VARIETY & WORKHOUSE PUBLICITY BAND TOGETHER TO AID
WORKING PLAYGROUND AND THE CHILDREN OF NYC

NEW YORK- Variety and Workhouse Publicity produced a special celebrity performance of the 24 Hour Plays to aid Working Playground in their efforts to help the children of New York cope with the tragic events of September 11th. The benefit was performed before a sold-out audience which included Robert DeNiro, Kevin Bacon, Bobby Zarem and Bart Freundlich. The 24 Hour Play performers included Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosie Perez, Benjamin Bratt, Billy Crudup, Mary-Louise Parker, Julianne Moore, Marisa Tomei, Adam Nelson, Kyra Sedgwick, Lili Taylor, Natasha Lyonne, Scarlett Johansson, Liev Schreiber, Robert Sean Leonard, Drena DeNiro, Catherine Kellner, Brendan Sexton, Jared Harris, Sam Rockwell and Fisher Stevens who appeared in six short plays, each written less than a day before the curtain raised. Under the direction of Gregory Mosher, Seth Rosenfeld, Anna Strasberg, Tom Gilroy, Itamar Kubovy, Pippin Parker, six plays written by Frank Pugliese, Warren Leight, Richard LaGravenese, Tamara Jenkins, Nicole Burdette and Chris Shinn debuted and closed in New York on Monday, September 24th, 2001 at the Minetta Lane Theater. The 24 Hour Plays were followed by an exclusive after-party at the nightclub Spa made possible by the generous support of Variety, Benihana & Haru restaurants, Grey Goose Vodka, Plymouth Gin, Illy Caffe of North America, BMG Entertainment, FIJI Natural Artesian Water, Original Sin Cider and Neibaum-Coppola Estate Winery.

DETAILS MAGAZINE & WORKHOUSE PUBLICITY AID
NY STATE WORLD TRADE CENTER RELIEF FUND

LOS ANGELES- Details Magazine and Ebel USA in association with Workhouse Publicity produced yet another edition of the 24 Hour Plays to aid The NY State WTC Relief Fund. Performed before a sold-out audience which included William H Macy, Ted Danson, Jennifer Grey, Joel Grey, Carla Gugino (Spy Kids), Breckin Meyer (Road Trip), Johnathon Schaeck (Hush), Mary Keller (Emeril), Dylan Bruno (Saving Private Ryan), Beth Littleford (Spin City) and Amy Yasbeck (Pretty Woman). The Los Angeles production of the 24 Hour Plays included performances by Jane Adams (The Anniversary Party), Christina Applegate (Married with Children), Jennifer Coolidge (Best In Show), Portia Di Rossi (Ally McBeal), Seth Green (Austin Powers), Adam Goldberg (Beautiful Mind), Clark Gregg (State and Maine), Paul Guilfoyle (CSI), Devon Gummersall (Relativity), Jared Harris (I Shot Andy Warhol), Jeffrey Jones (Ferris Buelers Day Off), Mila Kunis (That 70's Show), Ann Magnuson (Making Mr. Right), Adam Nelson (Dogs), Gina Phillips (Jeepers Creepers), John Ritter (Three's Company), Sarah Silverman (Gary Shandling Show), Ione Skye (Say Anything), Brooke Smith (Series 7) and Adam Tomei (The Truman Show) who appeared in six short plays, each written less than a day before the curtain raised. Under the direction of Morgan J Freeman, David Lee Strasberg, Neil Pepe, Tom Quaintance and Mike Uppendahl, six plays written by Beth Henley, Neil Labute, Bruce Vilanch, Hilly Hicks, Alexandra Cunningham and John Belluso debuted and closed in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 24th, 2002 at the Henry Fonda Theater followed by an exclusive cast party at the nightclub Deep.


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Fisher Stevens & Rosie Perez, Liev Schreiber & Adam Nelson, Philip Seymour Hoffman


Billy Crudup & Mary-Louise Parker
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