Tony Award winner Bill Irwin will lend his talents to a gala benefit for New York University's Maison Française. Irwin will read a selection of Alexis de Tocqueville's Letters from America. The gala takes place at 6:30PM on Monday, November 9 at the Hotel Carlyle.
The evening will pay tribute to NYU's Yves-Andre Istel of Rotschild, Inc., for his roles as chairman of the Remarque Institute and the Center for French Civilization and Culture and as an Overseer of the Faculty of Arts and Science at NYU. Istel also holds the role of co-chair of the European Institute's board of directors.
For further information, call Francine Goldenhar at 212-998-8751 or email francine.goldenhar@nyu.edu.
Bill Irwin is an actor and clown noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. He is known for his vaudeville-style stage acts, as well as film, television and stage work. Broadway credits include ‘Waiting for Godot', ‘The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?', and ‘Fool Moon'. In 2005, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his appearance as George in the revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Irwin can currently be seen in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Bye Bye Birdie.
