The event is held yearly to raise money for the theatre company. Second Stage "gives new life to contemporary American plays through 'second stagings'; provides emerging authors with their Off-Broadway debuts; and produces world premieres by America's most respected playwrights," according to the company's website.

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At Left (from top): Cynthia Nixon; Josh Hamilton; Laura Bell Bundy; Matthew Morrison and Gavin Lee; Alison Pill; Marsha Mason; Stephen and Alec Baldwin.

Below: From "Grease: You're the One that I Want," Juliana Hansen, winner Max Crumm and Kathleen Monteleone.