Sonnet Repertory Theatre to Honor Celia Weston at 12th Annual Benefit & Cabaret, 11/23

Sonnet Repertory Theatre presents their Twelfth Annual Benefit and Cabaret on Sunday, November 23, at Joe's Pub to honor award-winning actress, CELIA WESTON.

Weston is a proponent of Sonnet Rep's mission: classic theatre for the modern planet. All proceeds from the event will go towards Sonnet Repertory Theatre's 2015 key initiatives, including producing exciting, accessible classic theater, and enriching educational initiatives, designed to nurture arts and classical language appreciation among New York City's school children. As a non-profit organization, SRT seeks to promote classic theatre to a contemporary audience by producing insightful and relevant interpretations, while also providing diverse and challenging creative opportunities.

Individual tickets begin at $75, $125, and $200 for VIP tickets. All tickets include complimentary beer, wine, and SRT's signature cocktail. VIP tickets also include premier seating and hors d'ouevres. Disregard Joe's Pub food and drink minimum for this event. To purchase $75 or $125 tickets, visit: www.SonnetRepertoryTheatre.org. For VIP tickets or to make a gift to SRT, please call 212-560-2432.

About the Honoree: Celia Weston

CELIA WESTON first came to prominence portraying Jolene Hunnicutt on the long running CBS television series "Alice," and can currently be seen as Barb Tucker, Cam Tucker's mom on the hit ABC sitcom "Modern Family," and in the FX series "American Horror Story: Freak Show." Her film work includes roles in such critically acclaimed films as Dead Man Walking, In The Bedroom, Snow Falling on Cedars, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Far From Heaven, Unstrung Heroes, Igby Goes Down, The Village, Junebug, and such comedies as Flirting with Disaster, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, andObserve and Report. Celia made her Broadway debut in Loose Ends with Kevin Kline. Other Broadway work includes: The Lady From Dubuque, Garden District, Summer and Smoke, True West, and The Last Night of Ballyhoo. She won the Outer Critics Circle Award and was nominated for a Tony and Drama Desk Award for a Featured Actress in The Last Night of Ballyhoo.

The Evening's Host: John Behlmann
JOHN BEHLMANN will host the evening. Behlmann just returned from playing Ebby Calvin 'Nuke' LaLoosh in the world premiere of the new Broadway-aimed musical Bull Durham. He starred in the Tony-winning production of The 39 Steps, and made his Broadway debut in the Tony-winning revival of Journey's End. Film includes Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, Sam Mendes' Revolutionary Road, among others. Television includes "Blue Bloods," and "The Good Wife." John is also a national commercial spokesperson, an occasional rapper, and a trapeze artist and Artistic Director of aerial theater company Fight or Flight.
Music Director: Rick Hip Flores

RICK HIP FLORES was recently the keyboardist and assistant conductor of Rocky. He has performed in the Broadway orchestras of Beautiful, Billy Elliot, Into the Woods, and many others. As musical director and conductor: We Will Rock You (First National), High School Musical (MUNY), Singin' in the Rain (North Shore Music Theatre), Jacques Brel (Zipper Theatre), Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival and numerous productions for Musicals Tonight. As composer/lyricist, published works include Neon Mirage (Humana Festival, 2006), My New York, A Tooth Fairy Tale, and Peace Love and Cupcakes(Vital Theater).

Participants

2014 participants will be announced shortly. Past participants of this event include: Christine Baranski, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff, Jeff Bowen, Titus Burgess, Kerry Butler, Matt Cavenaugh, Lena Hall, Michael Cerveris, Will Chase, Jen Colella, Alan Cumming, Nikki Renee Daniels, Brian d'Arcy James, Bradley Dean, Olympia Dukakis, Jennifer Ferrin, William Finn, Stephen Flaherty, Gerald Freedman, Penny Fuller, Victor Garber, Elliot Goldenthal, Amanda Green, Jonathan Groff, Adam Guettel, Lena Hall, Rosemary Harris, Ethan Hawke, Hal Holbrook, Cheyenne Jackson, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Jeremy Jordan, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Kermit The Frog, Tom Kitt, Kevin Kline, Henry Krieger, Sondre Lerche, Robert Sean Leonard, Robert Lopez, Patti LuPone, Terrence Mann, Jeff Marx, John Mauceri, Martin Luther McCoy, Alan Menken, Lou Meyers, David Miller, Sarah Joy Miller, Helen Mirren, Jerry Mitchell, Alfred Molina, Julia Murney, Manu Narayan, Marsha Norman, Jack O'Brien, Patrick Page, Mandy Patinkin, Christine Pedi, Austin Pendleton, PigPen Theatre Company, Bryce Pinkham, Zak Resnick, Chita Rivera, Heidi Rodewald, Marc Shaiman, Duncan Sheik, Jim Stanek, Kevin Stites, Georgia Stitt, Wesley Taylor, Julia Taymor, Alfred Uhry, Brandon Wardell, Rema Webb, Alton F. White, Michael Winther, Elisabeth Withers, Scott Wittman, and Bill Youmans, among others.