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Acts of Love: Children

WordTheatre LAOctober 15, 2007 @ Geffen Playhouse in Westwood, California

Ming Wen Gil Birmingham
Richard Cox James Franco
Ian Hart Barry Shabaka Henley
Wendie Malick Michael McKean
Dermot Mulroney Annette O'Toole
Stephen Tobolowsky Lorraine Toussaint
to Benefit Cure Autism Now/Autism Speaks
A Literary and Musical Celebration of Children in the Words of Those Who Love Them.


The fifth-annual Acts of Love took place on Monday October 15, 2007 at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood, California.

The event included a VIP & Celebrity Pre-Show Dinner. At the conclusion of the show, sponsors, VIP, and Special Guests were invited to a celebration in the Geffen Lobby.

Proceeds from this event benefited Cure Autism Now & Autism Speaks. The previous Acts of Love events have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for autism research.

Readings by:
  • James Franco (Spiderman 1, 2 & 3; In the Valley of Elah)
  • Lorraine Toussaint (Ugly Betty, Saving Grace)
  • Dermot Mulroney (Zodiac, My Best Friend's Wedding)
  • Ian Hart (Dirt, Finding Neverland)
  • Stephen Tobolowsky (Heroes, Deadwood)
  • Barry Shabaka Henley (Heroes, Miami Vice)
  • Wendie Malick (Just Shoot Me, Frasier)
  • Ming Wen (Vanished, George Lopez)
  • Annette O'Toole (Smallville, Nash Bridges)
  • Michael McKean (For Your Consideration, Best in Show)
  • Gil Birmingham (Veronica Mars, Into the West)
Singers:
  • Nita Whitaker, Julie Delgado and Valerie Pinkston

Narrated by:
  • Don LaFontaine

Acts of Love is a WordTheatre Production.

Created, produced and directed by: Cedering Fox.
Musical Director:
Nelson Kole
Associate Producer and Dramaturge:
Mila Pesko.



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