NewsPHOTO CALL: Judith Light, Cady Huffman, Norm Lewis, Krysta Rodriguez, Zachary Levi and More Celebrate Neil Patrick HarrisThe Drama League's 30th Annual Musical Celebration of Broadway, which honored Golden Globe nominee and Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris, took place Feb. 3.
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Joseph Marzullo
February 04, 2014
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Judith Light, Cady Huffman, Norm Lewis, Krysta Rodriguez, Zachary Levi and More Celebrate Neil Patrick Harris
Judith Light, Cady Huffman, Norm Lewis, Krysta Rodriguez, Zachary Levi and More Celebrate Neil Patrick Harris
The Drama League's 30th Annual Musical Celebration of Broadway, which honored Golden Globe nominee and Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris, took place Feb. 3. Read the Playbill.com story.
Co-directed by Tony Award winner and Drama League alumnus Michael Mayer with Johanna McKeon, the evening featured performances of musical selections drawn from Harris' career in theatre, film and television.
Guest performers included Audra McDonald, Krysta Rodriguez, James Barbour, Becky Ann Baker, Erin Davie, Katie Finneran, Malcolm Gets, Kate Jennings Grant, Cady Huffman, Eddie Korbich, Marc Kudisch, Zachary Levi, Norm Lewis and Kal Penn, with a special guest appearance by Tim Gunn. Harris will star on Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which begins performances March 29. He has also performed on Broadway in Assassins and in the New York Philharmonic production of Company. Harris has been honored with four Emmy Awards: three for his acclaimed hosting of the Tony Awards and another for his guest-starring role on "Glee." He also served as host and producer of the 61st and 65th Primetime Emmy Awards.
The black-tie gala supported The Drama League's educational initiatives for promising young artists.
Previous honorees include Audra McDonald, Liza Minnelli, Kristin Chenoweth, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Chita Rivera, Rosie O'Donnell and Terrence McNally.
