Previous Vineyard Theatre Gala honorees include luminaries such as Tony Award winner Marian Seldes (who appeared at The Vineyard in THREE TALL WOMEN); playwrights Edward Albee and Paula Vogel (each who won Pulitzer Prizes for their plays at The Vineyard, THREE TALL WOMEN in 1993 and HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE in 1998 respectively); Tony nominee Kathleen Chalfant (a member of the theatre's Board of Directors, and has previously appeared in The Vineyard's productions of TRUE HISTORY &REAL ADVENTURES and THE PARTY) and Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon. The Vineyard's past Galas have also featured performances and special appearances by stars such as Eartha Kitt, Lewis Black, Penny Fuller, John Guare, Julianne Moore, Bart Freundlich, Lili Taylor, Anna Paquin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Judy Kuhn, Cheyenne Jackson, Michael Berresse, Joe Morton, Paul Rudd, Patricia Clarkson, Betty Buckley and the cast of [title of show], among others.
Vineyard Theatre is under the guidance of Douglas Aibel, Artistic Director, and Jennifer Garvey-Blackwell, Executive Director.
The Vineyard's Gala will be held Monday, March 8th at the Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Broadway Hotel (145 West 44th Street). Tickets for the entire evening - which includes a 6 pm cocktail reception, 7:30 pm dinner and 8:30 pm Gala performance -- range from $500-$1,000 and tables from $5,000-$25,000.
For ticket information and reservations to the Vineyard Theatre Gala and THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, call Vineyard box office at 212-353-0303 or visit www.vineyardtheatre.org.
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