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The Actors Fund to Host First Celebrity Paddle Battle

Jelani Alladin, Laura Osnes, Ashley Park, and more will attend this one-night-only ping-pong benefit.

Ashley Park will be a special guest at the Actors Fund's first Celebrity Paddle Battle.
Ashley Park will be a special guest at the Actors Fund's first Celebrity Paddle Battle.
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The Actors Fund has announced that it will host its first Celebrity Paddle Battle, a one-night-only benefit featuring Ping-Pong, a three-hour open bar, and more, at SPiN New York on Monday, August 27, 6:30pm-9:30pm.

Among the Broadway stars scheduled to attend this event are Jelani Alladin (Frozen), Anthony Boyle (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Jessie Fisher (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Timothy Hughes (The Greatest Showman), Laura Osnes (Bandstand), Ashley Park (Mean Girls), Alex Price (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Kate Rockwell (Mean Girls), Kyle Selig (Mean Girls), and Wesley Taylor (SpongeBob SquarePants). The lineup of special guests is subject to change.

The event is hosted in part by the Actors Fund's Young Professional Committee and will support the programs and services of the Actors Fund. The Young Professionals are socially conscious arts lovers between 18 and 40 years old.