Darren Criss, Colman Domingo Help Raise Funds for MPTF as Requests for Financial Assistance In

 Posted on September 5, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1065 words  |  Kary Bruening

Darren Criss headlined the 2023 NextGen Summer Party Sunday night at NeueHouse Hollywood.

The Emmy winner performed “Hopelessly Devoted to You” from “Grease” as well as a medley of summer-themes songs.

The annual MPTF NextGen Board event raised more than $80,000 for the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s support of working and retired members of the entertainment community for health and social services and financial assistance.

Criss explained that MPTF usually receives about 20 calls a day from people requesting assistance; that number has jumped to 200 in the midst of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. He said about 75 percent of the requests now come from below-the-line workers. “We are in challenging times,” Criss said.

He said he fully supports the actors walkout, but also acknowledged the hardships its created. “Our industry is made of freelance work,” Criss said. “If we don’t work, we don’t get paid.”

The evening also included raffles for roundtrip tickets to New York on Delta with a stay at the Ritz Carlton as well as VIP packages for Los Angeles sports teams, including the Lakers, Dodgers and Sparks.

For more information on MPTF’s supportive services, go to mptf.com/services.

See the photo gallery below for an inside look at the NextGen Summer Party.

  • Yvette Nicole Brown, Colman Domingo and Max Greenfield

    Yvette Nicole Brown, Colman Domingo and Max Greenfield attends the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Lisa Edelstein

    Lisa Edelstein attends the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Cara Jade Myers

    Cara Jade Myers (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) attends the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Ben Barnes, Darren Criss and Reid Scott

    Ben Barnes, Darren Criss and Reid Scott attend the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Maria Russell and Tiffany Smith

    Maria Russell (“Jury Duty”) and Tiffany Smith (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”) attend the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Olivia Holt and Madison Bailey

    Olivia Holt and Madison Bailey attend the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Colman Domingo

    Colman Domingo attends the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Darren Criss and Yvette Nicole Brown

    Darren Criss and Yvette Nicole Brown attend the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Camilla Belle

    Camilla Belle attends the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Darren Criss

    Darren Criss performs at the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Janina Gavankar

    Janina Gavankar (“The Morning Show”) attends the MPTF NextGen Summer Party held at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Cristo Fernández

    “Ted Lasso” star Cristo Fernández attends the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Harry Shum Jr.

    Harry Shum Jr. attends the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Michael Rooker and Yvette Nicole Brown

    Michael Rooker and Yvette Nicole Brown attend the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Ben Barnes and Camilla Belle

    Ben Barnes and Camilla Belle attend the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Jason George and Harry Shum Jr.

    Jason George and Harry Shum Jr. attend the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

  • Kate Adams and Jeffrey R. Epstein

    Kate Adams and Jeffrey R. Epstein speak at the MPTF NextGen Summer Party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.

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