PHOTO FLASH: George Chakiris, Mitzi Gaynor, Elliott Gould, Kate Linder at Actors Fund’s Tony Award VIP Kick-Off

The Actors Fund held a Tony Award VIP kick-off reception at Bloomingdales Century City on Wednesday, May 23. The evening helped to celebrate this year’s upcoming Tony Awards Party, to be held on Sunday, June 10 at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles.

As previously reported, the June 10 party will be hosted by Scott Bakula, while Tony Award winner Jason Alexander will receive the Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement at the event, which will also include cocktails, dinner, and a live telecast of the Tony Awards.

Mitzi Gaynor hosted the May 23 reception, which included guests such as George Chakiris, Channing Chase, Carole Cook, Ilene Graff, Elliott Gould, James Karen, Michael Learned, Kate Linder, Stan Livingston, Donna Mills, Erin Murphy, Judy Norton, Rip Taylor, Tom Troupe, Joan Van Ark, and Barbara Van Orden.

For tickets to The Actor’s Fund’s 16th Annual Tony Awards Party, call 323-933-9266 ext. 458 or visit www.actorsfund.org.

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