Murney, Leavel, Etc. Set for 12/4 'Gimme a Break' Benefit

By: Dec. 02, 2006
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Broadway's top performers will tell the stories and sing the songs that made them famous in "Gimme a Break," A Benefit Evening for The Transport Group (The Audience, First Lady Suite) honoring Gilbert Parker.

The event will take place on Monday, December 4th at 6:30pm at the Florence Gould Hall at the French Institute (55 E. 59th Street between Park & Madison Avenues).

It will be hosted by Julie Halston (Broadway: Gypsy, Hairspray; TV: CBS' "The Class").  There will be cocktails and hors d'oeuvres (catering by Showstoppers), a silent auction and a performance by some of Broadway's brighest talents, including:

Transport Group will honor Gilbert Parker with its third annual Humanitarian Award for his role in bringing into production major plays and musicals for the American theatre. 
 
Parker has been a theatrical agent for more than 40 years, most recently with the William Morris Agency.  He represented artists such as A.R. Gurney, Terrence McNally, Beth Henley, Scott Ellis, Des McAnuff, Frank Galati, Doug Hughes and Richard Wilbur. Mr. Parker ushered into production many plays and musicals such as Love Letters, Company, Candide, Once Upon a Mattress, Children of a Lesser God, Crimes of the Heart, The Dining Room, The Cocktail Hour, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Tommy, The Grapes of Wrath, Love! Valour! Compassion!,  Master Class, and Ragtime.

Tickets can be purchased at this link.

VIP seating is available only through Transport Group: info@transportgroup.org.


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