Produced and written by David Rambo, the event begins at 3:30 PM PT with cocktails and a silent auction followed by dinner and the live Tony broadcast at 5 PM.

The evening also features the presentation of the Artistic Achievement Award to several Broadway stars from the first Tony Awards to the present. This year's honorees are Nancy Dussault, June Lockhart, Millicent Martin, Charlotte Rae, Cathy Rigby and Marissa Jaret Winokur.

Past honorees include Jason Alexander, Hal Holbrook, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Chita Rivera, Tommy Tune, Jerry Herman, Liza Minnelli, Stockard Channing, James Earl Jones, Rita Moreno, Carol Channing, Lauren Bacall, Tyne Daly, Charles Durning, Gwen Verdon and Julie Harris.

A special tribute to Anne Jeffreys will also be part of the celebration.

Individual tickets begin at $275. To purchase email [email protected] (include name, address, phone, number of tickets and price level) or call (323) 933-9244, ext. 123.

For information visit actorsfund.org.

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The Actors Fund is a national human services organization that helps everyone—performers and those behind the scenes—who works in performing arts and entertainment, helping more than 12,800 people directly each year, and hundreds of thousands online. Serving professionals in film, theatre, television, music, opera, radio and dance, The Fund’s programs include social services and emergency assistance, health care and insurance, housing, and employment and training services. With offices in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, The Actors Fund has—for 130 years—been a safety net for those in need, crisis or transition.