Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off

By: Jun. 20, 2006
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"A Life in the Theatre--Onstage and Off," a tribute to Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach, took place on June 19th at Symphony Space. 

Hosted by James Naughton, the event used songs, scenes and stories to trace the sixty-year careers and marriage of the Wallachs. The multi-award winning historic line-up of performers included Andrea Martin, Boyd Gaines, Marsha Mason, Estelle Parsons, Rita Gardner, Maggie Lacey, and Max Casella, Tovah Feldshuh, with a special appearance by Kitty Carlisle Hart. The evening, which benefited the Character Studies Education Projects, also featured a starry silent auction.

Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson have been recipients of numerous Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe, Theatre World, Drama Desk and BAFTA awards and nominations in their 60-plus year careers. Together, Wallach and Jackson have appeared together on Broadway in The Flowering Peach, Lost in Yonkers, Cafe Crown, Twice Around the Park, The Waltz of the Toreadors, Luv, Rhinoceros and others. Separately, Jackson has starred in Middle of the Night, Arms and the Man, The Lady from the Sea, the original production of Summer and Smoke, and others, while Wallach has appeared in Major Barbara, the original productions of The Teahouse of the August Moon, Camino Real, The Rose Tattoo, Mister Roberts and more. Jackson's screen credits include Hunter's Crossing, The Shining and Sticks and Bones; Wallach has been seen in the films Keeping the Faith, Night and the City, The Godfather: Part III, and How To Steal A Million, among dozens more.

For more on Character Studies Education Projects, visit www.symphonyspace.org.

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson find their seats to the applause of the crowd

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Host James Naughton sings a tribute to Wallach and Jackson

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
James Naughton

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Andrea Martin

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Andrea Martin

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Boyd Gaines and Andrea Martin read a scene from Love Letters

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Rita Gardner

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Rita Gardner

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Marian Seldes

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Marian Seldes bows in appreciation of Wallach and Jackson

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Maggie Lacey and Max Casella read from Tennesee Williams' This Property is Condemned

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Tovah Feldshuh sings "Before the Parade Passes By"

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Tovah Feldshuh

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Tovah Feldshuh shares her photo album of Wallach and Jackson

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Boyd Gaines and Marsha Mason read a scene from Tennessee Williams' Camino Real

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Marsha Mason and Boyd Gaines

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Boyd Gaines

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Murray Schisgal reads from a New York Times review of one of Wallach's movies

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Murray Schisgal and Estelle Parsons read from Schisgal's play "The Typists"

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Murray Schisgal and Estelle Parsons

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Kitty Carlisle Hart

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Kitty Carlisle Hart

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Anne Jackson receives flowers at the end of the evening

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Anne Jackson

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off
Eli Wallach, James Naughton and Anne Jackson

Photo Coverage: A Life in the Theatre - Onstage and Off




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