Last night, March 18, 2010 the stars of Los Angeles came out for the A Night at Sardi's annual musical revue and gala, benefitting the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer's Association. Laurie Burrows Grad founded this event 18 years ago in honor of her father, the late playwright Abe Burrows. To date, A Night at Sardi's has raised close to $18 million in the fight against Alzheimer's. Last night's evening raised $1 million alone.
This year's gala honored NBC's "Friday Night Lights" and FOX Sports for their work in raising awareness of Alzheimer's disease. Caregiver of the Year honors went to Serge Morales, whose wife was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer's two years ago at the age of 55. Among the evening's surprises:
The cast of ‘Friday Night Lights" (
Kyle Chandler,
Connie Britton, Aimee Teegarden,
Scott Porter, Adrianne Palicki, Jesse Plemons and Louanne Stephens) presenting the
Abe Burrows Entertainment Award to the show's executive producer, Jason Katims. Actor
J. K. Simmons leading cast members from CBS's "Big Bang Theory" (
Kaley Cuoco,
Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, and Kunal Nayyar), in a rousing rendition of the show's finale, "You've Gotta Have Heart."
Appearances by other entertainment luminaries included
Ashton Kutcher and
Demi Moore,
David Hyde Pierce, Soleil Moon Frye, Gina Philips,
Jason Alexander,
Tracie Thoms, Lea Thomspn,
Peter Gallagher,
Garry Marshall,
Chris Pine, and more.
Photo Credit: Retna Ltd.


Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore

Shenae Grimes

Shenae Grimes

Shenae Grimes

Shenae Grimes

Kaley Cuoco

Kaley Cuoco

Abigail Spencer

Abigail Spencer

Abigail Spencer

Samantha Harris

Samantha Harris

Samantha Harris and Michael Hess

Samantha Harris

Samantha Harris

Heather McComb

Heather McComb

Chris Pine

Heather McComb

Chris Pine

Chris Pine

Scott Porter

Soleil Moon Frye

Soleil Moon Frye

Scott Porter

Seth Rogen

Lauren Miller and Seth Rogen

Gina Philips

Gina Philips

Gina Philips

Tracie Thoms

Tracie Thoms

Lea Thompson

Lea Thompson

Lea Thompson and Daughters Madelyn and Zoey

Lea Thompson and Daughters Madelyn and Zoey

Allison Iraheta

Allison Iraheta

Thomas Dekker

Thomas Dekker

Thomas Dekker

Chandler Lutz

Chandler Lutz

Emma Baker

Emma Baker

Sharon Lawrence

Sharon Lawrence

Gilles Marini

Gilles Marini

Jim Parsons

Jim Parsons

Johnny Galecki

Johnny Galecki

Simon Helberg

Kunal Nayyar

Simon Helberg

Kathryn Gallagher and Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Ken Howard

Ken Howard

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

Eric McCormack

Jason Alexander

Eric McCormack and Janet Holden

Eric McCormack and Janet Holden

Barbara Marshall and Garry Marshall

Garry Marshall

Steven Weber

Steven Weber

Laurie Burrows Grad

Anne Jeffreys

Laurie Burrows Grad
