Nixon and Wasserstein to be Honored at T. Schreiber Studio Luncheon, April 20

The T. Schreiber Studio will honor Cynthia Nixon and the late Wendy Wasserstein with awards for career achievement at a ceremony to be held on Thursday, April 20. The luncheon ceremony, which begins at 12 noon at the 3 West Club (3 West 51st Street), will be hosted by award-winning comedienne and actress Julie Halston (Hairspray, Gypsy). Proceeds from the luncheon will benefit the T. Schreiber Studio and, in honor of Wasserstein, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Participants and attendees will include actresses Jane Alexander and Marian Seldes, playwright David Lindsay-Abaire and director/producer Emily Mann.

Wasserstein, who died of complications from lymphoma on January 30th of this year at the age of 55, won much acclaim over the course of almost three decades for writing plays that with wit, warmth and insight, confronted a range of feminist issues--the conflict of career versus marriage and motherhood, the struggle for women to achieve equality at work, and the joys and tribulations of love and sex, among them. Her plays included Uncommon Women and Others, The Sisters Rosensweig, Isn't It Romantic, An American Daughter and The Heidi Chronicles, which is commonly regarded as her masterpiece and won both a Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Third, a critical and commercial hit at Lincoln Center, was the last new Wasserstein work to be presented.

Nixon, currently starring in Rabbit Hole, previously appeared on Broadway in The Women, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Indiscretions (Tony nomination), Angels in America, The Heidi Chronicles, Hurlyburly and The Real Thing (simultaneously) and The Philadelphia Story. She became internationally known as Miranda on TV's "Sex and the City."

 

"T. Schreiber Studio, established in 1969, is recognized as one of the foremost professional theatre organizations in New York City, devoted to the comprehensive training and development of theatre professionals in a supportive and collaborative environment. For over 37 years, the Studio has trained actors, directors, and playwrights, many of whom have gone on to successful careers in theatre, film, and television. T. Schreiber Studio also provides professional development opportunities to its actors, directors, and playwrights through the studio's annual season of productions. Specializing in mounting a wide diversity of plays from classic to contemporary, the Studio has produced more than 200 plays since the mid-80's. T. Schreiber Studio is a not-for profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code," state press notes.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, headquartered in White Plains, NY, with 66 chapters in the United States and Canada, is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. The Society's mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, the Society has invested more than $424 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Last year alone, the Society made 2.5 million contacts with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.

Individual tickets, priced at $200, and tables (of 10, priced at $2000 and up) are available now by calling the T. Schreiber Studio at (212) 741-0209. For more information, visit www.LLS.org. .