Four-time Tony Award-winner McDonald, Tony Award-winner Mitchell, Big River's Jenkins and the Jersey Boys--John Lloyd Young, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer and Christian Hoff--will perform at the gala, which will honor producer Rocco Landesman, Actors' Equity Executive Director
Alan Eisenberg and Jed Bernstein, the President of the League of American Theatres and
Producers.Bernstein and Eisenberg will each receive the Nedda Harrigan Logan Award--presented by Burton and Redgrave, respectively. Tony Award-winner Broderick will give Landesman the Actors' Fund Medal of Honor.
"Founded in 1882, The Actors' Fund of America is the national human
services organization helping all entertainment and performing arts
professionals in television, film, music, theatre, opera and dance. The
Actors' Fund's broad spectrum of programs includes comprehensive social
and health services, supportive and affordable housing, career
counseling, and skilled nursing and assisted living care. Actors' Fund
programs address the essential needs of people in our industry.
Administered from offices in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago,
The Fund is a safety net, providing essential support for those in
need, crisis or transition," state press notes.
