Photos: Dramatists' Guild Dinner and Awards

The Dramatists Guild Fund and Dramatists Guild of America presented their annual gala dinner and Guild awards ceremony to benefit the Fund on Monday, April 23, 2007. John Guare was the master of ceremonies and Michael Greif was the director of the program, which will include performances from The Apple Tree, Company, Curtains, Grey Gardens, Spring Awakening and [title of show].

Taking part in the event were, among others, Tony Award-winner Kristin Chenoweth (The Apple Tree), Raul Esparza (Company), Debra Monk (Curtains), Erin Davie (Grey Gardens), Matt Cavenaugh (Grey Gardens), John Gallagher, Jr. (Spring Awakening), Lauren Pritchard (Spring Awakening) and the cast of [title of show].  In attendance, too, were legends such as Stephen Sondheim, Sheldon Harnick, and Edward Albee.

This year's Guild award winners include Scott Frankel, recipient of the Frederick Loewe Award for Dramatic Composition, presented for his score of Grey Gardens; Ed Bullins, recipient of the Flora Roberts Award; and Horton Foote, recipient of the Dramatists Guild Award for Lifetime Achievement. The Guild, in association with the Educational Association of America, also presented the first annual Wendy Wasserstein Prize.

Visit www.dramatistsguild.org for more information on the Dramatists Guild.

 
Joseph Stein, Margery Harnick and Sheldon Harnick

Roger Berlind, Horton Foote, Hallie Foote and John Weidman

Jonathan Gallagher Jr. and Duncan Sheik

David Lindsay-Abaire and Scott Frankel

Justin Paul, Stephen Sondheim and Benj Pasek

Scott Frankel and Stephen Sondheim

Edward Albee, Marsha Norman and Gary Garrison

Tari Stratton and Gary Garrison

Wendy Orshan, Melly Still, Mark d'Inverno and Bruce Perry

Michael Berresse

Gordon Greenberg and Sam Davis

Michael Berresse, Susan Blackwell, Larry Pressgrove, Hunter Bell, Heidi Blickenstaff and Jeff Bowen