The York Theatre Company presented the 16th Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre on Monday, November 12 to Broadway playwright Joseph Stein. The Award culminates York's yearlong celebration of Stein with the Fall 2006 and Fall 2007 Musicals in Mufti Series – the York's acclaimed series of musical theatre gems in staged concert performances.
The concert celebration of Stein's career was presented at Saint Peter's Church (54th Street).Directed by Stuart Ross the evening included appearances by Beth Fowler, Renée Goldsberry, Megan Lawrence, Gay Marshall, Brad Oscar, Lenny Wolpe and Karen Ziemba; plus an Act 2 performance of Enter Laughing, The Musical with Bruce Adler, Jill Eikenberry, Erick Devine, Josh Grisetti, Kaitlin Hopkins, George S. Irving, Trisha Rapier, Robb Sapp, Emily Shoolin, Kelly Sullivan and Michael Tucker.
The concert included appearances by many actors who have appeared in the Stein Mufti Series over this past year: Wendi Bergamini, Jacque Carnahan, Betsy DiLellio, Laura Marie Duncan, Michael J. Farina, Joy Franz, Amy Goldberger, Rick Hilsabeck, Lorinda Lisitza, Andrew Rasmussen, Adam Riegler, Ray Wills and Deone Zanotto (Zorba). Joe Stein collaborators John Kander, Stephen Schwartz, Charles Strouse, Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock were also part of the Awards Gala.
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Photos by Linda Lenzi
David McCoy and Karen Ziemba
Jacque Carnahan, Lenny Wolpe and Joy Franz
Lorinda Lisitza, Nancy Anderson and Amy Goldberger
Gay Marshall and Lenny Wolpe
Mike McGowan, Laura Marie Duncan and Brad Oscar
John Kander, Karen Ziemba and Bill Tatum
Margery Harnick, Sheldon Harnick, and Maureen Silliman
Brad Oscar, Joseph Stein, Elisa Stein, James Morgan and Adam Reigler
Josh Grisetti and Candice Ross
George S. Irving and Josh Grisetti
Kelly Sullivan and Josh Grisetti
Susan Pletcher, Joseph Stein, Richard Pletcher and Jeremy Littlejohn
Felicia Needlemen, James Morgan, Joseph Stein and Laurence Holzman
Maureen Silliman, Josh Ellis and Karen Ziemba
Joseph Stein, Josh Grisetti and Elisa Stein
Joseph Stein, Gay Marshall and Elisa Stein
Joseph Stein, Kames Morgan, Karla Vernick and David McCoy
Elisa Stein, Kelly Sullivan and Joseph Stein
John Kander, Elisa Stein and Joseph Stein
John Kander, Joseph Stein, Karen Ziemba, Bill Tatum and Elisa Stein
Karla Vernick, Shahna Sherwood and Jeb Knight
Joseph Stein and Karen Ziemba
Emily Shoolin, Joseph Stein and Lorinda Lisitza
Andrew Rasmussen, Emily Shoolin, Joseph Stein and Lorinda Lisitza
