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Photo Coverage: COURAGE IN CONCERT One-Night-Only Benefit Performance at The Public Theater

By: Oct. 20, 2009
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The Public Theater, Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori presented COURAGE IN CONCERT, a one-night-only benefit concert reuniting Kevin Kline, Jenifer Lewis, Austin Pendleton, Meryl Streep and Frederick Weller for an evening of songs from the Public Theater's 2006 Shakespeare in the Park production of Brecht's masterpiece, Mother Courage and Her Children. The benefit was performed at The Public Theater on Monday, October 19th with all proceeds benefiting American Jewish World Service and Partners In Health. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there for the very special event.

The cast of HAIR along with special guests Daniel Craig, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Linda Emond joined the performers to complete the evening. Translated by Tony Kushner with music by Jeanine Tesori was originally directed by George C. Wolfe.

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is an international development organization motivated by Judaism's imperative to pursue justice. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world regardless of race, religion or nationality. Through grants to grassroots organizations, volunteer service, advocacy and education, AJWS fosters civil society, sustainable development and human rights for all people, while promoting the values and responsibilities of global citizenship within the Jewish community.

Partners In Health (PIH) is a nonprofit corporation based in Boston that is committed to improving the health and well-being of people living in poor communities. The stories of PIH and its co-founder, Dr. Paul Farmer, were chronicled in Tracy Kidder's bestselling book, Mountains Beyond Mountains. PIH believes that health care is a fundamental human right, not a privilege. For more than 20 years, PIH has worked with local partner organizations and national governments to provide technical and financial assistance, medical supplies, and administrative support to projects in Haiti, Peru, Russia, Rwanda, Lesotho, Malawi, Burundi, Mexico, Guatemala, and Boston. The goal of these partnerships is neither charity nor development but rather "pragmatic solidarity" - a commitment to struggle alongside the destitute sick against the economic and political structures that cause and perpetuate poverty and disease.

THE PUBLIC THEATER (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Andrew D. Hamingson, Executive Director) was founded by Joseph Papp in 1954 and is now one of the nation's preeminent cultural institutions, producing new plays, musicals, and productions of classics at its downtown and at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. The Public's mandate to create a theater for all New Yorkers continues to this day onstage and through extensive outreach and education programs. Each year, over 250,000 people attend Public Theater-related productions and events at six downtown stages, including Joe's Pub, and Shakespeare in the Park.

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COURAGE IN CONCERT - A Benefit for American Jewish World Service and Partners In Health at The Public Theatre

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COURAGE IN CONCERT

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Daniel Craig

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Daniel Craig

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Daniel Craig

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Daniel Craig

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Daniel Craig

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Maggie Gyllenhaal

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Maggie Gyllenhaal

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Maggie Gyllenhaal and Linda Emond

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Maggie Gyllenhaal

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Maggie Gyllenhaal and Linda Emond

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The cast of HAIR

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Geoffrey Arend

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Geoffrey Arend

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Jenifer Lewis

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Jenifer Lewis

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Jenifer Lewis

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Jenifer Lewis

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Jenifer Lewis

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Kevin Kline

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Kevin Kline

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Kevin Kline

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Kevin Kline

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Austin Pendleton

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Austin Pendleton

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Frederick Weller

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Frederick Weller

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Meryl Streep

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Tony Kushner

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Meryl Streep and Tony Kushner

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Meryl Streep, Austin Pendleton and Kevin Kline

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Meryl Streep

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Frederick Weller, Geoffrey Arend, Oskar Eustis, Meryl Streep, Jenifer Lewis,, Austin Pendleton and Ruth Messinger

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Meryl Streep

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Frederick Weller, Geoffrey Arend, Jenifer Lewis, Meryl Streep and Austin Pendleton

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Frederick Weller, Geoffrey Arend, Jenifer Lewis, Meryl Streep and Austin Pendleton

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Frederick Weller, Geoffrey Arend, Oskar Eustis, Meryl Streep, Jenifer Lewis,, Austin Pendleton, Ruth Messinger, Kevin Kline and Tony Kusher

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Meryl Streep

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Frederick Weller, Geoffrey Arend, Jenifer Lewis, Meryl Streep, Austin Pendleton and Kevin Kline

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Frederick Weller, Geoffrey Arend, Jenifer Lewis, Meryl Streep, Austin Pendleton and Kevin Kline

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Meryl Streep




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