Peters, Mitchell, Menzel, Miranda, Lane & More to Perform at STAR TURNS for Dramatists Guild Apr. 20

The Dramatists Guild Fund's annual Benefit Gala, titled "STAR TURNS: Great Writers Thank Their Lucky Stars!" will be held on Monday, April 20 at the Hudson Theatre, (Millennium Hotel, 145 West 44th St). Cocktails will begin at 7:00 pm, with dinner at 7:30 pm, followed by the show at 8:30 pm.

Hosted by Julie Halston and directed by Dan Foster, the evening's entertainment will include performances by Bernadette Peters, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jefferson Mays, Idina Menzel, Nathan Lane, Christine Ebersole, David Hyde Pierce, La Chanze, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jane Alexander, B.D. Wong, Karen Olivo, Alan Alda, and other stars of the Broadway stage.* The stars will be introduced by the writers whose work they will be performing.

The mission of the Dramatists Guild Fund is to aid and nurture writers for the theater; to fund non-profit theaters producing contemporary American works; and to heighten awareness, appreciation, and support of theater across the country.

The annual gala event helps to raise monies for future generations of writers, writers in need, and many theater companies across the country that support and present the work of new American playwrights. The benefit also raises money to advance and improve the condition and welfare of persons engaged in the writing and creation of dramatic and other literary works for the theatre and related arts.

Tickets: $1,000 per person. Premium and Celebrity Tables available.

For information, call The Center for Creative Resources at 212.864.7827 or visit www.dgfund.org.

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