Photo Coverage: The Friars Club Honors Lee Roy Reams
By: Linda Lenzi Apr. 22, 2009
Broadway star Lee Roy Reams received The Friars Club Thespian Award while honored by friends and colleagues in a star-studded musical tribute on Monday, April 20th at 8:30PM at The Friars Club (57 East 55th St). BroadwayWorld.com was there to cheer the theatre favorite on as he was joined by the starry crowd!
In addition to his extensive Broadway credits, which include a Tony Award nomination for his acclaimed performance as Billy Lawlor in 42nd Street, Reams has performed in nearly 20 musicals at the Muny in Forest Park. Reams first appeared at the Muny with Lauren Bacall in Applause in 1971. His most recent Muny performance was as Roger De Bris in The Producers, for which Reams has received a Kevin Kline Award nomination as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical. In addition to playing the role on Broadway, Reams also starred as Roger De Bris on the national tour (including the Fox Theatre) and in Las Vegas.
Other Broadway credits include Sweet Charity, Applause, Hello, Dolly!, La Cage aux Folles and Beauty and the Beast. An accomplished director, Reams both directed and choreographed the 1995 Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! Directing credits at the Muny include both Hello, Dolly! and Singin' in the Rain.
There is no institution that has embraced Shakespeare's observation with so much unbridled bravado than that of the Friars Club. They have parlayed one hundred years of antics into a reputation that has been elevated to legendary status. Since 1904 The Friars Club has been wining and dining the top personalities of the times and in-between courses expounding and discoursing in their own unique fashion. From ribald comedy to musical merry-making the Friars have spent a century cultivating a tradition that has spanned several generations and spawned millions of laughs.
For more information please visit www.friarsclub.com.
Photos by Linda Lenzi
Honoree Lee Roy Reams
Lee Roy Reams, Producer Randie Levine-Miller and Master of Ceremonies Dean Freddie Roman
Lee Roy Reams and Pamela Myers
Lee Roy Reams and Robert Cuccioli
Lee Roy Reams and Robert Cuccioli
Jim Dale, Julie Dale and Lee Roy Reams
Jim Dale, Julie Dale and Lee Roy Reams
Pamela Myers, Jim Dale and Julie Dale
Lee Roy Reams, Randie Levine-Miller and Executive Director Michael Gyure
Leslie Uggams and Lee Roy Reams
Lee Roy Reams and Tammy Grimes
Lee Roy Reams and Tammy Grimes
Freddie Roman, Leslie Uggams and Lee Roy Reams
Frank Capitelli, Lee Roy Reams, Randie Levine-Miller, Freddie Roman and Leslie Uggams
Brad Oscar, Lee Roy Reams and Lewis J. Stadlen
Lee Roy Reams, Leslie Uggams and Lewis J. Stadlen
Robert Cuccioli, Lee Roy Reams and Brad Oscar
Bob Donahoe, Lauren Bacall, Lee Roy Reams and Freddie Roman
Penny Fuller and Lee Roy Reams
Lauren Bacall, Leslie Uggams and Christine Pedi
Leslie Uggams and Robert Cuccioli
Leslie Uggams and Robert Cuccioli
Conrad John Schuck and Robert Cuccioli
Patricia Neal amd Pamela Myers
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