Photo Coverage: Rivera et al. at ART START 'Laugh, Sing, Dance!' After Party

Yesterday, October 13, Bill Cosby, Chita Rivera and Mark Nadler led the benefit for ART START, an organization that operates with the mission of providing underprivileged children of New York with confidence, creativity and hope through the arts. The volunteers of ART START visit shelters all over the city armed with paintbrushes, mics and instruments - and with them, an opportunity to change a young person's life. Check out the after party below!

Since 1991, ART START has been providing visual and performing arts programs for some of New York City's most at-risk youth by connecting with kids ages 5-21 living in homeless shelters, transient on the streets, coming out of jail, or surviving with parents in crisis. ART START uses the arts to provide children and young teenagers with opportunities for success by giving them tools, structure, support and most importantly, a chance to be heard. ART START empowers underserved young people by connecting them to the contacts, resources, and tools that provide them with genuine opportunities to express themselves through creativity in a safe and open setting.

Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff

Karen Lotman & Mark Nadler

Chita Rivera & Michael Alden

Chita Rivera & Celeste Holm

Chita Rivera & Michael Alden

Michael Alden & Richard Calle

Ray Fox & Stephen Downey

Mark Nadler

Chita Rivera & E Da Sorokoff

E Da Sorokoff, Jamie deRoy, Gregg Fisher, Cindy Fisher

Chita Rivera & Jamie deRoy

Colleen McHugh & Guest

Celeste Hom & Frank Basile

The Kurtzmans

Christine Pedi

Will Friedwald & Michael Katsobashvili

Julie Wilson

Sardi's

Michael Katsobashvili & Julie Wilson

Julie Wilson & Mark Nadler

Mark Nadler

E Da Sorokoff & Stacy Sullivan

E Da Sorokoff & Jamie deRoy

Mark Nadler & Colleen McHugh

Mark Nadler

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Stephen's life seems to have always revolved around a camera and a piano. He studied at Manhattan School of Music and performed in the "Borsht Belt" during college vacations, where in the true DIRTY DANCING tradition he met his wife Eda. Stephen was a Board Member of the First All Children's Theater and his wife, a classical pianist, is a Board Member of Barrington Stage Co. In between he made time to be CEO of a multi national machinery company and President of a domestic Textile Mfg. Co. In retirement, he now takes pictures of his 5 grandchildren and various other performers.

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