Stars Including Rosario Dawson and Mark Hamill Unite For ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Table Read TOMORROW!
You can spend tomorrow experiencing one of the holiday season’s most timeless stories retold by many familiar faces in the Disney-sphere and paying tribute to the late Ed Asner! Tomorrow, Sunday, December 5, 2021 there will be a table read of It’s a Wonderful Life and the cast assembled is nothing short of impressive.
Those involved in the project includes: Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso, SNL), Rosario Dawson (The Mandalorian, Akosha), Mark Hamill (The Mandalorian, The Star Wars films) Martin Sheen (Grace and Frankie, The Departed) Mandy Patinkin (Homeland, The Princess Bride), George Wendt (Cheers, Fletch), Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba, Young Guns) Phil Lamarr (Pulp Fiction, Futurama), Ben Mankiewicz (White House Down, The Practice), Ron Funches (Trolls, Once Upon a Time in Venice), Ed Harris (Apollo 13, Pollock), Kathy Bates (American Horror Story, Misery), Naomi Rubin (Dear Evan Hansen, Atypical) and more.
The table read is being held in honor of the late, great Ed Asner and will raise funds for The Ed Asner Family Center.
Rosario Dawson recently took to Instagram to share news about the event which you can check out below:
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The event will be hosted by Tom Bergeron (Dancing With The Stars) and will be done via Zoom and in partnership with Turner Classic Movies. A TikTok Q&A with the cast will immediately follow the table red. The Q&A will take place on the Ed Asner Family Center TikTok account which you’ll find details of below along with a message about the reading from Mark Hamill:
@edasnerfamilycenter@hamillhimself has a story to tell you about #edasner Join us TOMORROW night 12/05 check out the video on our page for a chance to #win a ticket for #givingszn or visit #linkinbio #lukeskywalker #starwars #tedlasso #jasonsudeikis @mandypatinktok @tiktokforgood♬ Piano ballad for Christmas(864605) – domino
The reading will take place tomorrow (December 5th) from 5pm – 9pm Pacific Standard Time.
In addition, the It’s a Wonderful Life Table Read will include a musical performance by Wallows, a silent action of Hollywood memorabilia and a sweepstakes brimming with gifts.
According to a recent piece on MovieWeb, the reading will also feature autistic actors Naomi Rubin, Spencer Harte and Dominic Brown (TV’s Atypical) along with neurodivergent TEAFC members Ryan Booth and Lucas Salusky who all actively participate in expressive enrichment programs at the center.
For those unfamiliar, The Ed Asner Family Center was created to support neurodivergent individuals and their families seeking wholeness in all attitudes of life. The Center acts as an oasis of balance and thought, of interaction and education. Most importantly, The Center gives children and adults of all levels of ability a chance at dignity, confidence, and self-respect. At The Ed Asner Family Center, they not only cater to the needs of the neurodivergent individual, they aim to enroll the complete family and help them meet the challenges they face with grace.
Tickets range from $25.00 for a chance to view the event up to $149.00 for some of the package options shown above. You can purchase tickets here.
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