Photo Flash: St. George's Society Benefit with Jim Dale
By: BWW News Desk Apr. 29, 2008
Broadway veteran Jim Dale was on hand for the annual St. George's Society of New York benefit. Dale was last seen on Broadway in The Threepenny Opera. Other Broadway credits include Candide, Joe Egg, and Barnum. Many others will know Jim Dale as the voice of the Harry Potter audio books and the narrator on ABC's Pushing Daisies.
The
St. George's Society of New York held its 238th annual benefit Friday,
April 25th at the famed Rainbow Room. This year's honorees were
international best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford,
OBE, and President and CEO of AIG, Martin Sullivan, OBE. The festive
mood of the evening was set during the cocktail hour with a special
appearance by Monty Python's Knights of Spamalot all the way from
Broadway to Rockefeller Center. St. George himself, the patron saint
of England, also stopped by for cocktails and a photo op. The Master
of Ceremonies was the CW11's own Jim Watkins, who joked with the audience about being a Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Jim Dale,
famed actor and member of the St. George's Society, presented the Medal
for Excellence in the Arts to Mrs. Taylor Bradford. It was a surprise
for Mrs. Taylor Bradford to learn that she was the first woman ever to
be honored by the society since its foundation in 1770! Mr. Sullivan
was presented his Medal of Honor by his friend Dr. Henry Kissinger, who
made a speech to an utterly captivated crowd. Nicola Congiu,
international singing sensation and heartthrob, serenaded the adoring
crowd later in the evening. Guests were standing in their seats as
Nicola (aka. Niko) played the guitar, piano and crooned with equal
finesse. 300 people attended the event and $300,000 was raised for the
aid of impoverished and handicapped British citizens living throughout
the New York metropolitan area.
Barbara Taylor Bradford and Jim Dale
Dr. Henry Kissinger
Jim Watkins and the Knights
Barbara Taylor Bradford and Martin Sullivan
Nicola Congula
Barbara Taylor Bradford, Jim Dale, and the Knights
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