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Photo Coverage: The Actors Fund's 'NOTHING LIKE A DAME' Benefit Concert At The New World Stages

By: Jun. 16, 2009
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The Actors Fund presented an all new edition of the popular "Nothing Like a Dame" benefit concert series on Monday, June 15, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there to capture all the "dame" filled fun!

All proceeds from "Nothing Like a Dame" benefited The Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative.

Hosted and re-constructed by Seth Rudetsky, the all new "Nothing Like a Dame" concert featured a new format of songs and stories from the women of Broadway, as well as rare video clips from earlier days in each of their remarkable careers, accompanied by commentary from Rudetsky and the women themselves.

For has last 14 years, The Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative (PNWHI) has assisted more than 2,000 women coping with critical health concerns including breast, cervical and ovarian cancers, as well as domestic violence, chemical dependency and mental health issues.

Since the mid-nineties, through the auspices of The Actors Fund, PNWHI has provided millions of dollars in emergency financial assistance to women in crisis in the entertainment industry.

The Actors Fund is a national human services organization that helps all professionals in performing arts and entertainment. The Fund - which supports those on stage and screen and everyone behind the scenes who works in theatre, film, television, music, dance, radio and opera - is a safety net, providing social services and emergency assistance, health services and health insurance information, employment and training programs and housing resources for those who are in need, crisis or transition. Learn more about all of The Actors Fund's services and programs at www.actorsfund.org.

Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.

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The NOTHING LIKE A DAME Benefit Evening at New World Stages

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Seth Rudetsky

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Seth Rudetsky

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Seth Rudetsky and Betty Buckley

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Betty Buckley

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Seth Rudetsky and Betty Buckley

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Seth Rudetsky and Betty Buckley

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Betty Buckley

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Betty Buckley

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Seth Rudetsky and Audra McDonald

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Seth Rudetsky and Audra McDonald

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Audra McDonald

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Audra McDonald

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Audra McDonald

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Audra McDonald

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Audra McDonald

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Audra McDonald

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Audra McDonald

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Audra McDonald

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Audra McDonald

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Nick Adams

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Nick Adams

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Sebastian Arcelus

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Sebastian Arcelus

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Stephanie J. Block

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Stephanie J. Block

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Stephanie J. Block

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Stephanie J. Block

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Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus

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Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus

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Stephanie J. Block

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Stephanie J. Block

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Stephanie J. Block and Betty Buckley

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Stephanie J. Block, Betty Buckley and Bebe Neuwirth

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Stephanie J. Block, Betty Buckley and Bebe Neuwirth

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Betty Buckley

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Seth Rudetsky and Betty Buckley

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Andrea McArdle

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Andrea McArdle

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Betty Buckley and Bebe Neuwirth

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Lauren Latarro and Bebe Neuwirth

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Lauren Latarro

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Sidney Lumet

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Phyllis Newman

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Phyllis Newman and Betty Buckley

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Amanda Green, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Phyllis Newman

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Brian Stokes Mitchell

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Bebe Neuwirth

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Bebe Neuwirth and Chris Calkins

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Bebe Neuwirth

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Seth Rudetsky

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