The Groundlings to Host Improv Musical Fundraiser Featuring Ana Gasteyer, Kristen Bell, Kristen Wiig and Will Forte
variety.comCaroline Brew editor The Groundlings will host an improv musical fundraising event on Oct. 26, featuring Ana Gasteyer, Kristen Bell, Kristen Wiig and Will Forte.
The event, held at the Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar, will benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund to support below-the-line workers impacted by the strikes. “One Night Only,” created and directed by Groundlings Main Company member Andrew Leeds, is a full production of a well-known Broadway musical.
The catch? The improvisers are given the script and their roles only 24 hours in advance. “These strikes have taken a terrible toll on our amazing crews, and it isn’t over yet.
Even with the WGA strike ending, most crew members won’t be able to start work again until the SAG-AFTRA deal is ratified,” Leeds said in a statement. “Even then, many will be fighting to survive as they wait for productions to start back up.
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