Photo Coverage: Drama League Celebrates Comden and Green
By: Craig Brockman Jan. 31, 2005
The stars came out to celebrate Comden & Green on Monday, January 31st at the Pierre Hotel for the Drama League's black tie affair. The evening was the Drama League's 20th Annual "Musical Celebration of Broadway" and benefited The Drama League Directors Project, which trains the theater directors of the future.
Comden and Green created beautiful music together for decades including such musicals as Bells Are Ringing, On the Town, Wonderful Town, On the Twentieth Century, Applause, Peter Pan, The Will Rogers Follies and more. The duo also collaborated on such hit films with such hits as Singin' in the Rain and The Band Wagon.
Jennifer Hope Wills who just finished her run in Wonderful Town
Mary Testa who completed her run in 42nd Street
Rick Lyon and Jennifer Barnhart from Avenue Q
Jennifer (with Betty Comden) and Rick Lyon (with Adolph Green)
Comden and Green meet for the first time
Martin Moran and Evan Pappas
Marc Kudisch who will be seen next on Broadway in
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Kitty Carlisle Hart
Melissa Errico
Marc is joined by Laura Benanti
Lauren Bacall
The legendary Betty Comden
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