Photo Coverage: Goldberg, Williams & More Honor Billy Crystal at Tisch

A distinguished list of entertainers joined in honoring Tony Award® and Emmy Award® winning actor Billy Crystal, Class of 1970, at the Tisch School of Arts' annual gala, The Face of Tisch including Christina Bianco '03, The Bob Cantwell New Orleans Jazz Band, Seán Curran '84, James Franco '11, Whoopi Goldberg, Marcia Gay Harden '88, Isaiah Johnson '10, Jesse L. Martin '91, Krysta Rodriguez '06, Paul Shaffer, Noah Weisberg '98, and Robin Williams. The event was held on Monday, December 6th at the renowned Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

This year, the Tisch gala will support the modernization of the original home of the Tisch School of the Arts, 111 Second Avenue. In the 1950's the building was known as The Central Plaza where Billy's father, Jack Crystal, produced legendary live jazz concerts known as "The Sessions." It was during these performances where young Billy learned to entertain an audience. His ties to the building grew stronger when he returned to 111 Second Avenue as a student at the School of the Arts (predecessor to Tisch) in 1968, where he graduated with his BFA in 1970. Now, Mr. Crystal once again returns to assist with the fundraising efforts for the building that played such a significant role in his family's and his own life.

For more than 40 years, Tisch School of the Arts has drawn on the vast resources of New York City and New York University to create an extraordinary training ground for the individual artist and scholar of the arts. Students learn their craft in a spirited, risk-taking environment that combines the professional training of a conservatory with the liberal arts education of a major research university.

As one of the nation's leading centers of undergraduate and graduate study in the performing and cinematic arts, Tisch offers programs of study that incorporate state-of-the-art facilities; a collaboratively oriented community of award-winning faculty members; internship opportunities with established professionals; and the incomparable artistic and cultural resources of New York City. www.Tisch.NYU.edu

L-R Susan Crow, singer Tony Bennett, Dean Mary Schmidt Campbell and Iris Cantor

Lindsay Crystal Miller and Howie Miller

Singer Tony Bennett

Susan Crow and singer Tony Bennett

L-R Susan Crow, singer Tony Bennett, Dean Mary Schmidt Campbell and Iris Cantor

Lindsay Crystal Miller and Howie Miller

L-R Susan Crow, singer Tony Bennett, Dean Mary Schmidt Campbell and Iris Cantor

Actor Isaiah Johnson

Shari Albert and Christina Bianco

Sean Curran

Marc Shaiman

Marc Shaiman

Dr. George Campbell

NYU President John Sexton

Shari Albert and Christina Bianco

Noah Weisberg and Krysta Rodriguez

Actor Isaiah Johnson

Actress Marcia Gay Harden

Comedian Whoopi Goldberg

Actress Marcia Gay Harden

Comedian Whoopi Goldberg

Actress Marcia Gay Harden

Actor/Comedian Billy Crystal

Actor/Comedian Robin Williams

Actor/Comedian Robin Williams

Actor/Comedian Billy Crystal

Actor/Comedian Robin Williams

Comedian Whoopi Goldberg

Actor/Comedian Billy Crystal

Actress Marcia Gay Harden

Actor/Comedian Robin Williams

Actor/Comedian Billy Crystal

Actor/Comedian Robin Williams

Actress Marcia Gay Harden

Actor/comedian Robin Williams, actress/comedian Whoopi Goldberg and actor/comedian Billy Crystal

Actor/comedian Robin Williams, actress/comedian Whoopi Goldberg and actor/comedian Billy Crystal

Actor/comedian Robin Williams, actress/comedian Whoopi Goldberg and actor/comedian Billy Crystal

Actor Jesse L. Martin

Dean Mary Schmidt Campbell

Jonathan Tisch, Dean Mary Schmidt Campbell

Actor Jesse L. Martin

Actor/comedian Robin Williams, actress/comedian Whoopi Goldberg and actor/comedian Billy Crystal

Lizzie Tisch and Jonathan Tisch

Actor/comedian Robin Williams, actress/comedian Whoopi Goldberg and actor/comedian Billy Crystal

Director Chris Columbus

Lizzie Tisch and Jonathan Tisch

Actor/comedian Robin Williams, actress/comedian Whoopi Goldberg and actor/comedian Billy Crystal

Actor/comedian Robin Williams, actress/comedian Whoopi Goldberg and actor/comedian Billy Crystal

Jonathan Tisch, Dean Mary Schmidt Campbell

Director Chris Columbus

Actor Jesse L. Martin

Actor/comedian Robin Williams, actress/comedian Whoopi Goldberg and actor/comedian Billy Crystal

Dean Mary Schmidt Campbell, actor/comedian Billy Crystal

Dean Mary Schmidt Campbell

Dean Mary Schmidt Campbell, actor/comedian Billy Crystal