Photo Coverage: Jennifer Holliday, Anika Noni Rose et al. Celebrate 'Evidence'

Last Night, February 8, the stars came out to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Evidence, A Dance Company, at the Grace in Winter Silver Ball at The Plaza Hotel.  The event honored Evidence Founder & Artistic Director Ronald K. Brown and Evidence Chairman, Reginald Van Lee. Victoria Rowell hosted the event, which featured cocktails and an online auction, in addition to performances by Evidence Dance and former Dreamgirl Jennifer Holliday.

Attendees included Tony Award winner Jennifer Holliday; Tamara Tunie (Law & Order); Judith Jamison (Legendary dancer and director Alvin Ailey); Emmy Award winning actress Cicely Tyson; First Lady of NY Michelle Paterson; Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose (The Princess in "The Princess & the Frog"); Jazz great Peven Everett; Andrea & Maurice Dubois (CBS News); filmmaker Khephra Burns; Susan L. Taylor (Editor emerita Essence; author); fashion designer b Michael; Marva Smalls (MTV), designer Devon Scott; Victoria Rowell (Young & the Restless);super chef Marc Samuelsson; Alain Zimmermann, CEO & Rudy Chavez President of Baume & Mercier.

The event was sponsored by HSBC-Premier, The Official 25th Anniversary Year Corporate Partner, Booz Allen Hamilton, Continental Airlines, ING, Moet & Chandon Champagne, Verizon, BET, MTV, Prudential and Ethan Shapiro and Associates. 

For more information on Evidence, A Dance Company, visit www.evidencedance.com.

Photo Credit: Brian Estrada

Otis Herring, Joel Adams, Francine Ott, Arcell Cabuag, Ronald K. Brown, Tiffany Quinn, Waldean Nelson, Lilli-Ann Tai, Clarice Young, Annique S. Roberts, RasheEd Thompson

Ronald K. Brown and Reginald Van Lee

Host Victoria Rowell

Ronald K. Brown and Peven Everett

Saycon Sengbloh and Michele Paterson

Saycon Sengbloh

Michelle Paterson

Saycon Sengbloh, Michelle Paterson, Myrna Colley Lee, b. Michael, and Ronda Ross

Anika Noni Rose and Reginald Van Lee

Anika Noni Rose and Reginald Van Lee

Anika Noni Rose

Ronda Ross

Peven Everett

Princess Keisha and Prince Kunle Omilaya

Jocelyn Taylor and Reginald Van Lee

Valerie Michel and Harriet Michel

J. David Washington and Jocelyn Taylor

Deepa

Table at the event

Set Table at the event

Evidence, A Dance Company

Jennifer Holliday Performs with Evidence

Jennifer Holliday performs with Evidence