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Photo Coverage: The Public Theater Celebrates Their 2015 Summer Gala!

By: Jun. 10, 2015
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This past week The Public Theater celerbrated their 2015 Summer Gala, which included a special performance of the free Shakespeare in the Park production of THE TEMPEST, featuring a cast that included Sam Waterston and Jesse Tyler Ferguson and directed by Michael Greif. The summer gala also honored Bernard Spitzer (1924-2014) and Anna Spitzer for their extraordinary support over several years. The 2015 Public Theater summer gala featured appearances by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jnathan Groff, Laura Benanti, Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, Alan Rickman, Jane Lynch and many more.

The Public Theater is the only theater in New York that produces Shakespeare and the classics, musicals, contemporary, and experimental pieces in equal measure, The Public serves as an advocate for the theater as an essential cultural force in leading and framing dialogue on important issues of our day.

BroadwayWorld was on the scene for the event so, click through the photos below to see the 2015 Public Theater Summer Gala.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

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Laurie Eustis and Oskar Eustis

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Laurie Eustis and Oskar Eustis

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Oskar Eustis, Laurie Eustis, Jeff Barker and Patrick Willingham

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Jeff Barker and Wendy Barker

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Jeff Barker and Wendy Barker

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Laurie Eustis, Kylie Brown and Oskar Eustis

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Laurie Eustis, Oskar Eustis and Arielle Tepper Modover

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Laurie Eustis, Kylie Brown and Oskar Eustis

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Laurie Eustis, Kylie Brown and Oskar Eustis

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Jane Lynch

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Jane Lynch

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Jane Lynch

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Alan Rickman

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Alan Rickman

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Lemon Andersen

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Lemon Andersen

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Tommy Tune

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Tommy Tune

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Katie Finneran and Darren Goldstein

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Katie Finneran and Darren Goldstein

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Darren Goldstein

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Darren Goldstein

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Christine Baranski

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Christine Baranski

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Christine Baranski

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Christine Baranski

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Katie Finneran

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Katie Finneran

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Peter Dinklage

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Peter Dinklage and Erica Schmidt

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Lin Manuel-Miranda and Thomas Kael

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Lin Manuel-Miranda and Thomas Kael

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Jonathan Groff and Murray Bartlett

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Jonathan Groff and Murray Bartlett

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Murray Bartlett

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Murray Bartlett

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Jonathan Groff

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Jonathan Groff

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Michael Greif

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Julianna Margulies

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Julianna Margulies and Keith Lieberthal

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Julianna Margulies and Keith Lieberthal

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Julianna Margulies and Keith Lieberthal

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Julianna Margulies and Keith Lieberthal

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Trudie Styler and Sting

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Trudie Styler and Sting

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Trudie Styler and Sting

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Daveed Diggs

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Daveed Diggs

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Sandra Oh

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Sandra Oh

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Robert Cuccioli

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Robert Cuccioli

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Laura Benanti

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Laura Benanti

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Laura Benanti

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John Collins

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John Collins

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Jennifer Westfeldt

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Jennifer Westfeldt

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Marin Ireland

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Marin Ireland

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Michael Stuhlbarg

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Michael Stuhlbarg

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Jennifer Westfeldt

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Jennifer Westfeldt

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Sarah Jones

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Sarah Jones

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Anne Hathaway

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Anne Hathaway

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Anne Hathaway

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Dule Hill

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Dule Hill

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Jon Bon Jovi

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Jon Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea Hurley

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Jon Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea Hurley







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