Angela Lansbury To Host 'On Broadway' 10/27

 Rolex presents "ON BROADWAY! A Glittering Salute To The American Musical"- Career Transition For Dancers', 23rd Anniversary Jubilee on Monday, October 27 at 7pm at New York City Center, 131 West 55 Street (bet. 7 & 6 Aves).  Multi award-winning actress Angela Lansbury will host the Gala, which will be followed by an Anniversary Supper with the Stars at The Grand Ballroom at The Hilton New York.  "ON BROADWAY! A Glittering Salute to the American Musical", is a glorious historical journey inside the Broadway musical seen through the eyes of legendary choreographers. Their choreography transformed Broadway shows into the greatest musicals of all time.  The Gala will be the entertainment-dance event of the new season; with appearances by dance companies, musicians, dancers, stars and many surprises.  It is produced & directed by Ann Marie DeAngelo.  The honorees for the Gala will soon be announced as well as the recipient of the Rolex Award.

Angela Lansbury has enjoyed a career without precedent; spanning more than half-a-century, as a star of movies, a 4-time Tony Award-winning musical actress, and star of "Murder, She Wrote," the longest running detective drama series in television history. Contracted by MGM as a teenager, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her first film, "Gaslight" and the following year was again nominated for "The Picture of Dorian Gray," winning a Golden Globe Award. She has appeared in over 40 motion pictures.  Angela Lansbury made her Broadway debut in "Hotel Paradiso" and followed in "A Taste of Honey"; later starring in her first musical, "Anyone Can Whistle." She triumphed as "Mame" for 2 years on Broadway and later on the road; earning her the first of her unprecedented 4 Tony Awards as Best Actress in a Musical ("Dear World", "Gypsy", "Sweeney Todd").  She also starred for a limited engagement of "The King and I."  She returned to London in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Albee's "All Over," and played Gertrude to Albert Finney's Hamlet in the National Theater production.  This past May, she returned to Broadway in "Deuce" receiving a Tony nomination for Best Actress.  She has hosted (or co-hosted) more Tony Awards telecasts than any other individual.  For 12 seasons she starred as Jessica Fletcher on "Murder, She Wrote;" afterwards starred in "Mrs. Santa Claus," the first original musical for television in four decades. She is in the Theatre Hall of Fame; received the  Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts; named a Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II; member of the T.V. Hall of Fame; recipient of a Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement award; nominated for 18 Emmy Awards.  She has won 6 Golden Globe Awards and nominated for an additional 8; presented with the National Medal of the Arts and a recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor.

Career Transition For Dancers, with offices in New York City and Los Angeles, has helped thousands of professional dancers identify their unique talents in preparation for establishing new careers when dance is no longer an option. Since 1985, they have provided more than 38,000 hrs (equivalent to $4 million) of one-on-one career counseling & program services (at no cost) and has awarded millions of dollars in scholarships for education and grants. CTFD also provides dancers with specialized services that include seminars and workshops; peer support groups; resource centers; a toll-free national hotline; and National Networking Directory. The Caroline & Theodore Newhouse Center for Dancers is at 165 West 46th Street Suite 701 (at Broadway – the Actors' Equity Building) NYC.  CTFD's phone number is (212) 764-0172 and the fax is (212) 764-0343 and in Los Angeles (323) 549-6660.    www.careertransition.org

Gala tickets are $600, $750 & $1,200 each, which include the performance and a post-performance 'Anniversary Waltz Supper with the Stars', auction and dancing. Sponsorships, tables and Journals ads are also available.  For gala tickets call Marjorie Horne, McEvoy & Assocs. at (212) 228-7446 x33 and for Group Sales (718) 499-9691. The Honorary Chairs are Cynthia Gregory, Donna McKechnie, Kevin McKenzie, Jane Powell, Ann Reinking, & Chita Rivera. The 23rd Anniversary Chairs are Anka K. Palitz and Allen Brill.  Gala Chairs: Yolanda Santos Garza, Victoria Herbert, Michele Riggi, Susan Fawcett Sosin & Laura Zeckendorf.  Vice Chairs are Alexander Dubé, Mercedes Ellington, Irene Shen & Heléne Alexopoulos Warrick. Artistic Chair is Ann Marie DeAngelo.  The Dinner Chair is Janice Becker; Auction Chair is Ann Van Ness; West Coast Chair is Roberta Silbert and Journal Chairs are David Goldring & Michael Weiskopf.  Condé Nast Publications & The Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation are the underwriters. Show only tickets $130, $75, $55 and $45 will be available later.