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Yellowstone star Piper Perabo, Melanie Lynskey and Abigail Spencer part of concert to help LA fire victims

Yellowstone star Piper Perabo, Melanie Lynskey and Abigail Spencer part of concert to help LA fire victims

A concert is taking place that will benefit the victims of the horrendous Los Angeles fires.

The Inauguration Day Concert for America event will raise funds for the California Community Foundation, an organization supporting wildfire recovery efforts to aid those most in need. 

Concert for America will take place at The Town Hall in New York City at 7:00pm on Monday, January 20, 2025. 

Talent includes Jon Cryer and wife Lisa Joyner (who are spearheading the LA efforts), Melanie Lynskey and husband Jason Ritter, Matt Walsh, Rachel Bloom and Melissa Rauch.

Also attending are Abigail Spencer, D.L. Hughley, Jimmy O. Yang, Caroline Rhea, Ryan Hansen, Diane Farr, Paget Brewster, Rhys Darby, and Trae Crowder.

They will livestream in to the program.

Additional virtual appearances by Julie Bowen, Tony Hale, Adam Scott, and Kate Walsh will be seen.

Piper Perabo will be part of a concert to help LA fire victims Melanie Lynskey

Piper Perabo from Yellowstone, left, and Melanie Lynskey, right, are a part of a concert to help LA fire victims

Crews battling a brush fire near Auto Center Drive in Ventura, California on January 13

Crews battling a brush fire near Auto Center Drive in Ventura, California on January 13

Yellowstone star Piper Perabo and actress Rosie Perez have already been added. 

The musical performances are from Wayne Brady, Rachel Bay Jones, Carly Hughes and Cheyenne Jackson, accompanied by Michael Orland. 

The livestream, which will include both NY and LA programming, will be available to ‘anyone wishing to tune in via StarsInTheHouse.com and the Stars in the House YouTube page,’ a press release stated.

Concert for America was created and organized by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson in ᴀssociation with Your Kids, Our Kids. 

Other names were announced earlier like Ingrid Michaelson, Richard Kind, and Melissa Manchester.

Also set to attend are Ali Stroker, Anika Larsen, Ann Harada, Arielle Jacobs, Brenda Braxton, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Cecily Strong, Charlotte d’Amboise, Hennessy Winkler.

Also in the mix is J. Smith-Cameron, Javier Muñoz, Jessica Vosk, Judy Gold, Judy Kuhn, Julia Murney, Julie Benko, Keala Settle, Kelli O’Hara, Lili Thomas, Lilli Cooper, Liz Callaway, Merle Dandridge, Nina West, Pearl Sun, Samantha Williams, Shayna Steele, Susie Essman and many more who will be live on stage in NYC. 

Firefighters with the California Task Force 3 Urban Search and Rescue comb through the ruins of a beachfront house where victims of the Los Angeles fires are reportedly buried, in Malibu; on January 14

Firefighters with the California Task Force 3 Urban Search and Rescue comb through the ruins of a beachfront house where victims of the Los Angeles fires are reportedly buried, in Malibu; on January 14

Abigail Spencer, who is in the mix, seen at the 2025 WWD Style Awards on January 3 in Los Angeles

Abigail Spencer, who is in the mix, seen at the 2025 WWD Style Awards on January 3 in Los Angeles

Tickets are now on sale at www.concertforamerica.org.

‘Concert for America has always been about uniting our artistic community to raise awareness and funds for those who are facing adversity, and the organizations who are working tirelessly to do the same,’ said Rudetsky and Jackson.

‘The full impact of the ongoing devastation in Los Angeles is unknown, but we know the need for support will continue for months and even years to come. 

‘We could not have a benefit event without acknowledging this crisis, hearing from our friends and colleagues across the country, and giving back the best way we know how.’

Rachel Bloom, seen in December at  Disney On Ice Presents Magic in LA, is on board as well

Rachel Bloom, seen in December at  Disney On Ice Presents Magic in LA, is on board as well

The Palisades Fire ravaged a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on January 7

The Palisades Fire ravaged a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on January 7

The event will also highlight a number of national organizations working to protect human rights including the Sierra Club, Southern Poverty Law Center, The National Immigration Law Center, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Spill the Honey, A Is For, and more. 

Representatives from each of these groups will participate in the program, sharing their stories and letting audiences know how they can help with easy calls-to-action to do on the day of the event and in the future.

General Admission ticket prices start at $35. 

Special donation packages are also available and offer access to VIP seating, a pre-show party, autographed memorabilia, and more. Additional information is available on Ticketmaster, the Concert for America website, and at The Town Hall Box Office. The livestream, which will include both NY and LA programming, will be available to anyone wishing to tune in via StarsInTheHouse.com and the Stars in the House YouTube page.

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