More Stars to Light Up CTFD Gala on Oct. 27, Hosted by Angela Lansbury

Rolex presents "ON BROADWAY! A Glittering Salute To The American Musical"- Career Transition For Dancers', 23rd Anniversary Jubilee on Monday, October 27 at 7:00 pm 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 Hilton New York's Grand Ballroom.  "ON BROA 
Angela LansburyDWAY! 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.

American Ballet Theatre stars Xiomara Reyes &  Herman Cornejo have joined the Gala that will be the entertainment-dance event of the new season with appearances by Mikhail Baryshnikov, Kelly Bishop, Jane Krakowski, Bebe Neuwirth, Noah Racey, John Selya, Karen Ziemba, and artists from New York Theatre Ballet plus other dancers, musicians, stars and many surprises to be accompanied by the Jubilee Orchestra. There will be musical/dance numbers as well as film clips/montages from some of Broadways classics. The honorees for the Gala are Sono Osato and Brian Heidtke. Tommy Tune is the recipient of the Rolex Dance Award. This One Night Only celebration is not-to-be-missed!  The New York Times raved  "... spectacular... scintillating... this most jubilant of galas!"  Come and Meet Those Dancing Feet!   (subject to change)

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. 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, Los Angeles and Chicago, 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 Career Networking. The Caroline & Theodore Newhouse Center for Dancers is at 165 West 46th Street Suite 701 (at Broadway: the Actors' Equity Building) NYC.  The phone number is 212 764 0172 and the fax is 212 764 0343 and in Los Angeles 323 549 6660; and in Chicago 312 666 0234.  www.careertransition.org

Patron tickets are $600, $750 & $1,200 each, which include the performance and a post-performance 'Anniversary Supper with the Stars', live 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 23rd Anniversary Chairs are Anka K. Palitz and Allen Brill.  The Honorary Chairs are Cynthia Gregory, Donna McKechnie, Kevin McKenzie, Jane Powell, Ann Reinking, & Chita Rivera. Gala Chairs: Victor Elmaleh, Victoria Herbert, Michele Riggi, Yolanda Santos, Susan Fawcett Sosin & Laura Zeckendorf.  The Dinner Chair is Janice Becker; Auction Chairs are Denise L. Cobb, Ann Van Ness; West Coast Chair is Roberta Silbert and Journal Chairs are David Goldring & Michael Weiskopf. Vice Chairs are Alexander Dubé, Mercedes Ellington, Niko Elmaleh, Irene Shen & Heléne Alexopoulos Warrick. Artistic Chair is Ann Marie DeAngelo.  Condé Nast Publications & The Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation are the underwriters. Show only tickets are $130, $75, $55 and $45 at CityTix  212 581 1212.

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