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Guest artists Chris Fitzgerald, Emily Skinner, Rebecca Luker, Jason Danieley, Marin Mazzie, James Naughton, and Bebe Neuwirth |
This past Monday night, New York City Center honored Walter Bobbie, Kathleen Marshall and Jack Viertel in a benefit celebration hosted by Christopher Fitzgerald at The Plaza.
Highlights from City Center’s acclaimed Encores! series were recreated by a star-studded cast that will include Jason Danieley, Christopher Fitzgerald, Marin Mazzie, James Naughton, Bebe Neuwirth and Emily Skinner, accompanied by members of the Encores! Orchestra under the musical direction of Rob Berman.
The benefit will help fund New York City Center’s artistic and education programs.
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Honorees Walter Bobbie, Kathleen Marshall, and Jack Viertel |
Bobbie, Marshall and Viertel, past and present artistic directors of City Center’s Tony Award-winning Encores! series, have helped make Encores! the acclaimed and enduring success it is today.
Co-chairs of the evening were Sherry and Stephen Jacobs, Monica and Raymond A. Lamontagne, Patricia W. and Jesse Robert Lovejoy and Stephanie and Fred Shuman.
New York City Center (Arlene Shuler, President and CEO) has played a defining role in the cultural life of the city for more than 60 years. It was Manhattan’s first performing arts center, dedicated by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in 1943 with a mission to make the best in music, theater and dance accessible to all audiences. |
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Walter Bobbie, Arlene Shuler, City Center President & CEO; Jack Viertel, Ray Lamontagne, City Center Chairman of the Board; Kathleen Marshall |
Today, City Center is home to many distinguished companies, including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Paul Taylor Dance Company and Manhattan Theatre Club; a roster of renowned national and international visiting artists; and its own critically acclaimed and popular programs.
The Tony-honored Encores! musical theater series, now in its 18th season, has been hailed as “one of the very best reasons to be alive in New York.” Dance has been integral to the theater’s mission from the start, and dance programs, including the annual Fall for Dance Festival and a partnership with London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre, remain central to City Center’s identity. |
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Barry Weissler, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Weissler, and Walter Bobbie |
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Maurice and Andrea DuBois |
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Kathleen Marshall, Peggy Siegal, and Maxwell Caulfield |
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Jeanette Loeb and Patricia Lovejoy |
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Liz and Dean Kehler |
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Mark Litvin with Fred and Judy Wilpon |
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Ted Chapin and Jack Viertel |
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James Naughton, Mandy Patinkin, and Kathryn Grody |
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Wendy Foster, Cynthia Lamontagne, and Nicole Seidel |
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Eric Mindich, Jordan Roth, and Paul Libin |
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Doug Cramer, Jill Spaulding, and Arlene Shuler, City Center President & CEO |
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Stacey Mindich, Suzanne Doft, and Isaac Corré |
| Also on Monday night, Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton were honored at the “Stars of Stony Brook Gala 2011” at Pier 60, Chelsea Piers. |
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Dr Kenneth Kaushansky, John McGovern, Dr. Margaret McGovern, Sarah Jacovina, and Joseph Jacovina |
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Adrienne Unger, Carla Caglioti, Scott Sullivan, and Sussanna Filip |
| The Stars of Stony Brook Gala was created in 2000 to increase its scholarship funding while honoring the brightest stars of Stony Brook. To date, the Gala has netted more than $20 million for scholarships. |
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Cary Staller, Laureen Harris, and Chris Damianos |
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David Mazza, Bob Kerber, and Moize Khan |
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Dietlinde Maazel and Lorin Maazel |
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Emma Walton Hamilton, Dr. Samuel L. Stanley Jr., and Julie Andrews |
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Freddie Staller and Erwin Staller |
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Clinton Weaver and Monica Mahaffey |
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Brian Scripture, Sarah Bradshaw, and Tony Santana |
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Dr. Steven Engebretson, Dr. Alice Urbankova, Bonnie R. Golub, and Dr. Lorne Golub |
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John Westermann and Evan Stanton Reeves |
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Frederic Tuten and Julie Sheehan |
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Tonja Johnson, Tony Johnson, and Alicia Burnett |
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Jules Feiffer |
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Dr. Margaret McGovern, Duffy Mich, and Kathleen Mich |
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Mary Remmler and Christian McLean |
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Rick Gatteau and Denise DeGennaro |
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Stu Goldstein and Jolie Goldstein |
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Sydney Masters and Lauren Sheprow |
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Dr. Ann Nasti and Dr. Nancy Amoia |
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Mitchell Fox, Ilene Schneider, and Howard Schneider |
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Sal Cataldi and Richard Gelfond |
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Susan Stanley, Lauren Kaushansky, and Dr. Ellen Li |
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Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr. and Ed Testa |
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Jim Simons, Marilyn Simons, Dr. Richard Leakey, and Cary Staller |
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Laurie Gray and Dr. Richard Leakey |
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Antoinette McGovern, Beth Rosenfeld, and Mindy Lee |
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Cathy Kier and John Kier |
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Deborah Toll and Peggy Gelfond |
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Bob Lenihan, Amy Provenzano, and Edward O'Connell |
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Also over at the Wollman Rink in Central Park on Monday night, Figure Skating in Harlem held its 7th annual Skating with the Stars gala honoring Olympic Gold Medalist Sarah Hughes, Macy’s Chairman and CEO Terry Lundgren, and author and World Figure Skating Judge Tina Lundgren.
The evening raised critically-needed funds for Figure Skating in Harlem’s (FSH) innovative and empowering youth development program. |
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Tina Lundgren and Timothy Goebel |
Melania and Donald Trump and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star (and FSH Board Chair Emerita) Tamara Tunie served as this year’s Honorary Chairs; Maria Cuomo Cole and Kenneth Cole and Ann and Andrew Tisch are Gala Co-Chairs. The Gala’s Celebrity Benefit Committee included Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, Rhonda Ross, Sherri Shepherd, and others.
Throughout the evening, guests had the opportunity to skate side by side with Sarah Hughes and many more Olympic champions including Evan Lysacek, Dorothy Hamill, Sasha Cohen, Johnny Weir, Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, Meryl Davis and Charlie White(2010 Olympic Silver Medalists and 2011 US Champions), Jeremy Abbott, Alissa Czisny (2011 US Women’s Figure Skating Champion),Todd Eldredge, Rachael Flatt, Emily Hughes, Mirai Nagasu, Ryan Bradley, Adam Rippon, Tim Goebel, JoJo Starbuck, and Joannie Rochette. |
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Evan Lysacek, Sharon Cohen, Andrew Tisch, Candace Matthews, and Donald Trump |
Since its establishment in 1997, Figure Skating in Harlem has transformed the lives of over one thousand New York City girls, helping them to grow in confidence, leadership, and academic success. Through its unique programming, FSH empowers young girls by combining educational, artistic, and fitness opportunities through the discipline of skating. As always, the proceeds from this year’s gala are vital. FSH is constantly growing to meet the needs of the girls it serves and has set its sights on expanding to a new Leading Edge Skating and Education Center of their own.
www.figureskatinginharlem.org |
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Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and Emily Hughes |
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Evan Lysacek |
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Jeremy Abbott |
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Johnny Weir and Chris Benz |
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Karen Van Horn |
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Kenneth Cole, Donald Trump, and Melania Trump |
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Tanith Belbin |
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Christopher Meloni |
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Samantha Krupnick, Dr. Lewis Feder, and friend |
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Candace Matthews and Tamara Tunie |
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Sasha Cohen |
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Andrew Giuliani and Donna Hanover |
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Tina Lundgren |
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Tim Morehouse |
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Tia Walker |
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Ben Agosto |
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Carolyn Hennesy |
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Sharon Cohen and Evan Lysacek |
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Adam Rippon |
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Federico Castelluccio and Yvonne Maria Schaefer |
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Internationally celebrated Dancer and Actress Bebe Neuwirth, along with her mother, Sydney Neuwirth, opened a Two Woman Exhibition of their Art at Chelsea’s Rogue Space Gallery. Bebe showcased her colorful photographs, while Sydney displayed beautiful watercolors of Ballerinas. Bebe had both modeled and inspired many in the collection.
Proceeds from the sale of the Art benefit The Dancer’s Resource of The Actor’s Fund, which was actually founded by Actors Fund VP Bebe, herself. Bebe developed The Dancers Resource based on her personal experience with injuries leading to hip replacement surgery.
After years of Physical Therapy, arthroscopic surgery, excruciating pain, and the emotional distress of neither being able to dance nor wanting others to know about her “embarrassing” condition, she recognized that injured dancers needed a service specifically for their needs. This worthwhile institution is open to any and all professional dancers.
The Actors Fund was founded on June 8th, 1882 by Harrison Grey Fiske to deal with the critical problems challenging Actors. The Actors Fund soon acquired a Brooklyn Cemetery, ensuring that no actor would ever go without proper burial. In 1902, the Fund opened its first “home” in Staten Island, and in 1892, the first successful AF Fair, held at Madison Square Garden, raised $163,000. In attendance were Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Andrew Carnegie, J. Pierpont Morgan, and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Today, The Actors Fund encompasses a myriad of worthwhile services including The Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative, The Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic, The Dorothy Ross Friedman Residence, and the Looking Ahead Program for Youth.
Bebe Neuwirth is currently starring in Broadway’s The Adams Family.
— Jill Lynne for NYSD |
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Bebe with mother, painter Sydney Neuwirth |
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Bebe with Husband Chris Calkins |
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Audition Nerves, watercolor by Sydney Neuwirth |
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Bebe's photographs on sale, benefitting The Actor's Fund |
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Photograph by Bebe Neuwirth (note the Post-Moderne clip hanging) |
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Sumya Ojakli and Norena Barbella |
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Actress Lillian Askew-Everdell with husband, Cobie |
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Robert Score with daughter, ballerina Faith Score, and James J. Claffey Sr. |
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Dancer and actor Jesse Factor, speaking about how The Actors Fund/Dancers Division assisted him when injured |
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Tim Pinckney, producer, The Actors Fund |
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Children's book author, Tina Louis |
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Jeffrey Silverstein (blue shoes) and Stuart Oken, Producer The Addams Family (now starring Bebe Neuwirth) |
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Karen Mitchell modeling new Caplette |
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