Hoty, an Ohio native, began her professional career as a member of the repertory company at the Cleveland Play House. In addition to a musical performance from Hoty, the 6:30 PM gala evening will also feature cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, dinner, auctions and dancing.

Dee Hoty received Tony nominations for her work in Footloose, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public and The Will Rogers Follies. She starred as Phyllis Stone in the Paper Mill Playhouse revival of Follies, and was most recently seen on Broadway in Mamma Mia! Her Broadway appearances also include City of Angels, Me and My Girl, Big River, The Five O’Clock Girl and Shakespeare's Cabaret.

All proceeds from the gala support artistic and educational programming at the Cleveland Play House. Tickets for the gala, ranging $250-$10,000, are available by phoning (216) 795-7000, ext. 226.

For further information visit ClevelandPlayhouse.

* Founded in 1915, the Cleveland Play House has presented the world premieres of Randal Myler's It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues, Michele Lowe's The Smell of the Kill, Eric Coble's Bright Ideas and Seth Greenland's Jerusalem.