Friends In Deed tapped the legendary Tommy Tune's brand new road show, Steps in Time, for their one-night-only spectacular Broadway Benefit Gala which took place at The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College (899 Tenth Avenue) on Monday, September 21st at 8:00 p.m. All proceeds benefited Friends In Deed - The Crisis Center for Life-Threatening Illness.
BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there for the very special evening of song and dance!
Steps in Time is a highly acclaimed and critically praised Broadway Biography in song and dance. Written, directed and choreographed by Mr. Tune, the road show performance at the event marked its Manhattan premiere. The multi-talented Manhattan Rhythm Kings back-uped Mr. Tune throughout an evening traveling through the legendary song-and-dance man's 50 years, his golden anniversary, in show business.
One of the most prolific theatre men of the Twentieth Century, the critics hail Tommy Tune: Entertainment Weekly says "Tune takes vibrant charge the second he struts on stage." Liz Smith says "I love Tommy Tune. Spectacular! Brilliant!" and Variety cheers "Tommy Tune is the quintessential Broadway song and dance man."
