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Photo Coverage: Los Angeles Actors' Fund Tony Award Party

By: Jun. 08, 2005
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The 9th Annual Actors' Fund Tony Party offered festivities to theatre-lovers in the Los Angeles area at the Skirball Cultural Center on June 5th. At the party, the Actors Fund presented accomplished actress Stockard Channing with the Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre. Presenting the award was Elaine Stritch who commented, "I feel comfortable saying that I love Stockard. That's why I'm here." She also noted "I am now supposed to read the list of the past recipients of the Julie Harris Award - but I don't want to because I'm not on it!" (Recipients have been Julie Harris, Gwen Verdon, Rita Moreno, Charles Durning, Tyne Daly, Lauren Bacall, Carol Channing and James Earl Jones.)

The evening also included a live and silent auction, with items ranging from a phone booth from the movie "The Terminal", to a message on your answering machine, recorded by Carol Channing.

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The evening was hosted by hysterical Jason Graae, and the silent auction led by Jo Anne Worley. Graae opened the evening with his own special lyrics to 'Getting Married Today' about the LA party, and later Graee and Worley did their own version of the Hugh Jackman / Aretha Franklin duet.

The Actors' Fund of America is a nonprofit organization founded in 1882 that provides for the social welfare of all entertainment professionals--designers, writers, sound technicians, musicians, dancers, administrators, directors, film editors, stagehands--as well as actors. Professionals in film, television, radio, theatre, dance and music all turn to The Actors' Fund in times of need. Headquarters and The Aurora Residence are located in New York City, with regional offices in Los Angeles and Chicago. The Lillian Booth Actors' Home of the Actors' Fund of America in Englewood, New Jersey. The Actors' Work Program has offices in New York and Los Angeles. For more information, visit www.actorsfund.org.

 


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Victoria Roberts

Photo Coverage: Los Angeles Actors' Fund Tony Award Party Image
Holland Taylor

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Elaine Stritch and Stockard Channing

Photo Coverage: Los Angeles Actors' Fund Tony Award Party Image
The Lady of the Evening -- Stockard Channing

Photo Coverage: Los Angeles Actors' Fund Tony Award Party Image
Elaine Stritch

Photo Coverage: Los Angeles Actors' Fund Tony Award Party Image
Patricia Morison and Elaine Stritch

Photo Coverage: Los Angeles Actors' Fund Tony Award Party Image
The ever-entertaining Jo Anne Worley

Photo Coverage: Los Angeles Actors' Fund Tony Award Party Image
Elaine Stritch and Patricia Barry

Photo Coverage: Los Angeles Actors' Fund Tony Award Party Image
Your host and oboist, Jason Graae

Photo Coverage: Los Angeles Actors' Fund Tony Award Party Image
Auctioneer Jo Anne Worley

Photo Coverage: Los Angeles Actors' Fund Tony Award Party Image
Elaine Stritch...

Photo Coverage: Los Angeles Actors' Fund Tony Award Party Image
...presenting the award to Stockard Channing

Photo Coverage: Los Angeles Actors' Fund Tony Award Party Image
Stockard Channing

Photo Coverage: Los Angeles Actors' Fund Tony Award Party Image
Recieving the Julie Harris Award for excellence in Theatre!



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