Lilli Cooper, Laura Osnes, and More to Appear at Atlantic Theater Co's Gala

Atlantic will present their Annual Gala on Monday, March 4, 2019 at The Plaza (768 Fifth Avenue). Divas' Choice will celebrate powerhouse women of Atlantic on and off the stage with a fabulous evening of performances honoring Vicki Reiss (Executive Director, The Shubert Foundation), Emily Tow Jackson (Executive Director & President, The Tow Foundation), and Carol Auerbach (Atlantic Board Member, Auerbach Family Foundation) for their extraordinary leadership in arts philanthropy.

This year, Atlantic asked Christine Jones, Dominique Morisseau, Paula Scher, and Sarah Silverman to choose a song they love and their favorite musician to perform it, to be revealed at the event. Planning to celebrate with our divas are just-announcedLilli Cooper, DeMarius Copes, Isabelle Huppert, Jimmy "J. Keys" Keys, Chris Noth, Laura Osnes, Duncan Sheik, Elizabeth Teeter, and Sharon Van Etten plus appearances by Stephen Adly Guirgis, Chris Bauer, Susan Birkenhead, Ethan Coen, Trip Cullman, Michael Gandolfini, Hamish Linklater, Peter Maloney, Michael Mayer, Ingrid Michaelson, Arian Moayed, Lynn Nottage, Mary Beth Peil, Erica Schmidt, Tony Shalhoub, Amy Staats, Isiah Whitlock Jr., David Yazbek and many more.

Divas' Choice is co-chaired by Board Members Deborah Magid and Justin Mohatt and will begin at 6:30pm at The Plaza with specialty cocktails featuring Aviation American Gin and Astral Tequila kindly provided by Davos Brands, followed by a three-course dinner at 7:30pm, a thrilling live auction chaired by Board Member Wolf Hengst, and star-studded performances.

Auction services are provided by Gary Metzner, Senior Vice President, Sotheby's and among the packages available for bidding are television set tours, behind-the-scenes access to theater premieres, dinner with Atlantic's celebrity friends on both coasts, and incredible accommodations in the world's most luxurious corners, including Portugal (Four Seasons Hotel Ritz in Lisbon, Six Senses in Douro Valley), England (Four Seasons Park Lane), Ireland (Brooks Hotel), Los Angeles (Beverly Hills Hotel), Dubai (Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach), Oman (Six Senses Resort Zighy Bay), and France (Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris; a private home in Villefranche-sur-Mer).

Divas' Choice performances will feature music direction and supervision by Zachary Dietz. The production stage manager is Samantha Watson.

Gala ticket prices begin at $1,000 and may be purchased by contacting 646-216-1086 or gala@atlantictheater.org.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride / WM Photos

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