Butley Offers Special Actors' Fund Performance Dec. 17

By Andrew Gans
December 17, 2006

Butley, the revival of Simon Gray's dark comedy starring Tony Award winner Nathan Lane, offers a special performance to benefit the Actors' Fund of America Dec. 17.

The 8 PM performance of the play, which was directed by Nicholas Martin, will benefit the non-profit organization. Tickets, priced $76.25-$96.25, 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.

Butley plays the Booth Theatre, located in Manhattan at 222 West 45th Street.