Photo Coverage: Albee and Hwang Honored at Cherry Lane Theat
By: Kerry Long
The Cherry Lane Theatre, New
York's longest running Off-Broadway theatre, unveiled its renovated home as part of its annual gala on April 3. Playwrights Edward Albee (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woof?) and David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly), and renowned theatre lawyer John F. Breglio were honored with the Cherry Lane Legacy Award.The gala was hosted by two-time Tony Award-winning actress Judith Ivey and featured special performances by "The West Wing"'s Dule Hill and many others. "A
landmark in Greenwich Village's cultural landscape, Cherry Lane Theatre
serves as a vital lab for the development of new American works and the
cultivation of a diverse, multigenerational audience. Their focus is
the playwright as central to the dramatic event and the text as
intrinsic to theatrical innovation and excellence. Indeed, as New
York's oldest, continuously running Off-Broadway theater, the Cherry
Lane has helped to define American drama, fostering quality theater
that is daring and relevant, for over 80 years," according to press
notes. For more on the theatre, visit www.cherrylanetheatre.org.Photos by Kerry Long
Dule Hill ("The West Wing")
Honoree David Henry Hwang
David Henry Hwang with benefit performer
David Henry Hwang being interviewed
Honoree Edward Albee
Edward Albee
Edward Albee
The honorees--theatre lawyer John F. Breglio, Edward Albee and David Henry Hwang
John F. Breglio, David Henry Hwang and Edward Albee
The stage of the renovated Cherry Lane Theatre
The Cherry Lane Theatre
The cast of the benefit with honorees
Cast and honorees
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