This year , you could complement your annual rewatch ofIt ’s a Wonderful Life(1946 ) with a live - pelt table read of theholiday classicstarring some of Hollywood ’s most talented folks .
AsVarietyreports , the line - up includes Seth Rogen , Jean Smart , Brendan Fraser , Ken Jeong , Fred Armisen , J.K. Simmons , Jim Beaver , Phil LaMarr , and more — though it ’s not specified who will be act which part . The event , which is in its third year , is presented byThe Ed Asner Family Center , an arts - focus organization that offers programs and resources for neurodivergent people and their families . A number of Autistic worker will also participate in the table read : Dwayne Cox , Chelsea Darnell , Max Gadson , Spencer Harte , Lucas Salusky , and Hannah Schindler .
The carrying into action will take situation over Zoom on Sunday , December 11 , at 8 p.m. EST . Tickets are $ 30 to each one , with profits benefiting the Center . But the table read is n’t the only part of the programme : It will also “ feature surprisal musical performances , a alive interactive auction and a live Q&A with the cast , ” according to theevent page , which also identify Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann as this yr ’s honorees for their “ commitment to elevating the conversation surrounding special needs individual . ” ( Apatow and Mann ’s girl Maude — ofEuphoriafame — actuallystarredin 2020 ’s tabular array read , along with Pete Davidson , Mia Farrow , Ellie Kemper , and others . )
“ I am stunned and deeply grateful that this incredible group of actors have volunteered their time and talent to patronise The Ed Asner Family Center , a cause near and dear to my dad ’s heart . He would be so very proud , ” Matt Asner , son of the late actor and also a co - founding father of the Center , say in a statement .
You canbook ticket here .
[ h / tVariety ]
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