Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Atlantic Theater Company's ACTORS' CHOICE Gala!
By: Jennifer Broski Mar. 08, 2016
Atlantic Theater Company just presented their Annual Gala last night, March 7, at The Pierre (2 East 61 Street). Actors' Choice celebrated Atlantic's actors with a fabulous evening of unexpected songs, honoring David Richenthal and the Richenthal Foundation for their long-term support of Atlantic's mission. This year, Atlantic asked a slate of favorite Atlantic actors to choose a song they love and a favorite musician to perform it. Directed by Neil Pepe with musical direction by Matt Gallagher, Actors' Choice was an evening of unexpected songs and celebration. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos from the red carpet below!
The gala featured performances and appearances by include Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz (Catch Me If You Can, "Bloodline"), Golden Globe & Emmy Award winner Ted Danson ("Cheers," "Fargo," "CSI"), Kathryn Erbe(The Father, "Law & Order), Will Forte ("Saturday Night Live," "Last Man on Earth," Keanu), Tony Award winner John Gallagher, Jr. (Spring Awakening, Short Term 12), Emmy Award nominee T.R. Knight (It's Only a Play, "Grey's Anatomy"), Zosia Mamet ("Girls," "Mad Men," The Kids are Alright, Really Really), Singer songwriter Ingrid Michaelson(albums Be OK, Lights Out), Jessica Molaskey (Sunday in the Park with George, Parade, The Who's Tommy), Emily Mortimer ("The Newsroom," Shutter Island, Match Point, Parlour Song), Eloise Mumford (Fifty Shades of Grey, "The River"), Tony Award nominee Alessandro Nivola (The Elephant Man, Selma), Emmy Award nominee Timothy Olyphant ("Justified," "Deadwood," Hold on to Me Darling), Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes (The Bandstand, Cinderella, The Threepenny Opera), Tony Award nominee Mary Beth Peil ("The Good Wife," Follies, The Threepenny Opera), Grammy Award-nominated Jazz guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli (Dream), Obie Award winner Adam Rapp(Dreams of Flying Dreams of Falling, Red Light Winter), Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Seven Guitars, Lackawanna Blues, Skeleton Crew), Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award winner John Patrick Shanley (Doubt, Prodigal Son, Storefront Church), Blues musician Bill Sims, Jr. (Grammy-nominated Heritage Blues Orchestra), Academy Award-winning Ensemble member Mary Steenburgen ("Justified," "Last Man on Earth"), Jason Sudeikis ("Saturday Night Live," Sleeping with Other People), Isiah Whitlock, Jr. ("The Wire," Pete's Dragon, Chi-Raq, Farragut North), Olivia Wilde ("Vinyl," "House MD," Tron), and Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award winner Doug Wright (I am My Own Wife, Grey Gardens, Posterity).
The annual Gala is Atlantic's most important fundraising event of the year. Gala contributions make up more than 25% of the total donations to Atlantic in an entire season and will benefit Atlantic's productions, new play development and arts education initiatives for more than 3,500 public school students across New York City. These programs give children from underserved backgrounds the increasingly rare opportunity to express themselves creatively and promote in-school engagement.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Neil Pepe, Mary McCann, Jeffory Lawson
Neil Pepe, Lina Pepe, Mary McCann
Bill Sims, Jr.
Ingrid Michaelson, Will Chase
Will Chase
David Richenthal and Ilana Seid
Kathryn Erbe, Madeleine Potter
Paola Lazaro-Munoz
Jacob Tobia
Will Forte, Olivia Wilde, Jason Sudeikis
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