Kaki Hinton, vice president of advertising sales for Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, and Tony Phelan, who developed and directed a series of hour-long musicals for TheatreworksUSA, were also honored with Lee Salk Goodworks Awards, which "recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of business, philanthropy and/or the arts." Walter Bobbie, Mike Shaw and Sandra Oh presented the awards to, respectively, Neuwirth, Hinton and Phelan. The evening, which began at 6 PM, featured performances by Robert Lopez, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, John Tartaglia, Marin Mazzie, José Llana, Jason Danieley, Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin. Peter Flynn directed the gala presentation with choreography by Dev Janki.

At Left (From Top): Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley; Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty; Alexio Barboza, Jose Llana and Kate Weatherhead; Adina Alexander and David Josefsberg.

Below: Honorees Bebe Neuwirth, Tony Phelan and presenter Dan Bucatinsky.

photos by Aubrey Reuben