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Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday

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Internationally renowned pianist Byron Janis celebrated his 80th birthday in grand style with a concert on Monday, March 10 at 6PM where he played his own music for the first time in front of an audience.

Hosted by Pia Lindstrom at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center, some of Broadway's most acclaimed performers joined Janis for the March 10 concert. His special guests include Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde), Shuler Hensley (Oklahoma!, Young Frankenstein), Karen Mason (Mamma Mia!), Sami Gayle (Gypsy), Maya Days (No Strings at Encores!), and Joanne Lessner (Cyrano).

For more information about Byron Janis please visit www.byronjanis.com and for The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts upcoming events visit www.nypl.org

Photos by Linda Lenzi

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Maria Cooper Janis and Byron Janis

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Pia Lindstrom and Byron Janis

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Pia Lindstrom, Byron Janis and Maria Cooper Janis

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Performers Maya Days, Karen Mason, Shuler Hensley, Joanne Lessner, Robert Cuccioli and Byron Janis

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Karen Mason and Byron Janis

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Robert Cuccioli and Byron Janis

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Shuler Hensley and Byron Janis

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Joanne Lessner and Byron Janis

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Maya Days and Byron Janis

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image

Marian Javits and Byron Janis

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Celeste Holm, Byron Janis and Marian Javits

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Celeste Holm, Byron Janis and Marian Javits

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Laila Robins and Robert Cuccioli

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Laila Robins, Robert Cuccioli and Maya Days

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Laila Robins, Maria Cooper Janis, Byron Janis and Robert Cuccioli

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Paul Rolnick and Karen Mason

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Shuler Hensley and Paula Hensley

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Fred Applegate and Shuler Hensley

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Cherie Sprosty, Fred Applegate, Shuler Hensley and Paula Hensley

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Robert Cuccioli and Shuler Hensley

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Robert Cuccioli, Karen Mason and Shuler Hensley

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Byron Janis, Joanne Lessner and Josh Rosenblum

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Director Annette Jolles and Byron Janis

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Maria Cooper Janis and Robert Cuccioli

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Maria Cooper Janis, Alan Pally (The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts/ Producer: Public Programs, Performances, Lectures) and Byron Janis

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Maya Days, Maria Cooper Janis, Alan Pally and Byron Janis

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Laila Robins and Maya Days

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Maria Cooper Janis, Byron Janis and Patricia Neal

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Karen Mason and Robert Cuccioli

Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday Image
Patricia Neal and Maya Days

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