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Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala

By: Oct. 26, 2010
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Last night, October 25th, James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's never-before-staged Evening Primrose took a one-night-only bow to benefit the St. George's Society of New York 's Anglo-American Cultural Awards at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College. The production starred Candice Bergen, John McMartin, Sean Palmer, Bill Duell, John Windsor Cunningham, and Jessica Grove. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the curtain call and after party and brings you photo coverage below.

The musical presentation was under the direction of Tony, Academy and Emmy-Award winner Tony Walton, orchestrations: Sean Patrick Flahaven, music direction: Mary-Mitchell Campbell, sound design: Bernard Fox, lighting design: Richard Pilbrow, produced by Margot Astrachan and will conclude with a grant to the Young Playwrights Inc., the charity founded by Sondheim.

The show was part of a premiere gala celebration of the Anglo-American Cultural Awards of the St. George's Society, recognizing the contributions to US-UK society of Walton and Harper's Bazaar editor-in-chief Glenda Bailey. It was attended by Alec Baldwin, Tommy Tune, Alan Cumming, Jim Dale, and other theater and fashion-world luminaries.

Following the presentation of Evening Primrose, there was a gala dinner in the top of Hearst Tower featuring the talents of Alan Cumming and Jim Dale. Walton and Bailey presenTed Grants from the St. George's Society to Tony-Award winner Christine Jones and writer Alfie Barrett - chosen by Walton and Bailey as up-and-coming talents in their fields.

For more information visit https://shop.stgeorgessociety.org/.

Photo Credit: Kevin Thomas Garcia

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Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Jessica Grove, Candice Bergen and Sean Palmer

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Jessica Grove, Candice Bergen and Sean Palmer

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Jessica Grove, Candice Bergen and Sean Palmer

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Jessica Grove and Candice Bergen

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Candice Bergen and Jessica Grove

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Sean Palmer

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
The Cast

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Tony Walton

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Tony Walton, Jessica Grove, Sean Palmer and Bethe Austin

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Tony Walton, Jessica Grove and Sean Palmer

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Jessica Grove and Sean Palmer

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Sean Palmer

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Jessica Grove

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Jessica Grove and her parents

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Angela Lansbury

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Angela Lansbury

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Marian Seldes

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Alan Cumming

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Tommy Tune

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Geoffrey Holder

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Jim Dale

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Frederic Franklin

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Sondra Lee

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
John Windsor-Cunningham

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
John Buxton

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Stephan Mazur

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Mercedes Ellington

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Hunter Ryan Herdlicka

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Bob Blume

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Margot Astercan

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Victor Stewart and Caroline Stewart

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Glenda Bailey

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Doni Comas

Photo Coverage: Goldman-Sondheim 'PRIMROSE' Debut and Awards Gala  Image
Christine Jones

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William Wolfe and his wife

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