Last night, February 8, the stars came out to honor stage and screen legend Angela Lansbury at The Drama League's 26th annual all-star gala, "A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF BROADWAY" at the Pierre New York.
Those honoring Lansbury included Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bernadette Peters, Audra McDonald,Victor Garber, Chita Rivera, Donna Murphy, Cheyenne Jackson, T.R. Knight, Malcolm Gets, Len Cariou, Christopher Sieber, Will Swenson, Will Chase, Chad Kimball, Marian Seldes, Beth Fowler,Edie Falco, Charles Busch, James Barbour, Dee Hoty, Alexander Gemignani, and Sarah Rice. The evening included musical selections from Lansbury's prolific career, including Mame, Sweeney Todd, Beauty and the Beast, Anyone Can Whistle, Gypsy and more. "A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF BROADWAY" was co-directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer and his Spring Awakening Associate Director, Beatrice Terry.
Among the highlights of The Drama League's annual benefit gala was the Gala Auction. This year's auction offered one-of-a-kind vacation packages, luxury gift items, intimate lunches with celebrities and unique theatrical experiences. All proceeds from "A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF BROADWAY" support The Drama League, which was founded in 1916 as an association of theatre professionals and patrons dedicated to encouraging the finest in professional theatre and has since then developed into the theatre's premiere service organization.
For more information on The Drama League, visit www.dramaleague.org.
Gala Honoree Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
Drama League Executive Director Gabriel Shanks
Drama League Gala Chair Bonnie Comley
Drama League President Jano Herbosch and Bonnie Comley
Len Cariou
Beth Fowler
Beth Fowler and Len Cariou
Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley
Bonnie Comley, Angela Lansbury and Jano Herbosch
Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou
Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou
Edie Falco
Stewart Lane, Leah Lane and Bonnie Comley
Charles Busch
Charles Busch
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
J. Bernard Calloway and Carmen Ruby Floyd
Will Swenson, Austin Eyer, Jennifer Evans, Michael Arnold, Jessica Kostival, Carmen Ruby Floyd, J. Bernard Calloway and James Barbour
Alexander Gemignani
James Barbour
Will Swenson, James Barbour and Derrick Baskin
Christopher Spaulding
Michael Buchanan
Christopher Spaulding and Michael Buchanan
Ann Hampton Callaway
Ann Hampton Callaway
Stewart Lane, Bonnie Comley and Grafton Nunes (Dean of School of the Arts Emerson College)
Joanne Manning, Joann Hunter and Jennifer Frankel
Joanne Manning, Joann Hunter, Jennifer Frankel and Alex Gemignani
Drama League Board Member Donna Murphy
Victor Garber
Victor Garber
Donna Murphy and Victor Garber
Donna Murphy and Victor Garber
Michael Mayer and Beatrice Terry
Derrick Baskin, Carmen Ruby Floyd and J. Bernard Calloway
Stewart Lane, Bonnie Comley, Grafton Nunes and Bernadette Peters
Michael Mayer, Bonnie Comley, Bernadette Peters and Stewart Lane
Drama League Board Members
