Whoopi Goldberg to Co-Host Actors’ Fund Gala at Waldorf
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
The Actors’ Fund of America will hold its annual black-tie gala awards dinner and tribute performance on October 30, 2004 at the Waldorf-Astoria, located at 301 Park Avenue in New York City. A pre-show reception will begin at 6:30pm, with dinner and the performance following at 7:30pm. Award presenters will include Whoopi Goldberg, Bernadette Peters, and Gerald Schoenfeld. The Actors’ Fund’s new president, Brian Stokes Mitchell, will co-host the event with Goldberg. Honorees are listed below:
The Actors’ Fund Lee Strasberg Artistic Achievement Award
Johnny Depp
Special Lifetime Achievement Award
Angela Lansbury
The Actors’ Fund Medal of Honor
Thomas C. Short
The Actors’ Fund Nedda Harrigan Logan Award
J. Nicholas Counter III
Individual tickets for the event range in price from $500 to $2,500; tables range from $15,000 to $100,000. Tickets may be purchased by calling 212-221-7300, ext 263. For more information on The Actors’ Fund of America, click here .
