Daniel Breaker, Morgan James, et al. to Perform at Second Stage 2012 Gala, 4/2

Second Stage Theatre's Spring Gala celebration will honor Corporate Partner American Express, Artist Anna Deavere Smith, and Trustees Tavener Holmes Berry and Bambi Putnam for their extraordinary commitment to the arts and Second Stage on Monday, April 2, 2012 at Cipriani 42nd Street, 110 East 42nd Street.

Second Stage alum Daniel Breaker (Passing Strange, Shrek) who recently starred in By the Way, Meet Vera Stark will perform and host the evening that will include special performances by Morgan James (Godspell) and a sneak peak at Second Stage's upcoming new musical, Dogfight with creators Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The evening will be directed by Jeremy Dobrish with musical direction by Justin Levine.

The Gala will also have an online auction running until April 17, 2012 featuring four special prizes: a chance to visit the set of ABC's Emmy-winning hit show "Modern Family;" tickets to the studio audience of "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon;" VIP passes to the April 10th premiere of ABC's new show "Don't Trust the B-in Apartment 23" at the Tribeca Grand; and finally a piece of Broadway memorabilia personalized by musical theatre legend Stephen Schwartz. For more information on the auction and how to participate please visit www.2st.com

For ticket information call the Second Stage administration office (212) 787-8302 x118

Founded in 1979 under the leadership of Artistic Director Carole Rothman, Second Stage Theatre produces a diverse range of premieres and new interpretations of America's best Contemporary Theatre, including Tiny Alice and Peter and Jerry by Edward Albee; The Good Times Are Killing Me by Lynda Barry; The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane; Little Murders by Jules Feiffer; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin; A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller; Afterbirth: Kathy & Mo's Greatest Hits by Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy; Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo; Painting Churches and Coastal Disturbances by Tina Howe; Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants and On the Stem by Ricky Jay; Next to Normal by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey; Living Out by Lisa Loomer; This Is Our Youth and The Waverly Gallery by Kenneth Lonergan; Some Men by Terrence McNally; eurydice by Sarah Ruhl; Everyday Rapture by Dick Scanlan and Sherie Rene Scott; Let Me Down Easy by Anna Deavere Smith; Saturday Night by Stephen Sondheim; Crowns by ReGina Taylor; Uncommon Women and Others by Wendy Wasserstein; Spoils of War by Michael Weller; Before It Hits Home, Jar the Floor and Birdie Blue by Cheryl L. West; Jitney by August Wilson; Lemon Sky, Serenading Louie and Sympathetic Magic by Lanford Wilson; and Metamorphoses and The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci by Mary Zimmerman.

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