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ACTORS’ FUND OF AMERICA AUCTION OF 1000 STARS STARTS MONDAY

Posted by: Official_Press_Release 07:45 am EDT 07/21/06
Dozens of new one-of-a-kind experiences and memorabilia
featured in online auction to benefit The Fund

The Actors’ Fund’s 7th Annual Auction of 1000 Stars starts Monday, July 24 at www.auctionof1000stars.com. Bidders will have two weeks to vie for once-in-a-lifetime experiences and a host of unique autographed memorabilia from the worlds of stage, screen, television, radio and sports. All proceeds from the auction go to support the vital programs and services of The Actors’ Fund.

The auction includes a number of chances for the stagestruck to make their Broadway debut. The winning bidder for The Phantom of the Opera auction package will have a full Broadway immersion experience including a pre-performance rehearsal with the dance captain, a costume and wig fitting with the hair and wardrobe departments, and special make-up personally designed by make-up artist Thelma Pollard before being escorted onto the stage by cast member Kris Koop to perform in the “Hannibal Opera” segment of the first act and a return for a bow with the rest of the cast at the curtain call. The auction package also includes 4 VIP tickets for the winner to bring guests to watch their performance, pictures in make up and costume with all cast members and a backstage tour of the Majestic Theatre following the show. Or, bidders can try for a chance to appear in the musical Rent, where the auction winner will get a pre-show rehearsal with the cast and a costume fitting before entering the stage of the Nederlander Theatre, where they will be invited to announce their name and join in the singing of two incredible numbers, “Life Support” and “No Day But Today,” then watch the rest of the show from backstage and mingle with the cast and crew after the show. Additional auction packages include walk-on roles in Mamma Mia, Hairspray and Chicago.

Soap opera fans won’t want to miss the opportunity to bid on the One Life to Live package which includes a VIP tour of the One Life to Live studios, lunch with soap star Robin Strasser at the ABC commissary and a One Life to Live goodie bag. Among the other television experience packages offered at the auction are watching a taping of MAD TV from series star Keegan Michael-Key’s dressing room and VIP tickets to BET’s 106 & Park!.

Movie fans will want to bid for some of the VIP screenings and premieres including the film premiere of Factotum, starring Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Fisher Stevens and Marisa Tomei, at the IFC Center, a VIP screening of Fur starring Nicole Kidman and Robert Downey, Jr. or a private preview screening for the winner and 30 of their closest friends of the soon-to-be-released Hollywoodland, starring Adrien Brody and Ben Affleck.

Other auction experiences include dinner with Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson at New York City’s famous Café Luxembourg, tea with Kitty Carlisle Hart, dinner with Kathy Griffin, voice lessons with Barbara Cook and Audra McDonald, lunch at Sardi’s and a tour of The New York Times’ Pulitzer Hall with former New York Times Managing Editor Arthur Gelb, a private Shakespeare lesson with Lynn Redgrave, a guitar lesson from Michael Cerveris and even Jo Anne Worley’s voice on your home answering machine.

New items are being added every day! The auction will launch on Monday, July 24. A pre-event mini-auction of rare signed entertainment memorabilia can be found now at www.auctionof1000stars.org.

The auction benefits The Actors' Fund of America, a nationwide human services organization that helps all professionals - both performers and those behind the scenes - in performing arts and entertainment. Founded in 1882, The Fund serves those in film, theatre, television, music, opera, and dance with a broad spectrum of programs including comprehensive social services, health services, supportive and affordable housing, emergency financial assistance, employment and training services, and skilled nursing and assisted living care. Administered from offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, The Actors' Fund is a safety net, providing programs and services for those who are in need, crisis, or transition. Please visit The Actors' Fund website at www.actorsfund.org.

URL: www.auctionof1000stars.com

Thanks .

Thank you for lettig us know about this.

i wish i had a VIP ticket to the screening of FUR!

Thanks for the article

Oh my! Thanks!

We MUST get someone from here to win that so they can report back.

I want that!!!


Thanks narrows. Yes, maybe someone from here will be see this and be lucky enough to attend. Green with envy.

Thanks, narrows101!

Thanx 4 da article narrows101

~Viviana~

Thanks for the article narrows 101.

ahh i want that vip screening lol






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Well, I wonder who was lucky enough to see it seeing that the date has passed?

I have a spare one so I'll give it to you ;).

Thanks for the news narrows101. I've been away for so long that I feel I'm very behind. It's good though to see that the film is getting the attention of people, I believe that helps a lot.

Marie

I don't think the bidding is over until August 1st. Right now the highest bid is $280.00

Bidding seems to be going slow. That's probablly why.