Alec Baldwin To Be Honored During Roundabout's 2011 Spring Gala 3/14

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents its annual 2011 Spring Gala honoring Emmy Award winner Alec Baldwin.

On Monday, March 14th, 2011 Roundabout will honor Alec Baldwin, one of the most accomplished actors of his generation. In addition to his extensive film & television success, Baldwin is an acclaimed stage actor whose commitment to theatre extends beyond his own work with his support of the not-for-profit cultural community, including companies like Roundabout. Roundabout is proud to honor Mr. Baldwin with the Jason Robards Award for Theatrical Excellence. He will be joined by current & former co-stars from stage & screen for a special evening created by director Scott Ellis at Roseland Ballroom (239 West 52nd St, NYC).

Mr. Baldwin became part of the Roundabout family in 2004 when he starred with Anne Heche in the Broadway revival of classic comedy Twentieth Century. He returned to Roundabout in 2006 to star in the Off Broadway revival of Joe Orton's Entertaining Mr. Sloane. Since then he has appeared in many developmental readings, helping Roundabout search for the best new plays and revivals to stage. He also devotes time and money to Roundabout, helping us to provide artists at all stages of their career with a theatrical home.

Roundabout Theatre Company's 2011 Spring Gala will begin at 7:00PM with dinner and a live auction, featuring several one-of-a-kind experiences, followed by a special musical tribute to Baldwin. Leadership ticket buyers are also invited to a private VIP Cocktail Party with guest artists and other entertainment VIP's at 6:00PM. Wine and spirits are donated by Diageo Chateau and Estate and Rokk Vodka.

The musical tribute will begin at 9:00PM and feature performances by Jane Krakowski, Audra McDonald, Debra Monk, Bebe Neuwirth, Martha Plimpton, Cheyenne Jackson, Andrea Martin, Charlotte d'Amboise, Jason Daniely, Melissa Errico, LaChanze, Marin Mazzie, Karen Ziemba. All celebrity appearances are subject to change.

Gala Chairs Mary and David Solomon, Tom and Diane Tuft

Vice Chairs Ed and BetSy Cohen, Michael T. Cohen, Mike and Pilar DeGraffenreid, Sylvia Golden, Perry and Martin Granoff, Stephanie and Ron Kramer

Journal Chair Leslie Bains

Auction Chairs Linda D'Onofrio, Sylvia Golden

All proceeds from this event benefit Roundabout Theatre Company's Musical Theatre Fund.

Ticket prices are:

**$1,500 Benefactor Single Ticket (includes dinner and the musical performance).

**$2,500 Underwriter Single Ticket

(includes private cocktail party with Roundabout artists, priority seating at the dinner and the musical performance).

**$3,500 Celebrity Circle Single Ticket

(includes private cocktail party with Roundabout artists, and VIP seating at the dinner and the musical performance).

**$5,000 Producer's Circle Single Ticket

(includes private cocktail party with Roundabout artists, and front row seating at the dinner and the musical performance).

**10-person group table seating also available at this level.

To purchase tickets to Roundabout's 2011 Spring Gala contact:

Steve Schaeffer, Director of Special Events, at 212-719-9393.

For more information: www.roundabouttheatre.org/gala.htm

Roundabout Theatre Company is one of the country's leading not-for-profit theatres. The company contributes invaluably to New York's cultural life by staging the highest quality revivals of classic plays and musicals as well as new plays by established writers. Roundabout consistently partners great artists with great works to bring a fresh and exciting interpretation that makes each production relevant and important to today's audiences.

Roundabout Theatre Company's current 2010-2011 season features Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, starring and directed by Brian Bedford; Tennessee Williams' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore starring Olympia Dukakis, directed by Michael Wilson; Anything Goes starring Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, directed & choreographed by Kathleen Marshall; David West Read's The Dream of the Burning Boy, directed by Evan Cabnet; Dart, Stoller & Butler's The People in the Picture, starring Donna Murphy, directed by Leonard Foglia; Stone, Meehan & Yeston's Death Takes a Holiday, directed by Doug Hughes.