A special performance of Flower Drum Song will be held Sunday, Dec. 15 at 8 PM to benefit The Actors' Fund of America.

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.

To purchase tickets ($66-$96) for this special Actors' Fund performance, call (212) 221-7300, ext. 133 or Telecharge at (212) 239-6200. For more information, visit www.actorsfund.org.

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Flower Drum Song — starring Lea Salonga and Jose Llana — plays the Virginia Theatre, 245 West 52nd Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue. Performances are Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 PM, with matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2 PM and Sundays at 3 PM. For more information, go to www.flowerdrumsong.com.