Red Bull Theater to Honor Alfred Molina And K. Ann McDonald at Gala Benefit

Alfred Molina will be honored with Red Bull Theater's Matador Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Classical Theater, and K. Ann McDonald will receive the George Mayer Award for Extraordinary Service to Classical Theater at the Running of the Red Bulls Gala Benefit on Monday June 3rd (6pm). This intimate soirée, celebrating Red Bull's 20th anniversary season, will be held on the expansive terrace of the chic Bowery Hotel and will feature an evening of live entertainment, fine dining, and great company, 

“What a thrill to be capping our 20th anniversary season with this joyful gathering, celebrating two extraordinary people. In addition to honoring the esteemed Alfred Molina for his extraordinary achievements as an actor—and recognizing the indispensable support of the K. Ann McDonald for her extraordinary service to classical theatre and Shakespeare. It will be an absolute joy to gather our community, to celebrate our 20th year sharing great classic stories Off-Broadway!” said Mr. Berger.   

Julie Taymor will present the Matador Award to Mr. Molina. John Douglas Thompson will present the George Mayer Award for Extraordinary Service to Classical Theater to Ms. McDonald.

The evening will be hosted by Patrick Page (RBT: Coriolanus, The Duchess of Malfi; currently: All the Devils Are Here; Hadestown - Tony Award nomination, Grammy Award; Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, Lion King) and feature a performance by Amber Gray (Countess Hélène in Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 - Theatre World Award; Persephone in Hadestown - Outer Critics Circle Award; Tony, Drama League and Lortel award nominations; other credits include the World Premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Here We Are at The Shed and Macbeth on Broadway with Daniel Craig & Ruth Negga).

Special guests and presenters will include Michael Cerveris, Robert Cuccioli, Paige Davis, Stephen DeRosa, Tovah Feldshuh, Zainab Jah, Mark Linn-Baker, Ismenia Mendes, Miriam Silverman, Mary Testa, Marc Vietor, and more to be announced shortly, Mr. Vietor will direct the evening's entertainment.             

MATADOR AWARDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT IN CLASSICAL THEATER

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. The awards are presented each year at the Running of the Red Bulls, Red Bull Theater's annual gala benefit. Previous honorees have included F. Murray Abraham, Kate Burton, André De Shields, Olympia Dukakis, Richard Easton, Michael Kahn, Jack O'Brien, Patrick Page, Lynn Redgrave, Sir Patrick Stewart, Daniel Sullivan, Julie Taymor, and Charlayne Woodard. The Matador Award for Extraordinary Talent for Classical Theater has been awarded to Oscar Isaac, Hamish Linklater, Ismenia Mendes, Martha Plimpton, Lily Rabe, Condola Rashad, Matthew Rauch, Olivia Reis, Juliet Rylance, Liev Schreiber, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Michael Urie. Previous recipients of the George Mayer Award for Extraordinary Service to Classical Theater include Alliance of Resident Theaters/New York, American Theatre Wing, The Angelo Patri Middle School, Arts in the Armed Forces, Axe-Houghton Foundation, Jim Bredeson, Fund for the City of New York, Katherine Hood, The Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation, George Wm. Mayer Jr., Off-Broadway Angels, Howard Owens, Heather Randall, The Shakespeare Society, The Michael Tuch Foundation, Theatre Development Fund.

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