NewsPHOTO CALL: Inside Roundabout's Spring Gala; Bernadette Peters, Liam Neeson, Alan Cumming, Brian d’Arcy James and More Celebrate Sam MendesRoundabout Theatre Company, under the artistic direction of Todd Haimes, presented its annual spring gala March 10 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. The evening celebrated Academy Award, Olivier and Golden Globe winner Sam Mendes, who was presented with The Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theatre.
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Matthew Blank
March 11, 2014
The 2014 gala, entitled In Here, Life Is Beautiful, began at 7 PM with dinner and a live auction, followed by a tribute to Mendes.
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Mendes' association with Roundabout began in 1998 by directing the Tony Award-winning Cabaret, which will return to Studio 54 (again under the direction of Mendes and Rob Marshall) March 21 with Alan Cumming and Michelle Williams.
All proceeds from the event benefit Roundabout Theatre Company's Musical Theatre Fund and Education programs. Award-winning actress and Roundabout board member Cynthia Nixon makes an appearance on behalf of Education at Roundabout. She participates in a live auction to raise funds for the Roundabout extensive education programs, which serve over 6,000 students and teachers in schools throughout all five boroughs.
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Inside Roundabout's Spring Gala; Bernadette Peters, Liam Neeson, Alan Cumming, Brian d’Arcy James and More Celebrate Sam Mendes
Inside Roundabout's Spring Gala; Bernadette Peters, Liam Neeson, Alan Cumming, Brian d’Arcy James and More Celebrate Sam Mendes
Roundabout Theatre Company, under the artistic direction of Todd Haimes, presented its annual spring gala March 10 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. The evening celebrated Academy Award, Olivier and Golden Globe winner Sam Mendes, who was presented with The Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theatre. Read the Playbill.com story.
The production will include Bernstein’s incidental music for Lillian Hellman’s adaptation of The Lark, and Menotti’s The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The Manticore.
