The Drowsy Chaperone Offers Special Actors' Fund Performance Oct. 22

By Andrew Gans
22 Oct 2006

Sutton Foster kicks up her heels for charity.
Sutton Foster kicks up her heels for charity.
Photo by Joan Marcus

The Drowsy Chaperone, the hit new musical at the Marquis Theatre, will offer a special performance to benefit the Actors' Fund of America Oct. 22.

The 7:30 PM performance of the musical, which was directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, will benefit the non-profit organization. Tickets, priced $26.25-$111.25, are available by calling (212) 221-7300, ext. 133. For more information visit www.actorsfund.org.

The Actors' Fund, which was founded in 1882, is a non-profit organization that provides for the social welfare of all entertainment professionals. Some of the many programs The Actors' Fund provides include a nursing home and assisted living care facility; senior and disabled programs; mental health services; chemical dependency services; entertainment industry assistance programs; the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative; the AIDS Initiative; and supportive housing on both coasts.

The Drowsy Chaperone plays the Marquis Theatre, located in Manhattan at 1535 Broadway, between 45th and 46th Streets.