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Photo Coverage: Broadway Snuggles Up with Puppies at Second Stage Benefit, Honoring Harvey Fierstein!

By: Nov. 13, 2018
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Second Stage Theater, now celebrating its 40th Anniversary, just hosted their Fall Benefit yesterday at Terminal 5 (610 West 56th Street), honoring Tony Award winner and Second Stage Theater alum Harvey Fierstein. The evening featured performances and appearances by Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter, Rosie O'Donnell, Annaleigh Ashford, Keala Settle, Wayne Brady, Christopher Sieber, Michael Urie and Marissa Jaret Winokur and the original Hairspray Dynamites.

The one-night-only benefit event celebrated Torch Song returning to the Hayes Theater 36 years after its original Broadway run and included the entire cast from Second Stage Theater's production of Fierstein's Torch Song: Michael Urie, Mercedes Ruehl, Ward Horton, Jack DiFalco, Roxanna Hope Radja and Michael Hsu Rosen.

The benefit wasdirected by Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell and written by Tony Award nominee Chad Beguelin. The event is Co-Chaired by Robert Greenblatt, Richie Jackson, and Jordan Roth with Honorary Chairs Cyndi Lauper and Joe Mantello.

Below, check out photos from the red carpet as the guests pose with adorable puppies from the North Shore Animal League!

Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski

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Jerry Mitchell

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Jerry Mitchell

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Tommy Bracco

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Tommy Bracco, Darren Biggert

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Michael Hsu Rosen

Photo Coverage: Broadway Snuggles Up with Puppies at Second Stage Benefit, Honoring Harvey Fierstein!  Image
Michael Hsu Rosen

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Colleen Jennings-Roggensack

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Jordan Roth

Photo Coverage: Broadway Snuggles Up with Puppies at Second Stage Benefit, Honoring Harvey Fierstein!  Image
Jordan Roth

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Christopher Sieber

Photo Coverage: Broadway Snuggles Up with Puppies at Second Stage Benefit, Honoring Harvey Fierstein!  Image
Christopher Sieber

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Jack DiFalco

Photo Coverage: Broadway Snuggles Up with Puppies at Second Stage Benefit, Honoring Harvey Fierstein!  Image
Jack DiFalco

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Terry Lindsay, Carole Rothman, Timothy J. McClimon

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Carole Rothman, Jordan Roth

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Jordan Roth, Harvey Fierstein, Richie Jackson

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Jordan Roth, Harvey Fierstein, Richie Jackson

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Harvey Fierstein

Photo Coverage: Broadway Snuggles Up with Puppies at Second Stage Benefit, Honoring Harvey Fierstein!  Image
Harvey Fierstein

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Harvey Fierstein, Carole Rothman

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Carole Rothman, Harvey Fierstein, Casey Reitz

Photo Coverage: Broadway Snuggles Up with Puppies at Second Stage Benefit, Honoring Harvey Fierstein!  Image
Michael Hsu Rosen, Roxanna Hope Radja, Michael Urie, Harvey Fierstein, Jack DiFalco, Ward Horton

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Michael Urie, Harvey Fierstein

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Michael Urie

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Michael Urie

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Roxanna Hope Radja

Photo Coverage: Broadway Snuggles Up with Puppies at Second Stage Benefit, Honoring Harvey Fierstein!  Image
Roxanna Hope Radja

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Ward Horton, Alexa Horton

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Ward Horton, Alexa Horton

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Claybourne Elder

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Claybourne Elder

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David Rockwell

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David Rockwell, Harvey Fierstein

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Mercedes Ruehl

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Mercedes Ruehl

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Mercedes Ruehl, Harvey Fierstein

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Mercedes Ruehl, Harvey Fierstein

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Mercedes Ruehl

Photo Coverage: Broadway Snuggles Up with Puppies at Second Stage Benefit, Honoring Harvey Fierstein!  Image
Mercedes Ruehl

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Rob Morean




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