The Actors Fund's Career Transition For Dancers Jubilee Gala set for 11/1

10/4/2017 2:56pm


The Actors Fund has announced that they will honor dancer, choreographer and television dance competition judge Carrie Ann Inaba, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, and New York City Ballet principal dancer Robert Fairchild at The Actors Fund’s Career Transition For Dancers Jubilee Gala on Wed Nov 1 at 6:00 PM at the New York Marriott Marquis (1535 B'way). The gala, hosted by Bebe Neuwirth, will benefit The Actors Fund’s services for the dance community. The celebration begins at 6:00 PM with cocktails and is followed by a 7:00 PM dinner, live auction and performances. The evening, produced and directed by Ann Marie DeAngelo, will include special tribute performances by dancers and special guests including Buglisi Dance Theatre, Josh Prince’s Broadway Dance Lab, Bob Fosse’s “Steam Heat” from Sweet Charity, choreographers Sara Brians and Randy Skinner, dancers formerly with Cirque du Soleil, Nevada Ballet Theatre, and a special tribute by Martine Van Hamel, former Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre. Special guests will include Kelly Ripa, Christopher Wheeldon, Rob Marshall & John DeLucaThe Actors Fund and Career Transition For Dancers (CTFD) merged their services to the dance community in 2015. The merger integrated the services of CTFD into the ongoing programs of The Actors Fund, a human services organization that helps everyone who works in entertainment and the performing arts. For more information and updates, visit www.actorsfund.org/Jubilee2017. Press contact: DKC/O&M Co (212/695-7400)...