Tony-Winner Laura Benanti Added to Elaine Stritch Tribute

Tony-winner Laura Benanti was just added to the Elaine Stritch Memorial Tribute "Everybody, Rise! A Celebration of Elaine Stritch." Benanti will be accompanied by Michael Feinstein on a very special song.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Bernadette Peters,Nathan Lane, Lena Hall, Hal Prince, Betty Buckley, Christine Ebersole, and more will be on hand to share songs and stories of the theatre legend's life. The event, will be held Nov. 17 at 4 PM at The Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

Benanti said, "There has never been, nor will there ever be a again, a creative supernova like Elaine Stritch. I am honored to take part in celebrating her remarkable life."

Rob Bowman, Ms. Stritch's longtime musical director, will serve as musical director for the event, and Tony Award winning director George C. Wolfe will direct the event.

A limited number of tickets are now available to the general public via electronic lottery. Members of the public can enter the lottery by filling out their names and email address at www.jujamcyn.com/everybody-rise.html. Winners will be drawn and notified via email on Saturday November 15th. Those selected to receive a pair of tickets will get an email confirmation. All tickets must be picked up between 3:00pm and 3:45pm at Will Call at the Al Hirschfeld Theater. Tickets not be picked up by 3:45pm on the day of the event will be forfeited.

Additionally, there will be a standby line at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre for tickets that may become available the day of the event, starting at 1pm on Monday, November 17th.

With a Tony and Emmy Award-winning career that stretched from her stage debut in 1944 - through career triumphs in Sail Away, Company, and Elaine Stritch: At Liberty - to her final role on the boards in A Little Night Music in 2010, Elaine Stritch's whiskey-soaked voice, wry comic timing, and reputation as a sharp-tongued, unapologetically audacious personality cemented her as a bona fide legend of stage and screen.

Ms. Stritch passed away on July 17th, 2014 at the age of 89.

The Honorary Producing Committee for EVERYBODY, RISE! A CELEBRATION OF ELAINE STRITCH is: Chiemi Karasawa, Carol Fineman, Rob Bowman, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Julie Keyes, Rick Borutta, Cheryl Wiesenfeld, Joseph Rosenthal, Mindy Cohn and Will Gaines.

EVERYBODY, RISE! A CELEBRATION OF ELAINE STRITCH is presented by Isotope Films and IAC/Barry Diller in association with Jujamcyn Theaters and HBO Documentary Films.

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