support and emergency financial assistance to members who are in need.
Local One IATSE has contracted with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide a free, confidential Member Assistance Program (MAP) for Local One members.
The Metropolitan Opera has contracted with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide a free, confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for Metropolitan Opera employees.
Are you an entertainment professional facing a work or life challenge and don’t know where to turn? We can offer counseling, support and other helpful resources.
The Rodney Kirk Center is an on-site social services program at Manhattan Plaza with a special focus on providing support for older residents to help maintain their independence and maximize their quality of life.
Are you or your family member an entertainment professional interested in looking at your relationship with alcohol and drug use? We provide caring support in helping you achieve and maintain a healthy relationship with alcohol and drugs.
IATSE Local 306 Theatrical Employees Health Fund has contracted with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide a free, confidential Members Assistance Program (MAP) for its plan members.
IATSE Local 764 has contracted with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide a free, confidential Members Assistance Program (MAP) for all Local 764 members.
Local 802 has contracted with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide a free, confidential Musicians’ Assistance Program (MAP) for Local 802 members.
The Jujamcyn Theatre Assistance Fund is an emergency financial assistance program for Jujamcyn employees.
IATSE Local 798 has contracted with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide support and temporary financial assistance to members who are in need, and also to provide free, comprehensive social services through a Member Assistance Program (MAP).
Are you or your loved one an entertainment professional aged 65 and older? You can reach out to us for help and support in navigating the transitions common in the stage of life.
Provides data, information and programs in service of artists and the arts. This program is affiliated with the Entertainment Community Fund out of our New York City office.
The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts is the medical care provider for New York City’s entertainment and performing arts community.
Special events range from our annual Gala, to one-night-only staged readings, to “sneak peak” movie screenings! These events are as vibrant and varied as the community we support.
The Francine A. LeFrak Foundation Creative Entrepreneur Program equips performing artists and entertainment professionals with resources to successfully navigate the entrepreneurial journey and increase their income and independence through business ownership.
Landing page of all upcoming Applying for Affordable Artist Housing in NYC
The Performing Arts Legacy Project is an online platform to help older performers document their careers. It is an initiative of the Entertainment Community Fund and the Research Center for Arts and Culture.
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) has contracted with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide a free, confidential Member Assistance Program (MAP) for SDC members.
Now under construction, The Hollywood Arts Collective is a new affordable housing development and community arts center located in the heart of Hollywood.
IATSE Local 600 has contracted with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide a free, confidential Member Assistance Program (MAP) for all Local 600 members.
Contract Services Administration Trust Fund has contracted with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide a free, confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for Contract Services employees.
Our national Arts Education programming provides training and networking opportunities to support your development as a Teaching Artist.
Our Creativity Doesn’t Age programming engages entertainment professionals in meaningful conversations about the challenges that come with getting older in the industry. Our goal is to help you create a vibrant life and career in your 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond.
IATSE International has contracted with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide a free, confidential Member Assistance Program (MAP) for members of certain IATSE Local unions (see list of Locals).
Casting Society Cares provides support and temporary financial assistance to members who are in need.
The Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers (ATPAM) has contracted with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide a free, confidential Member Assistance Program (MAP) for ATPAM members.
The Entertainment Community Fund maintains this Housing Bulletin Board for our community as a courtesy to provide a professional, convenient and easily accessible way of finding housing options.
The Actors Fund Housing Development Corporation (AFHDC) was created to develop new affordable housing for the performing arts and entertainment community. AFHDC brings together educational programming, advocacy, marketing and real estate development with the goal of increasing access to affordable housing opportunities for our constituents. AFHDC is a subsidiary of the Entertainment Community Fund.
The Actors Fund Home’s Assisted Living serves seniors who may still be active but can benefit from living in a community that offers special assistance.
Our skilled nursing area provides 24-hour care to residents who may need more assistance or are no longer able to care for themselves.
The Entertainment Community Fund fosters stability and resiliency, and provides a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan.
Join us to celebrate and strengthen the performing arts and entertainment community across the nation.
The Feldshuh Fund for Women’s Health will support women in the performing arts industry.
Fox 11 welcomed Executive Director of the Western Region Keith McNutt to talk about Glorya Kaufman’s transformative gift to the Fund and how the Fund is supporting those affected by the current work stoppage.
The May 1 gala honored Glorya Kaufman, Alana Mayo, Tom Kirdahy and Tyler Perry.
The May 1 event honored Tyler Perry, Tom Kirdahy, and more.
Photos from the Fund’s May 1 Gala.
The Entertainment Community Fund’s Chair of the Board on the enduring show’s 25th anniversary.
The evening, held at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, supports the fund’s work providing services for those in the performing arts and entertainment industries.
NY1’s On Stage continued the Ragtime celebrations by concluding last week’s show with a look back at the one-night-only concert.
The Fund announced today that Once Upon a One More Time, Aladdin, Shucked, Kimberly Akimbo, Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Sweeney Todd, and & Juliet will all host performances this fall with blocks of tickets dedicated to supporting the Fund
Keith McNutt, executive director of the Western Region, talks to KCAL about how the Fund is helping those affected by the work stoppage.
Tens of thousands of behind-the-scenes workers, in solidarity with striking actors and writers, are bracing for what could be a months-long standoff with the studios
Now that actors and other performers have joined the writers on strike, where can SAG-AFTRA members turn for help if they can’t pay their bills?
Tony winner Kelli O’Hara will step in for the late Marin Mazzie for the much-anticipated concert of the Ahrens and Flaherty score.
Josh Hooks is doing whatever it takes to survive during the historic double strike
Bids for the TUSC-MPTF effort will help get writers enrolled in healthcare and pay their premiums, while the WGARAGE Sale will see winnings go to support below-the-line talent affected by the strike through the Entertainment Community Fund.
The Entertainment Community Fund announced today that prolific creator, writer and producer Seth MacFarlane has donated $1 Million to the Fund.
Recent donors also include Greg Berlanti, Vince Gilligan, Shonda Rhimes, Michelle Pfeiffer and David E. Kelley, and Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw
The new board chair of the Entertainment Community Fund implores Hollywood to support workers affected by the work stoppages while expressing hope for post-strike unity: “We will move forward.”
Gore is making the donation to name the Entertainment Community Fund building for the EGOT winner — the culture center is part of a $135 million development that also includes affordable housing for artists and a young filmmakers program.
According to SAG-AFTRA, only 14% of its members make at least $26,470 annually to qualify for SAG-AFTRA healthcare coverage
Striking Workers Auction Off Items
The Fund has received a generous $5 million donation from the 20-time Tony-winning and Emmy-nominated British entertainment producer, John Gore, via The John Gore Foundation for the arts complex of The Hollywood Arts Collective named after Rita Moreno.
The Fund is helping film and television workers in need with emergency financial assistance to cover basic living expenses such as rent, groceries, health insurance, and medical bills, as well as mental health support.
The Entertainment Community Fund announced today that Stars In The House will present a Labor Day Special from 7 pm–11 pm ET on StarsInTheHouse.com.
Actors, writers and crewmembers are being hit by both the work stoppage and an end to COVID tenant protections, as MPTF president Bob Beitcher says, “We’re talking to people who are living in their cars, in some cases with their families.”
The Entertainment Community Fund has received a generous $250,000 matching gift challenge donation from iconic trumpeter, A&M Records co-founder and philanthropist Herb Alpert, via the Herb Alpert Foundation.
The Entertainment Community Fund announced today that they have partnered with Seth MacFarlane to raise another $10 million to support all entertainment industry workers. To kick off the initiative, MacFarlane is donating an additional $5 million on the heels of his $1 million donation in July.
The Entertainment Community Fund is thrilled to partner with Academy Award nominee, Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, and Tony Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston, who is hosting the Lights! Camera! Ante Up! Celebrity Poker Tournament
Name That Tune welcomed Debbie Gibson to their stages, as Debbie played to support the Actors Fund Home, where Debbie’s mom was a resident.
This week’s ‘TV’s Top 5’ podcast features an interview with the chief operating officer of the ECF; other topics include the latest impacts of Hollywood’s work stoppage.
The Entertainment Community Fund recognized the end of the Screen Actors Guild strike and the earlier resolution of the Writers Guild of America strike, but warned that the economic and health impact of the work stoppage will impact the industry for months to come.
The ‘Breaking Bad’ star will be joined at the Nov. 12 event by Jon Hamm, Bradley Whitford, Amy Landecker, Andy Garcia, Jason Alexander, Mekhi Phifer and more.
The Entertainment Community Fund announced today that Merrily We Roll Along, Purlie Victorious, Spamalot and Harmony will all host performances this winter with blocks of tickets dedicated to supporting the Fund.
The Entertainment Community Fund accepted a check from singer-songwriter and actress, Debbie Gibson, for $81,000. Gibson, who recently appeared on the television game show Celebrity Name That Tune, awarded her winnings to the Actors Fund Home.
Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening raised funds and awareness for the Entertainment Community Fund on Sunday with a poker tournament to help film and TV workers impacted by the SAG-AFTRA strike.
The Emmy award winning actor is hosting a fundraiser for those affected by the Hollywood strike. ‘Lights! Camera! Ante Up! Celebrity Poker Tournament’ happens this Sunday.
E! News catches up with ‘Breaking Bad’ actor Bryan Cranston to talk his Dos Hombres Mezcal, and his bartender role at Drake’s Birthday party!
The Entertainment Community Fund and Playwrights Horizons announced today that New York City playwright Dustin H. Chinn is the 2023 recipient of The Mark O’Donnell Prize.
Career Transition for Dancers Awards Five Recipients $10,000 To Support Their Education To Progress the Next Steps of Their Careers
The Entertainment Community Fund reflects on a dynamic and impactful 2023.
Dr. Louis Galli joins the Friedman Health Center
Brian Stokes Mitchell, the chairman of the organization’s board, serenaded his neighbors with “The Impossible Dream” after he recovered from COVID-19.
As the industry navigated an unprecedented double strike, charitable organizations rose to the occasion to provide necessary resources to those in need.
Lisa Ann Walter appeared on Celebrity Jeopardy!, where she won $1 million dollars to support the Entertainment Community Fund. Watch highlights from her appearance.
The Housing Resource Center provides seminars and information on finding affordable housing, roommate and home sharing, tenants’ rights, housing court and purchasing your first home.
The Actors Fund operates several affordable housing opportunities across the country.
The Dorothy Ross Friedman Residence provides supportive housing to special low-income groups including seniors, working professionals and people living with HIV/AIDS.
The Palm View is a 40-unit apartment complex that provides homes to low-income people with special needs who are living in West Hollywood, California.
The Entertainment Community Fund and Breaking Ground joined forces to develop this innovative, 216-unit residence in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn.
Are you or your loved one an entertainment professional dealing with work or personal stress, anxiety, depression or life transitions? Get in touch with our caring clinicians for help and support.
With respect and understanding, our professional social workers offer our community help to address a wide array of challenges via counseling and support groups, education, emergency financial assistance and practical help—completely free of charge.
The Career Center helps you develop and manage a career in the arts. Our holistic approach takes into consideration the resources you need to manage your arts career, develop freelance and entrepreneurial opportunities, discover meaningful industry-adjacent work or transition to a new career.
The Entertainment Community Fund contracts with entertainment industry unions, health plans, employers and other organizations to provide member/employee assistance services designed to meet their specific needs.
The Jock Duncan Golf & Tennis Event has been rescheduled to Monday, September 30th.
The Entertainment Community Fund is excited to once again welcome you to the Jock Duncan Memorial Celebri-TEE Golf & Tennis Outing at the historic Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly, New Jersey.
Transport yourself to the opulent world of the 1920s and join us for an extravagant night at The Great Gatsby on Broadway!
Transport yourself to the opulent world of the 1920s and join us for an extravagant night at The Great Gatsby on Broadway!
Located on a six beautiful acres in Englewood, New Jersey, and only seven miles from New York City, the Actors Fund Home provides excellent health care and supportive services for both long and short-term living.
We operate several affordable housing residences across the country. We also offer educational seminars on affordable housing options, determining eligibility and preparing for the housing application process.
Our Senior Care programs help entertainment industry professionals who are 65 years or older, their family and care givers to address a myriad of issues they may face on a daily basis.
Learn tools and strategies to support your lifelong financial health and stability.
If you earned money in California as a young performer any time after 2000, you might have unclaimed wages held in trust through the Coogan Law. Learn how to apply to retrieve them.
The Hollywood Arts Collective, a 10-story building developed by Thomas Safran & Associates and the Entertainment Community Fund, officially opened in March and began housing residents in late April.
The Entertainment Community Fund announced today its Annual Gala will celebrate Sonia Friedman CBE, Seth MacFarlane and Warner Bros. Television Group.
A will helps ensure your wishes are known and followed and that the assets you spent a lifetime accumulating are distributed as you intend. The Actors Fund and FreeWill can help you create your will and other documents exactly as you intend, with a free and easy process.
Welcome to Medicare is for anyone who will soon be getting Medicare and wants to learn more about how it works, understand the many options available and the timing of choosing and enrolling in coverage.
A joint program of the Entertainment Community Fund and MPTF, offering Western Region residents in our entertainment and performing arts community personalized counseling and enrollment support.
A series of Animated Health Care Tutorials on important topics for our community. Written by our experts at the Fund’s Artists Health Insurance Resource Center and narrated by Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kate Baldwin and Telly Leung.
Cryptocurrency donations are a quick and tax efficient way to support the performing arts and entertainment community.
The Entertainment Community Fund helps a wide range of entertainment professionals to manage financial and emotional challenges during times of unemployment.
This video provides a short overview of programs that can help you save money if you’re on Medicare. It includes programs that help cover costs, eligibility requirements and information on how to apply.
This webinar offers a comprehensive, unbiased overview of your health insurance options nationally. It’s geared towards those who are losing coverage through a union or job, as well as those who have never had coverage before.
This webinar offers those who are Medicare-eligible an overview of the AFL-CIO/Union Plus Medicare Advantage PPO plans, which are available to union members nationwide who are age 65 or older, or disabled.
The studio division led by Channing Dungey will be feted April 8 during a ceremony that will also honor Seth MacFarlane and Sonia Friedman.
The end of Peak TV has ushered in an era of contraction, with fewer buyers and fierce competition for the few shows that are staffing: “People are in total survival mode.”
The Entertainment Community Fund announced the $160 million ESSENTIAL Campaign: a bold and comprehensive effort that will combine all of the organization’s fundraising.
Anxiety Toolbox is an hour long, three-session workshop designed for those in the performing arts and entertainment community experiencing stress and anxiety.
Our goal is to create a safe space where parents can share information, offer and receive emotional support, and discuss strategies with other parents who are encountering similar challenges during this period of increasing demands on your time.
Your generous gift to the Entertainment Community Fund allows us to provide critical help to those in the entertainment community.
In this eight-week support group, we will explore how industry culture, societal expectations and personal experiences can negatively impact our relationships with our bodies and how we view ourselves.
This 6-week support group for performing arts and entertainment industry professionals will help you foster hope, giving you greater strength and purpose to navigate challenging times.
Finding the Best Mental Health Support is a one-hour workshop that addresses the interest in finding a therapist and how finding the right one can often feel daunting.
This 8-week group for professionals in performing arts and entertainment is a safe and affirming space for people whose gender identity exists outside of the male/female binary and/or are of the Trans experience.
This 8-week support group is for performing arts and entertainment industry professionals age 50 and older who are grieving the recent death of a loved one. The group will provide a safe space to share feelings around loss and grief, as well as ideas for coping safely during challenging times.
An 8-week group for performing arts and entertainment industry professionals, ages 60 and up, that supports members through the process of reviewing their life stories via weekly biography writing assignments. The group offers participants the opportunity to focus on the meaning and purpose of their lives, while promoting well-being and creating community amongst peers.
This 7-week support group provides a safe space for individuals in the entertainment community who are living with symptoms of long COVID.
This 8-week support group for Black-identified women in the performing arts and entertainment industry aims to provide a supportive and uplifting space to gather and share.
This 8-week educational group uses meditation, mindful movement and inquiry as a way for people to develop skills enabling them to relate differently to stresses in their lives.
A daily, drop-in, 30-minute meditation support group for all professionals in performing arts and entertainment.
An 8-week support group for participants who identify as a woman who are dealing with ongoing health issues or injury. A safe place for support, empowerment and community.
This weekly support group is for performing arts and entertainment industry professionals who do the challenging work of caring for an older adult loved one (whether a partner, spouse, parent, friend or other family).
What would your life look like without alcohol? Our Sober Curious group is a 10-week opportunity meant to help those who may not identify as alcoholics explore the benefits of taking a break from drinking.
This 8-week support group is for professional dancers and choreographers who are facing personal or professional hardships. Through open discussion and the sharing of resources, this group will provide a safe space for dancers to support one another through current challenges.
This 8-week support group for Black-identified performing arts and entertainment industry professionals fosters restorative dialog and peer support while centering on experiences of racial injustice, discrimination and bias within the industry and community as a whole.
This 8-week psychoeducational group for performing arts and entertainment industry professionals uses meditation, mindful movement and inquiry as a way for people to develop skills enabling them to relate differently to stresses in their lives.
This 8-week psychoeducational group explores your responses to anxiety and depression and helps you develop skills to cope with unhelpful feelings.
This 7-week psychoeducational group explores how our thoughts, feelings and behaviors influence our relationship with money.
This is a 10-week group for participants who identify as women and who are facing a medical illness or injury. This group offers a space to connect with colleagues for community, support and the exploration of self-care.
Open to members of the entertainment community ages 65+ who would like to connect with a group of other “Soloists”—those who may be living alone, without a partner, children or family present in their lives. Whether you are a Soloist by choice or find yourself a Soloist after changes in life circumstances, this group is a place for peers to connect and support one another.
This 8-week group helps performing arts and entertainment industry professionals navigate issues around continuing your career in the industry.
This monthly group explores the challenges of growing older in the performing arts and entertainment industry. This group is for the 65 and older community.
This 8-week psychoeducational group explores your responses to anxiety and depression and helps you develop skills to cope with unhelpful feelings.
This is a quarterly check-in for graduates of the Mindshift: Cognitive Behavioral Skills for Anxiety and Depression group. This check-in allows participants to review and discuss the skills learned in the 8-week group.
This 7-week psychoeducational group explores how our thoughts, feelings and behaviors influence our relationship with money.
Adapted from the classic novel by S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders—now nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical—reimagines the timeless tale of haves and have nots, of protecting what’s yours and fighting for what could be.
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the new Russia belongs to its oligarchs, and no one is more powerful than billionaire Boris Berezovsky. When an eventual successor to President Boris Yeltsin is needed, Berezovsky turns to the little-known deputy mayor of St. Petersburg, Vladimir Putin.
Told through live music performed by an 11-member band, three vocalists and impressionistic choreography, this is an original coming-of-age tale, where friends gather around a campfire, sharing stories of first love, grief and growing up.
A small-town doctor considers himself a proud, upstanding member of his close-knit community. When he discovers a catastrophe that risks the lives of everyone in town, he raises the alarm. But he is shaken to his core when those in power not only try to silence him—they try to destroy him.
Myth and spectacle combine in a fresh reinvention of The Who’s exhilarating 1969 rock concept album, Tommy—including the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free,” “See Me, Feel Me,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.”
The Entertainment Community Fund has released additional photos and video from their Annual Gala on Monday, April 8, 2024 in New York City, which raised more than $1.2 million.
The Fund is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Looking Ahead program that supports young entertainment professionals and their families across the country. To commemorate, the Fund hosted an intimate celebration for its program members and supporters.
The Notebook tells the story of two people from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart.
The Notebook tells the story of two people from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart.
A current list of job opportunities available at the Entertainment Community Fund.
The Entertainment Community Fund is excited to once again welcome you to the Jock Duncan Celebri-TEE Golf & Pickleball Tournament at the historic Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly, New Jersey.
Step into the heart of Cuba to a place where blazing trumpets and sizzling guitars set the dance floor on fire.
This transformative program, supported by The Francine A. LeFrak Foundation, consists of courses, resources and support intended to provide performing arts and entertainment professionals with a solid framework to successfully explore, launch, and sustain your entrepreneurial endeavors.
The Actors Fund Housing Development Corporation Board of Directors was established by the Entertainment Community Fund to work to provide the performing arts and entertainment community with access to affordable housing.
There can be significant advantages to donating appreciated securities to the Entertainment Community Fund.
Our brand-new rehab center offers physical, occupational and speech therapies for recovery after a hospitalization for illness, injury or surgery.
Our Chairs have led the organization from our founding in 1882 as The Actors Fund to our newest chapter as the Entertainment Community Fund and beyond.
We offer a broad spectrum of programs, a calendar of workshops, support groups, online resources and emergency financial assistance to support the unique, essential needs of all who work in performing arts and entertainment.
Visit these sections for information on how you can be a part of the Entertainment Community Fund.
Over 150 actors, dancers and musicians including Harvey Fierstein, Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth, Matthew Morrison, Martin Short and more came together to create an at-home video of “You Can’t Stop The Beat,” the joyful finale from Hairspray.
The reunion will feature original cast members, Bob Uecker, Ilene Graff, Rob Stone, Tracy Wells, and Brice Beckham as they reunite to answer fan questions and talk about the making of the show, favorite episodes, and on-set jokes.
We are committed to those who are tirelessly fighting for equality and justice, and dedicate using our voice and our work to make sure everyone in our community knows we are here for them.
To build upon our pledge to support equality for all and condemn systemic racism, we are working to expand programs so that they reflect the nuances of our community and the topics that need to be addressed.
The Actors Fund joins in celebrating the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community.
The Actors Fund is committed to listening to & learning from Black voices in our performing arts & entertainment community & beyond.
Season of Concern, a non-profit dedicated to providing financial assistance to Chicagoland theater practitioners, has donated $175,000 to The Actors Fund to support their services in Chicago for the performing arts and entertainment community.
The Actors Fund announced the Every Artist Insured campaign today to enhance their free and confidential health insurance counseling and enrollment support services.
We are delighted to announce the Entertainment Community Fund’s one-night-only reunion concert of Ragtime will take place on Monday, March 27 at 7 pm ET
The Actors Fund is proud to announce a special one-night-only streaming event reuniting the cast of Freeform’s hit television show “The Fosters” on Thursday, July 16 at 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT exclusively on PEOPLE.com and EW.com.
It is time that Congress pass the next federal relief package to protect the American worker from the economic consequences of the COVID-19 public health crisis.
The Actors Fund and Brave Hearts for Broadway present Let Us Entertain You, a very special video event that will bring together a performance from frontline and essential workers to support The Fund, give back to the theater industry and celebrate the performing arts.
The Actors Fund announces election of new members to Board of Trustees: Award-winning producer, director, choreographer, author, dancer and actor Debbie Allen; Nancy S. Macmillan; Elizabeth Reiko Kubota Whitney; and Netflix Vice President, Talent Allison Wright
The Actors Fund, the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, will hold its first-ever Virtual Gala on Monday, November 2, 2020.
Life on the Stage: Conversation and Film, presented by Jacob Burns Film Center in partnership with The Actors Fund, returns with filmmaker and JBFC Board Member Ron Howard on October 13 at 7:30 PM ET in a live virtual conversation about his film Frost/Nixon.
The Actors Fund and the Lymphoma Research Foundation are proud to announce a one-night-only Halloween benefit concert presentation of The Nightmare Before Christmas, Disney’s classic animated film, as interpreted by some of Broadway’s most ghoulishly talented artists.
The Actors Fund is proud to announce Halloween is NOT Cancelled, a one-night-only online Halloween benefit hosted by Freestyle Love Supreme conceiver and co-creator Anthony Veneziale, with a special appearance by Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
In collaboration with Showtime and The Actors Fund, Goodman Theatre is proud to present the stream of the Tony Award Winning Broadway production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, starring two-time Tony Award winner Brian Dennehy and directed by Tony Award winner Robert Falls.
The Actors Fund announced that Grammy nominated songwriter and piano sensation Jim Brickman will be taking the nation by storm this holiday season with Brickman for Broadway Christmas Live.
The Actors Fund today announced the promotion of Keith McNutt to Executive Director of The Fund’s Western Region.
The Actors Fund raised $1.1 million at its first-ever Virtual Gala on Monday, November 2, 2020. The evening celebrated The Actors Fund and the 35th anniversary of Career Transition For Dancers.
Brave Hearts for Broadway teams up again with The Actors Fund to present Holidays from the Heart, a special streamed event to celebrate the holiday season and support The Fund.
As was announced earlier today via TikTok, the Tony Award-winning theatrical production company Seaview will present, for one performance only, Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical on Friday, January 1, 2021 at 7:00pm ET to benefit The Actors Fund
The Actors Fund is proud to announce their inaugural Holiday Gift Guide, including gift ideas for lovers of Broadway, theater, fashion, sportswear, skincare, beer and wine, and much more.
The Actors Fund is grateful to the Broadway company of Moulin Rouge! The Musical for their just-released, short video celebrating the strength and resilience of the artists who make up the theater community.
Hershey Felder Presents – Live from Florence continues its 2020-2021 season with a special holiday performance of Hershey Felder TCHAIKOVSKY, which will be live streamed from Florence, Italy on Sunday, December 20, 2020. Proceeds will benefit The Actors Fund.
The Actors Fund announced today the premiere of The American Pops Orchestra’s (APO) Drag Out the Holly: A Holiday Drag Extravaganza on Saturday, December 19, 2020 from 9:00PM – 10:00PM ET via a free private broadcast.
The Tony Award-winning theatrical production company Seaview today announced the creative team for the highly anticipated one-performance-only, Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, to benefit The Actors Fund.
The Actors Fund today announced the release of “The Human Heart” video to raise funds for their programs and services.
Seaview today announced the complete cast for the highly anticipated one-performance-only, Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, to benefit The Actors Fund – and it’s a veritable infestation of luminaries!
The Actors Fund has confirmed that, on its premiere night, Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical has generated more than $1 million in ticket sales.
The Actors Fund today announced the release of the “Make Them Hear You / Grateful” video to raise funds for their programs and services.
The Actors Fund today announced that Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical has generated an extraordinary total of $2 million to benefit The Actors Fund, making this the most successful fundraiser in Actors Fund history.
The Actors Fund and affordable housing developer Thomas Safran & Associates broke ground on The Hollywood Arts Collective, a $120 million project that will include 151 units of affordable housing for artists.
In honor of Black History Month, we recognize Rosetta LeNoire and Frederick O’Neal: two prominent leaders of The Fund whose contributions as Board members helped to strengthen our services for everyone in our entertainment community.
Our country has seen an alarming rise in violence and hostility against members of the Asian community. We must speak out against this devastating racism and hate in all its forms. We stand in solidarity with the Asian American Pacific Islander communities.
At an annual meeting held remotely yesterday, The Actors Fund welcomed two new members to the Board of Trustees and reelected Brian Stokes Mitchell as Chairman.
Jim Brickman is presenting Brickman’s Big Break, the only talent search for singers and musicians over 40, to benefit The Actors Fund.
The Actors Fund today released a new survey of 7,163 people helped through February 28, 2021. The purpose of the survey was to help The Fund determine how to best assist those with long-term needs caused by the Covid pandemic.
Grammy Award® nominated songwriter, Jim Brickman, is proud to announce the judges for Brickman’s Big Break, the only talent search for singers and musicians over 40 years old, in partnership with The Actors Fund.
The Actors Fund announced today that Tony Award-winning set designer and architect David Rockwell will donate his royalties from the new book Drama to The Fund and its vital efforts to support those in the performing arts and entertainment community.
The Actors Fund is proud to announce that Michael Kors debuted his 40th anniversary collection for Fall/Winter 2021 on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at 9 am ET.
The Actors Fund and Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers are pleased to partner with Christine Baranski on an auction event without precedent: “Stage & Screen.”
Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers and Christine Baranski are thrilled to announce an epic package newly donated to the previously announced Stage & Screen auction, benefitting The Actors Fund, by Andrew Lloyd Webber and The Phantom of the Opera.
New nonprofit Places Please Project has partnered with The Actors Fund to provide financial assistance to theater workers who left New York during the COVID pandemic and now need to return so they can go back to work.
The Actors Fund is proud to announce five recipients of the 2021 Alex Dubé Graduate Studies Scholarship.
The Actors Fund will hold a Virtual Gala on Monday, November 1, 2021 at 7:00pm ET.
For 139 years, the entertainment community has turned to The Actors Fund in times of need. And with your generous support over the last 16 months, we’ve helped more people than ever—serving over 40,000 clients nationwide, and distributing more than $22 million in financial assistance grants to date.
The Actors Fund held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the newly renovated Palm View Apartments in West Hollywood on Thursday, September 9.
The Actors Fund announced today the election of two new members to its Board of Trustees: Billy Porter and Henry Tisch.
The Actors Fund will honor Academy Award-winning actor and filmmaker Warren Beatty, Tony Award-winning Broadway and film director Kenny Leon, two-time Tony Award-winning actress, singer and dancer Chita Rivera, and Golden Globe-winning, Academy Award and Emmy-nominated actress Uma Thurman.
The Waldman Living Room is a new center in Midtown Manhattan for performing arts and entertainment professionals aged 65+. The community space will help combat social isolation and provide support to allow seniors to age in place.
Cheek Swab Drive to Promote Bone Marrow Donors will take place on June 27, 4:30 pm - 7 pm at The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts, in partnership with Shannon’s S.H.A.R.E. Foundation, The Lion King, The Actors Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
As Director of Media Relations for The Shubert Organization, Bill Evans was there to celebrate last fall’s ribbon cutting for The Shubert Pavilion, the newest addition to The Actors Fund Home. Little did he know that six months later he’d find himself back as a different kind of guest.
In the past year, the anti-sexual harassment and assault movements #MeToo and Time’s Up have brought issues of sexual harassment to the forefront of our of our industry. And The Actors Fund is responding.
Join us for a fun evening of ping- pong (not a competitive tournament), a 3-hour open bar, light fare and a chance for donors guests (age 21+) to mingle and play a game or two with performers from stage and screen.
The Actors Fund exists to help people. It’s that simple. And while no one is more resilient than the people in our industry, there’s no denying it’s a tough business. That’s why we’re here.
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.
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 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 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 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 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.
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 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.
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.
All proceeds from this one-night-only live radio theater performance will benefit The Actors Fund’s programs and services.
The Actors Fund announced today that beloved fan favorite and critically acclaimed musical [title of show] will once again be heard on Broadway in a reunion concert on Monday, March 11, 2019 at 7:30 pm. Members of The Actors Fund will get early access to purchase tickets on a date to be announced.
Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with Joe Benincasa, President & CEO of The Actors Fund, to discuss how the organization fosters stability and resiliency and serves as a safety net to thousands of people in the entertainment and performing arts industry over their lifefspan.
“Harvey, John, Matthew and Rita are legends in our community,” said Brian Stokes Mitchell, Chairman of The Actors Fund.
The Actors Fund will host “Broadway Brunch with the Stars: An Afternoon of Song and Celebration”, a benefit for The Actors Fund’s Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative and in honor of Kaytie O’Hara on Sunday March 31, 2019 from 11:30 am–1:30 pm in a private Upper West Side home.
The Actors Fund will honor Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award® winner Lily Tomlin with the Julie Harris Award for Artistic Achievement at the 23rd Annual Tony Awards® Viewing Gala on Sunday, June 9, 2019 (3:30-9:00pm) at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
In partnership with The Research Center for Arts and Culture, The Actors Fund held a launch event for the Performing Arts Legacy Project (PAL) website yesterday at Actors’ Equity in New York City.
On April 29, The Actors Fund Annual Gala was held at the New York Marriott Marquis, proudly raising more than $1.5 million and breaking all previous fundraising records for the event!
The Board establishes policies for administering the programs and services of the organization, which has served the community since 1882.
Annette Bening and Brian Stokes Mitchell joined donors and community members to celebrate the opening of The Samuel J. and Florence T. Friedman Pavilion, marking the completion of a capital campaign project to rebuild, expand and preserve The Actors Fund Home for future generations.
Hal Prince was a giant in our industry. His contribution to the history of the American theater cannot be overstated. Hal was also a genuine hero to The Actor Fund.
The Actors Fund and Playwrights Horizons announced today that New York City producer Iyvon Edebiri is the 2019 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.
Join us for The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife by Charles Busch, a one-night only benefit reading starring Charles Busch in the title role, originally played by Linda Lavin, and the all-star Broadway cast including Linda Lavin, Michele Lee, Tony Roberts and Anil Kumar. Directed by Lynne Meadow.
Join today for great benefits or renew your membership and help our community in times of need and crisis with your generous gift.
The video, entitled “Gotta Go To The Doctor,” features music and lyrics by Barbara Anselmi (It Shoulda Been You), choreography by Ryan VanDenBoom (“Fosse/Verdon”) and stars Derrick Cobey, Mallory Hawks, Marissa Rosen, Bobby Conte Thornton and Adrienne Walker.
The Actors Fund in association with Universal Theatrical Group and Margaret Styne will present a one-night only concert presentation of the holiday classic Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol on Monday, December 16 at 7:30 pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College (524 W. 59th St.).
The Actors Fund will honor Tony Award-winning actor Matthew Broderick and Emmy Award-winning actor, producer, and designer Sarah Jessica Parker; Tony Award-winning actor and Chairman of The Actors Fund Brian Stokes Mitchell; Academy Award-winning producer, co-owner of the New York Football Giants,..
The Actors Fund announced today that the unforgettable music of the Tony Award® winning sensation, Ragtime, will once again be heard on Broadway in a one-night-only benefit concert on Monday, April 27, 2020 at the Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th St.).
With everyone’s health and safety in mind, it’s become necessary to close our Los Angeles, New York and Chicago offices and temporarily transition our in-person program offerings to online and phone meetings only for the coming weeks.
The Actors Fund announced today that SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley, will produce two daily online shows, entitled “Stars In The House”, featuring stars of stage and screen singing and performing live (from home!) on social media to support The Fund!
Legendary 25-time Emmy-Award winning “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” to come back for one night only in support of The Actors Fund on Sunday, March 22 at 7 pm - Live!
The Actors Fund Chairman Brian Stokes Mitchell with an update for our supporters and the entire entertainment and performing arts community on how The Fund is helping at this challenging time.
Funds raised will support entertainment industry workers at risk due to work cancellations in the effort to contain COVID-19.
This special event, hosted by Rosie O’Donnell, produced by actor/producer Erich Bergen, and presented in partnership with Revelations Entertainment and Broadway.com, was directed by Paul Wontorek, and streamed LIVE on Broadway.com and their YouTube channel.
“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.
Fresh off of the success of The Actors Fund’s partnership with Rosie O’Donnell that raised over $600,000, The Actors Fund is teaming up with ”Schitt’s Creek” star, award-winning actress and Screen Actors Guild® Nominee Emily Hampshire for a new weekly live-streamed talk-show HUMPDAY WITH HAMPSHIRE.
The online series will showcase exclusive videos of very special at-home performances from members of the Broadway community.
Cast members and musicians from the Tony Award winning Beautiful-The Carole King Musical have collaborated from their homes around the world to record a socially distanced version of “You’ve Got a Friend” to create awareness to raise funds for The Actors Fund.
NY1 to Present On Stage at Home: A Two-Night Event Hosted by Frank DiLella with the Best of Broadway
Including Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kristin Chenoweth, Kelli O’Hara, Cheyenne Jackson, Betty Buckley and many more, to raise funds and awareness for The Actors Fund.
The Actors Fund has announced a new comedic weekly series, “Viral Vignettes”, featuring original work with popular character actors from classic TV shows and films premiering this Wednesday, April 15 at 12 p.m. PDT / 3 p.m. ET.
A special one-night-only streaming event: “Bombshell in Concert,” featuring a reunion of original cast members from the now legendary NBC series “Smash.” This special event will stream Wednesday, May 20 at 8:00 PM ET exclusively on PEOPLE.com, PeopleTV, and PEOPLE social platforms
This emergency financial aid is helping the most vulnerable members of the performing arts and entertainment communities.
A hosted two hour streaming fundraiser featuring appearances and performances by Wanda Sykes, Judd Apatow, Ray Romano and other beloved comedic artists.
Learn how you can include the Entertainment Community Fund in your estate plans and other ways you can show your support.
Connie Yoo has been with the Entertainment Community Fund since 1995. Since 2009 she has been Chief Financial Officer.
This directory includes resources primarily available for seniors in New York City’s Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea neighborhoods.
The Dancers’ Resource Advisory Council of the Entertainment Community Fund advises the organization on the needs and challenges faced by professional dancers and works to increase awareness about the emotional, educational and emergency financial support available to the dance community.
This workshop is for you if it feels like money is a constant source of stress and anxiety in your life as an artist – and you want the tools to change that.
The Looking Ahead Advisory Council advises the organization on the needs and challenges faced by professional young performers and their families and works to increase awareness about the support available to this community through our Looking Ahead program.
Keep the Valentine’s Day spirit alive all month! Show your love for our performing arts and entertainment community and for everyone in our country by sharing your support for affordable healthcare for all!
Frequently asked questions for un- and underinsured users at The Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts
The Western Council of the Entertainment Community Fund works to increase financial support and develop fundraising efforts in the Western Region, advises the Board of Trustees regarding the needs of the community and helps spread the word about our programs and services.
The Alex Dubé Scholarship Program is named for former dancer, dance advocate and President of Career Transition For Dancers, Alex J. Dubé, whose deep commitment to the career well-being of dancers expanded over the course of his 30-year career.
Our free groups offer a safe and confidential setting where performing arts and entertainment professionals can share and learn, as well as provide and receive support.
The Entertainment Community Fund helps a wide range of entertainment professionals to manage financial and emotional challenges during times of unemployment.
Over 200,000 Americans are hospitalized each year due to flu-related complications. Luckily, you can significantly reduce your risk of the flu by receiving your annual flu shot.
Creating a will and advance directives is the best way to ensure your wishes are honored and the people you love are cared for.
Your generous support of the Entertainment Community Fund will help ensure our health and wellness, career and life, and housing services are there for everyone in performing arts and entertainment.
We offer educational seminars on affordable housing options, determining eligibility and preparing for the housing application process.
Sign up for our free workshops to learn tools and strategies to support your lifelong financial health and stability.
Are you an entertainment professional in search of or confused by health insurance? We’re dedicated to keeping our community healthy and capable of pursuing their chosen careers—through personalized health insurance counseling provided nationally, guidance and enrollment support; referrals to health care resources and more.
As experts in career counseling, employment training and job development, we’re here to help you develop and manage a career in the arts.
The Entertainment Community Fund understands that a life in the arts has its own unique set of challenges. Our free workshops offer a safe and confidential setting where performing arts and entertainment professionals can share and learn, as well as provide and receive support.
Monday night’s sold out benefit concert presentation of Bombshell once again showcased the generosity and dedication of the entertainment and performing arts community in coming together to help those in need.
The Actors Fund’s annual Gala on Monday night at the New York Marriott Marquis raised over $900,000…
Stars of stage, screen and television came out to celebrate Broadway’s Biggest Night at The Actors Fund’s 19th Annual Tony Awards® Viewing Party.
Actor, Singer and Night Club Owner Louise Ogilvie.
Jazz Musician and Composer Joseph Jarman
Pianist and Singer Larry Woodard
The Actors Fund’s annual gala on April 28 raised a record-breaking $1.6 million, as a sold-out audience at the New Amsterdam Theatre witnessed stars of 20 years of Disney on Broadway in highlights from the producing powerhouse’s history of award-winning shows.
Experience the raw, emotional journey of love and heartbreak in the first-ever Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years.
Inspired by the hit TV series, SMASH is a hilarious behind-the-scenes rollercoaster ride about the making of a Marilyn Monroe musical.
View the recipients of the Entertainment Community Fund Medal from 1910 to present, plus other awards for service to the artistic community and the Fund.
Inspired by the hit TV series, SMASH is a hilarious behind-the-scenes rollercoaster ride about the making of a Marilyn Monroe musical.
The Entertainment Community Fund has released photos and video from their Annual Gala, which raised $1.6 million to support their programs and services.
John Proctor is the Villain is a bitingly funny and urgent new play that captures a generation in mid-transformation, running on pop music, optimism and fury—and discovering that their future is not bound by the past.
John Proctor is the Villain is a bitingly funny and urgent new play that captures a generation in mid-transformation, running on pop music, optimism and fury—and discovering that their future is not bound by the past.
John Proctor is the Villain is a bitingly funny and urgent new play that captures a generation in mid-transformation, running on pop music, optimism and fury—and discovering that their future is not bound by the past.
Featuring breathtaking special effects, unforgettable performances and a heart-pounding story that stands on its own, The First Shadow plunges you deep into the origins of the Stranger Things universe.
For one night only, the original cast of A Chorus Line returns to the stage to celebrate 50 years of the show that changed Broadway forever.
The Mark O’Donnell Theater at the Entertainment Community Fund Arts Center is a black box performance venue and rehearsal space located at the lobby level of The Schermerhorn in Downtown Brooklyn.
The Entertainment Community Fund is proud to announce the one-night-only special concert A Chorus Line Official 50th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, July 27 at 7:30 pm ET.
The Entertainment Community Fund today announced the appointment of six new members to their Board of Trustees.
NBC covered our star-studded, heartwarming 2025 Annual Gala
Entertainment Tonight covered our star-studded, heartwarming 2025 Annual Gala honoring Ariana DeBose, James L. Nederlander and Denzel Washington.
Tickets for the one-night-only special concert A Chorus Line Official 50th Anniversary Celebration will go on sale to the general public today, Monday, June 30 at 12 pm ET