Celebrate the Tonys in L.A., June 7 | Playbill

Related Articles
Tony Awards Celebrate the Tonys in L.A., June 7 LOS ANGELES -- The Tony Awards will be celebrated June 7 at a party held at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica, sponsored by the Actors Fund of America and Aid for AIDS. It will feature a live- feed broadcast from the New York ceremonies, plus the honoring of Gwen Verdon with the Julie (Harris) Award.

LOS ANGELES -- The Tony Awards will be celebrated June 7 at a party held at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica, sponsored by the Actors Fund of America and Aid for AIDS. It will feature a live- feed broadcast from the New York ceremonies, plus the honoring of Gwen Verdon with the Julie (Harris) Award.

Over 600 guests are expected to attend, including many past Tony Awards honorees and other actors and celebrities.

In past the Tony Awards Party in L.A. was held at the restaurant Cicada, owned by Stephanie and Bernie Taupin. When Actors Fund of America became a co-sponsor and significantly increased the size of the event, the 1997 party was held at the Hollywood Palladium.

Guests at the June 7 party will enjoy cocktails hosted by Absolut Kurant, dinner catered by DC-3 Restaurant, and a live and silent auction of theatre memorabilia, trips and other items.

Cocktails at 4.30 PM, PBS broadcast at 5 PM, CBS live East Coast broadcast at 6 PM. VIP tickets are $250, individual tickets $150, tables of 10 and 12 available. Call Mike Rosell at Aid for AIDS at (213) 656-6085, ext. 116. -- By Willard Manus
Southern California Correspondent

 
RELATED:
Today’s Most Popular News:
 X

Blocking belongs
on the stage,
not on websites.

Our website is made possible by
displaying online advertisements to our visitors.

Please consider supporting us by
whitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.
Thank you!