LAByrinth Theater Company presented its annual charity showdown – "Celebrity
Chrades" on Monday October 29 at St. Paul's Hall (60th Street and Columbus Avenue). Produced in part by GQ Magazine,
DKNY, and Stella Artois, LAByrinth Theater Company invoked the theme The Battle
of Good vs. Evil for its 2007 sold-out event.
Each of four teams of celebrities battled it out on
stage to benefit LAByrinth Theater Company's upcoming 2007/08 season. Three
rounds of charades were played over 90 minutes with a star-studded cast that
included Bob Balaban, Bobby Cannavale, Erika Christiansen, Billy Crudup, Rachel
Dratch, Craig "muMs" Grant, Noah Emmerich, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard
Kind, Julianna Margulies, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell, Christopher
Meloni, John Ortiz, Martha Plimpton, Cynthia Rowley, Andre Royo, Daphne
Rubin-Vega, George Wendt, Yul Vazquez and David Zayas.
Opening this year's "Celebrity Charades" festivities, The
Dave Hoghe Award was presented to Bennington College
for its artistic support of and dedication to LAByrinth Theater Company. Preceding the games, was an auction featuring
money-can't-buy experiences such as a Theater Package including tickets to the
Tony Awards, tickets to see Legally
Blonde, tickets and backstage tours for A
Catered Affair and Hairspray,
plus opening night tickets for Conversations in Tusculum, as well as dinner at
the famous Sardi's; and a Charades Package awarding the auction winner an
opportunity to play alongside the participating celebrities the night of the
event! Learn more about LAByrinth
Theater Company at www.labtheater.org.
Photos by Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.
