Katie Finneran and Darren Goldstein Host Page 73 Productions' 15th Anniversary Benefit, 5/22

Two-time Tony Award-winner Katie Finneran (most recently on Broadway in "Annie") and husband Darren Goldstein ("Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson") are set to host the 15th Anniversary Benefit for the Off-Broadway theatre company Page 73 Productions onWednesday, May 22nd 2013 at City Winery (155 Varick Street) in Manhattan. The evening's festivities begin at 7:00pm and will include dinner, cocktails (including specialty cocktail "The Caroline McGraw" in honor of the 2013 P73 Playwriting Fellow) and the annual New Play Bake Off. Longtime Page 73 supporters Carson and Joseph Gleberman will be honored at this year's benefit.

The annual New Play Bake Off features the on-the-spot creations of three Page 73 playwrights (this year Meghan Deans, Michael Mitnick ("Fly By Night: A Musical" at Playwrights Horizons next season) and Max Posner) who incorporate suggestions (or ingredients) given by the audience to write page 73 of a new play during the cocktail hour. During dinner, the audience will be treated to each playwright's submission read by Obie Award-winner Tracee Chimo ("Bad Jews"), Tony Award-winner John Benjamin Hickey ("The Normal Heart"), Theater World Award-winner Brandon Dirden ("The Piano Lesson"), directed by Davis McCallum ("Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue," "The Whale" and "Water by the Spoonful"). Additionally, there will be a special performance by Tony Award nominee Michael Friedman ("Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson"; upcoming Shakespeare in the Park musical adaptation of "Love's Labour's Lost") and Tony Award nominee Bobby Steggert ("Ragtime"; "Big Fish") of songs from Mr. Friedman's musical "Stranger" developed by Page 73 between 2001 and 2003.

Recipient of the 2008 Lucille Lortel Award for "innovative and creative work dedicated to the emerging dramatist," Page 73 Productions (under the leadership of Executive Directors Liz Jones and Asher Richelli and Associate Director Michael Walkup) is an Off-Broadway theatre company dedicated to developing and producing the work of early-career playwrights, done so through a series of development opportunities, workshops, readings and fully produced productions.

Past productions include: the world premieres of ELLIOT, A SOLDIER'S FUGUE by Quiara Alegría Hudes, directed by Davis McCallum (2007 Pulitzer finalist), SIXTY MILES TO SILVER LAKE by Dan LeFranc directed by Anne Kauffman and co-produced with Soho Rep (2010 New York Times Playwriting Award); CREATURE by Heidi Schreck, directed by Leigh Silverman and co-produced with New Georges; JACK'S PRECIOUS MOMENT by Samuel D. Hunter directed by Kip Fagan and most recently SLEEPING ROUGH by Kara Manning directed by Sam Buntrock (Drama Desk Award Nominee for Featured Actress).

Co-chairs for the 15th Anniversary Page 73 Productions' benefit are John B. Beinecke and Allison Blinken.

The attire for the evening is festive casual, and tickets start at $150 and can be purchased online at www.page73.org/benefit; or more information email email benefit@page73.org or call 718-398-2099.

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