Photo Flash: Inside Red Bull Theater's 2017 Running of the Red Bulls Gala

Jesse Berger (Founding Artistic Director) and the Board of Trustees of Red Bull Theater have announced the Ninth Annual RUNNING OF THE RED BULLS BENEFIT on Monday March 27th, at 6pm, celebrated their 14th Season and honored Oscar Isaac, Olivia Reis, and George Forbes with the 2017 Matador Awards For Excellence in Classical Theater.

Check out photos from the gala below!

With Michael Urie, Patrick Page, and more performing, joined by special guest presenters Emily Bergl, Robert Cuccioli, Paige Davis, Olympia Dukakis, Manoel Felciano, Mark Linn-Baker, Richard Maltby Jr., Kathryn Meisle, Patrick Page, Laila Robins, Reg Rogers Derek Smith, Stephen Spinella, Michael Urie, Nick Westrate, and more, offering an evening of live entertainment, fine dining, and great company at the chic Bowery Hotel (335 Bowery at East 3rd Street) with catering by Gemma.

Begun in 2009, Matador Awards are given annually to recognize individuals or organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary Talent, Service, or Significant Achievements in the Classical Theater. Previous honorees have included Patrick Stewart, Lynn Redgrave, Lily Rabe, Martha Plimpton, Hamish Linklater, Olympia Dukakis. Liev Schreiber, and Michael Kahn.

Photo credit: Da Ping Luo

Oscar Isaac with Michael Greif
Oskar Eustis
Matthew Rauch and Stephen Spinella
Jim Bredeson with Richard Maltby Jr.
Jesse Berge
Jan Maxwell
Michael Sexton, Olivia Reis, Oscar Isaac, Michael Greif, George Forbes, and Gretchen Shugart
Olivia Reis, George Forbes, and Oscar Isaac
Gretchen Shugart and George Forbes