Rachel Zoe, Julie Plec and Jennifer Salke will be honored at this year’s Barbara Berlanti Heroes Gala.
Zoe will receive the Vanguard Award and Plec will receive the Barbara Berlanti Hero Award. The humanitarian award will go to Salke.
The event, taking place October 1 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica and chaired by Greg Berlanti and Robbie Rogers, will include musical performances by Tori Kelly, En Vogue and The Scarlet Opera. The profits are donated to the association Fuck Cancer.
The guest list includes Aisha Tyler, Azie Tesfai, Daniel Ezra, David Ramsey, Hailey Bieber, Jesse L. Martin, Kheng Hua Tan, Lily Cowles, Maz Jobrani, Michael Trevino, Misha Collins, Olivia Liang, Peter Facinelli, Sara Foster, Taylor Zakhar Perez, TR Knight, Tzi Ma, Yasha Jackson and Yvonne Chapman.
Fuck Cancer is dedicated to early detection, prevention, support programs and health equity for people and communities affected by cancer.
The awards are in honor of Greg Berlanti’s late mother, Barbara, who died of lung cancer. The inaugural Heroes Gala was held in 2018 and honored “Arrow” star Stephen Amell and Fuck Cancer co-founder Yael Cohen Braun. The evening, hosted by Jeff Garlin, included an appearance by Trevor Noah and a performance by Kristin Chenoweth. Berlanti remembered her mother as a “larger than life” figure who was “an incredibly proud mother”.
Berlanti is set to direct Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson in the project tentatively titled “Project Artemis.” This is an Apple Original Films production that would take place around the moon landing.
Berlanti launched production company Berlanti Productions in 2000.
