Photo Coverage: Stars Honor Richard 'Bick' Goss at Musical Mondays Theatre Lab

Last night in an East Side Penthouse overlooking the congestion at the United Nations Bick Goss was honored by the organization he founded in 1999. Mr. Goss began his career as a Bob Fosse dancer (original companies of Little Me, Sweet Charity, Dancin' and Chicago). In his role as director-choreographer-producer he has worked with Billy Crystal, Harold Prince, Gwen Verdon and with many performers who were present and performed at the festive celebration in the home of Mary Ellen Ashley & Cyrus Rubin.

Bick's Co- Producing Artistic Director Frank Evans and Board President Stephen Hanks hosted the evening. Musical Monday Theatre Lab is celebrating its 12th anniversary presenting a first look at new musicals. Previous shows include the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning NEXT TO NORMAL under the title of Feeling Electric, as well as the Kleban Award winning musical Wanda's World. An eclectic an entertaining group of performers entertained Mr. Goss and the overflow gathering. A thrilling "Here's to Life" sung by Terri White (Follies) started the evening. Other performers were Raissa Katona Bennett, Alexandra Cortese, Carl Danielsen, Beth Falcone, Ritt Henn, Kevin Kraft, Jerry Lanning, Jeanne lehman, Rosemary Loar, Mary Liz McNamara, Nancy Ringham, Michael Roberts, Sari Schorr, Richard Skipper, Darren Williams.

Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff

Musical Mondays Theatre Lab

Stephen Hanks

Raissa Katona Bennett

Sari Schorr

Rosemary Loar

Raisa, Rosemary, Stephen

Stephen Hanks & Bick Goss

Bick Goss

Raissa Katona Bennett & Rosemary Loar

Alexandra Cortese

Jamie deRoy & Bick Goss

E Da Sorokoff & Peter Leavy

Musical Mondays Theatre Lab

Darren Williams

Richard Skipper

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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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