For the 6:30 PM presentation, Steve Ross will emcee a program "focusing on songs from a few of Sir John's favorite musicals (Chu Chin Chow, Show Boat); songs by Ivor Novello; and reminiscences and readings by friends of Sir John Gielgud, including Paula Laurence, Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson." The evening is part of the ongoing series, "Ages of a Man: A Centennial Tribute to Sir John Gielgud."
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center is at 40 Lincoln Center Plaza. All programs are held in the Library's Bruno Walter Auditorium. Admission is free and seats are available on a first-come basis. For further information, telephone (212) 642-0142 or e-mail [email protected].