| STARS IN THE HOUSE FOR UKRAINE: 10-HOUR TELETHON TO FEATURE MARTIN SHORT, STEVE MARTIN , CATHERINE O’HARA, EUGENE LEVY, BILLY PORTER, AUDRA MCDONALD, AND MORE! | |
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| STARS IN THE HOUSE FOR UKRAINE SETH RUDETSKY AND JAMES WESLEY TO HOST 10-HOUR TELETHON TO BENEFIT THE INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE STEVE MARTIN, MARTIN SHORT, CATHERINE O'HARA, EUGENE LEVY, ANDREA MARTIN, ANNETTE BENING, BILLY PORTER, CYNTHIA NIXON, AUDRA MCDONALD, JOSH GROBAN, LAURA BENANTI, TITUSS BURGESS, DAVID HYDE PIERCE, ROSIE PEREZ, KRISTIN CHENOWETH AMONG GUESTS AND PERFORMERS ON MARCH 26TH NEW YORK (March 18, 2022) - Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announced today that their Stars in the House series will host a 10-hour telethon to raise money and awareness for those affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine. Donations of the event will benefit the International Rescue Committee and their humanitarian efforts for those affected by the war in Ukraine. The show will air live on Saturday, March 26th from 12:00pm ET - 10:00pm ET. It can be viewed and listened to onstarsinthehouse.com, Stars In The House YouTube channel, as well as SiriusXM Stars109. The star-studded lineup of guests include original SCTV cast members Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy and Andrea Martin, plus Steve Martin, Annette Bening, Billy Porter, Audra McDonald, Cynthia Nixon, Laurie Metcalf, Tituss Burgess, Kristin Chenoweth, David Hyde Pierce, Kelli O'Hara, Robin de Jesús, Donna Murphy, Annaleigh Ashford, Jessie Mueller, Josh Groban, Judith Light, John Stamos, Lindsay Mendez, Laura Benanti, Norman Lear, Betty Buckley, Rosie Perez, Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody, Rachel Bloom, Patrick Wilson, Shoshana Bean, James Monroe Iglehart, Brittney Johnson, Miranda Sings, Debra Monk, Bonnie Milligan, Alli Mauzey, Adam Pascal, Donna Lynne Champlin, Javier Muñoz, Norbert Leo Butz, Rick Lyon, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Katie Finneran,Ruthie Ann Miles, Andy Karl, Morena Baccarin, Christine Pedi, Colin Donnell, Dagmara Doiminczyk, Santino Fontana, Judy Kuhn, Kevin Chamberlin, Anika Larsen, Jenn Gambatese, Sepideh Moafi, Danielle de Niese, Orfeh, Patti Murin, Susan Kelechi Watson, Yuriy Saradov, Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Dr. Jon LaPook, with many more to be announced. In addition to the celebrity guests singing and reading donations, the event will also feature Ukrainian citizens who will be speaking and performing, including Ukrainian actor Oleg Karpenko, a Ukrainian theatre and film actor who co-started with President Zelensky in Servant of The People. "For almost 90 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been responding to the world's worst humanitarian crises. In Ukraine and Poland, IRC mobilized quickly to assist the vulnerable and displaced by war that privileges impunity and autocracy over accountability and self-determination," says David Miliband, President and CEO of IRC. "We are grateful to James, Seth, and everyone who will be joining this special 10-hour Stars in the House marathon to draw attention to the needs of those affected by the war in Ukraine, and to give audiences around the world a way to help." To donate please visit: https://help.rescue.org/donate/ukraine-web ABOUT STARS IN THE HOUSE Stars in the House is a live streaming show dedicated not just to entertainment and raising spirits, but to raising money and awareness for charity.Stars in the House is hosted by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, husbands and fathers who host the split-screen show out of their home in New York. To date, the show has raised over $1.1 Million dollars for the Actors Fund's Covid Relief program, and hundreds of thousands for other worthy non-profits, including the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and the Waterkeeper Alliance. ABOUT INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE The International Rescue Committee responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40 countries and over 20 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future, and strengthen their communities. Learn more at www.rescue.org and follow the IRC on Twitter & Facebook. |
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| Link | https://help.rescue.org/donate/ukraine-web |
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