The event — which attracted over 90 people including Paul Shaffer, Rocco Landesman and Peter Gelb — celebrated recent multiple landmarks in the Tony Award-winning Canadian stage director's career, with particular focus on the central role he is playing in the 2011-12 New York cultural season.
Ed Strong, Des McAnuff and Rocco Landesman
Debby Landesman and Bryna McCann (background)
Debby Landesman and Bryna McCann (background)
Kenji Mori
Consul General John Prato, Paul Shaffer and Des McAnuff
Kenji Mori
Consul General John Prato, Des McAnuff and Peter Gelb
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Metropolitan Opera star Michele Losier, accompanied by Canadian-born Met assistant conductor Carrie-Ann Matheson
Kenji Mori
McAnuff made his Metropolitan Opera directorial debut with November's Faust, and his acclaimed Stratford Shakespeare Festival production of Jesus Christ Superstar will make its Broadway bow in March. His Tony Award-winning Jersey Boys continues to thrive after more than six years on Broadway.
