Cherry Lane Theatre to Host Benefit Featuring Israel Horovitz's OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES Starring Estelle Parsons and Judith Ivey

On Thursday, June 16 at 7PM, Cherry Lane Theatre will host Soirée Fantastique!, a special benefit evening that will include a performance of the world premiere of Israel Horovitz's Out of the Mouths of Babes, starring Oscar winner and five-time Tony nominee Estelle Parsons and two-time Tony winner Judith Ivey, along with Angelina Fiordellisi (Zorba on Broadway opposite Anthony Quinn) and Francesca Choy-Kee (Disgraced). The performance at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street) will be followed by a post-show discussion with the cast moderated by best-selling novelist Adriana Trigiani; a fête with French cuisine, wines, and music and an exclusive photo opportunity with the cast. The tickets range from $150-300 and can be purchased by visiting www.cherrylanetheatre.org or calling OvationTix at 866-811-4111.

Directed by Barnet Kellman, Out of the Mouths of Babes follows four women who arrive in Paris for the funeral of a 100-year-old man who loved each of them-at times variously, at times simultaneously. For 24 hours they share his apartment, delicious secrets and a dead cat.

Adriana Trigiani (Moderator) is the bestselling author of All the Stars in the Heavens, The Shoemaker's Wife, the Big Stone Gap series, the Valentine trilogy and Lucia, Lucia. She also wrote and directed the film adaptation of her debut novel Big Stone Gap, staring Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, John Benjamin Hickey, Anthony LaPaglia, Jenna Elfman, Jane Krakowski, Judith Ivey, Mary Pat Gleason, Dagmara Domi?czyk, Mary Testa, Paul Wilson, Chris Sarandon, and Jasmine Guy.

Cherry Lane's Soirée Fantastique! is generously sponsored by A.O.C. L'aile ou la Cuisse, Beecher's Handmade Cheese, Bronx Brewery, Floréal, Jimmy's No. 43, La Gamelle, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Lambert Bridge Winery, Mille-feuille Bakery, Parisi Bakery, Rafele Ristorante, The Simone, Taureau, Trader Joe's, and Waiãkea.

The evening's proceeds benefit the Cherry Lane Theatre, which serves as a vital lab for the development of new American works and a home for groundbreaking productions of both new and classic theater of the highest caliber. Since 1924, the Cherry Lane Theatre is New York's longest continuously running Off-Broadway theater.

Tickets for Soirée Fantastique! can be purchased by visiting www.cherrylanetheatre.org or calling OvationTix at 866-811-411. Price levels are: Ooh Là Là! ($300): VIP seating, Signed program, Photo-Op with Cast, Post-Show Discussion, and Fête; Magnifique ($225): Regular Seating, Post-Show Discussion, and Fête; and Très Chic ($150): Regular Seating and Post-show Discussion.

Out of the Mouths of Babes opens on June 19 and runs through July 17, 2016 at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street). It plays on Wednesdays @ 3PM & 7PM, Thursdays & Fridays @ 7PM, Saturdays @ 3PM & 7PM, and Sundays @ 3PM.

Tickets are $66 (regular price) and $96 (premium), inclusive of the $1 facility fee. For performance and ticket information, go to www.cherrylanetheatre.org or call OvationTix at 866-811-4111 or stop by in person at the Cherry Lane Box Office at 38 Commerce Street.

One of the most renowned theaters in the country, Cherry Lane Theatre has produced a large succession of plays by leading writers from F. Scott Fitzgerald to Gertrude Stein, Samuel Beckett, Edward Albee and Harold Pinter. Under the artistic leadership of Angelina Fiordellisi since 1996, Cherry Lane remains devoted to developing and producing new works for the stage through its various programs, including the Obie Award-winning Mentor Project, which pairs established playwrights with emerging writers each year for a season of dramaturgy, rehearsal, casting and production. The Mentor Project recently concluded its 18th Season with mentors Rajiv Joseph, Katori Hall and Sheila Callaghan, marking the first time in the program's history that formerly mentored playwrights return to Cherry Lane as mentors to other playwrights.

Angelina Fiordellisi is Founding Artistic Director of Cherry Lane Theatre; Seri Lawrence and Janio Marrero are Co-Producers of the 2016 Mentor Project; and Diane Alianiello is General Manager.