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Photo Coverage: Inside Abingdon Theatre Company's SWINGING ON A STAR Gala

By: Oct. 08, 2013
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Abingdon Theatre Company - which has produced more than 80 new American plays in its 21-year history -celebrated its 2013-14 Season with ABINGDON: SWINGING ON A STAR, its Annual Benefit Gala and dinner, on Monday night at Espace (635 West 42nd Street in Manhattan). Dick Cavett, celebrated author, actor and host of the Emmy Award-winning "The Dick Cavett Show," hosted. Check out photos from the special event below!

The entertaining evening honors award-winning veteran of stage, screen and television, Frances Sternhagen (On Golden Pond, Driving Miss Daisy, "Cheers"). The gala also honorsBarbara Blair Randall, President of New York's Fashion Center Business Improvement District, and actress Sheila Ball Burkert (Founder, Act II...Gether Youth Troupe).

Presenters and guests included playwright A.R. Gurney, Kathleen Chalfant, Cherry Jones, Sloane Shelton, Lois Smith, musician Melanie, members of the Act II...Gether Youth Troupe, artist Kyle Hardin DeWoody, and others to be announced.

Since 1993, Abingdon Theatre Company has developed and produced new plays by American Playwrightsexclusively. Their actors, directors, designers, producers and dramaturgs have collaborated with more than 200 playwrights to develop original plays. Under the guidance of Artistic Director Jan Buttram and Managing DirectorHeather Henderson, the company provides a safe home where playwrights collaborate with other theatre artists and receive audience feedback through readings and workout labs, culminating in full productions.

For more information, visit www.abingdontheatre.org.

Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy

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Nancy Opel and Jillian Steward

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Nancy Opel and Jillian Steward

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Brian Richard Mori, Dick Cavett, Frances Sternhagen and Jan Buttram

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Dick Cavett and Frances Sternhagen

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Dick Cavett and Frances Sternhagen

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Frances Sternhagen

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Dick Cavett

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Frances Sternhagen

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Frances Sternhagen and Donald Brenner

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Laura Daniel

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Nanda Anand

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Mary John Sullivan and Robert Sullivan

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Taylor Richter, Evan Burkert, Allison and Rene Burkert

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Rene Burkert and Anna Pitts

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Rene Burkert and Natalie Ball

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Melanie

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Melanie

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Melanie and Craig Horsley

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Frances Sternhagen and Melanie

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Frances Sternhagen and Melanie

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Stanley Bahorek and Ethan Heard

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Stanley Bahorek

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Sheila Burkert, Frances Sternhagen, Barbara Blair Randall and Jan Buttram

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Frances Sternhagen and A.R. Gurney

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John Cunningham

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Martha Rogers Cavett and Frances Sternhagen

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Helen Sneed

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Chairs of tonight's event-Hilary Edison and Betsy Pitts with honoree Sheila Burkert

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Alfred Uhry

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Cherry Jones and Jan Buttram

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Cherry Jones

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Cherry Jones

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Kathleen Chalfant

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Kathleen Chalfant

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Kathleen Chalfant




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