Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet of the Drama League's 2015 Gala, Honoring James Earl Jones!
By: Walter McBride Feb. 03, 2015
Just last night, the Drama League's 31st Annual Musical Celebration of Broadway honored legendary Emmy®, Grammy®, Oscar® and Tony® Award (EGOT) winner James Earl Jones at The Pierre Hotel. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage from the starry red carpet!
The Musical Celebration of Broadway brought together 500+ of New York City's most influential arts supporters, celebrities, and luminaries for a black-tie evening of cocktails, dinner, and the acclaimed, unforgettable musical revue that is the signature of the event. Featuring dozens of stars from film, television and theatre, the Musical Celebration of Broadway, the evening's one-of-a-kind musical tribute -- inspired by Mr. Jones' career - included Annaleigh Ashford, Elizabeth Ashley, Anna Chlumsky, Tyne Daly, Kelsey Grammer, Julie Halston, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, James Monroe Iglehart, Jefferson Mays, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kristine Nielsen, Estelle Parsons, Phylicia Rashad, Christopher Sieber, Richard Thomas, John Douglas Thompson, Dylan Walsh, Leslie Uggams, Susyn Waldman, Alton Fitzgerald White, and Special Tribute given by cast members of Broadway's You Can't Take It With You and Jersey Boys. Broadway veteran and You Can't Take It With You cast mate Nick Corley directed.
During the evening's festivities, The Drama League also recognized the acclaimed CBS Television series "The Good Wife" as its 2015 Arts Ally in recognition of Executive Producers Robert and Michelle King and Series Casting Director Mark Saks, whose enthusiastic support of the Broadway community and its artists have immeasurably benefited both the television and theater industries. Mr. Saks accepted the recognition from Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming, currently starring in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Cabaret and as a series regular on "The Good Wife."
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
The Drama League's 31st Annual 'Musical Celebration of Broadway' honoring James Earl Jones at the Pierre Hotel on February 2, 2015 in New York City.
James Earl Jones and wife Ceclia Hart with Jano Herbosch
Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley
Crystal Dickinson and Brandon Dirden
The Jersey Boys cast: Quinn VanAntwerp, Joseph Leo Bwarie, Richard H. Blake and Matt Bogart
Dylan Walsh and Leslie Bourque
Fred Adler and Catherine Adler
The cast of 'You Can't Take It With You'
Ceclia Hart and James Earl Jones
Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley
Jano Herbosch and Alan Cumming
Fred Adler
Dylan Walsh and Leslie Bourque
Crystal Dickinson and Brandon Dirden
Crystal Dickinson and Brandon Dirden
Annaleigh Ashford, Joe Tapper, Nick Corley, JohAnna Day and Marc Damon Johnson
The Drama League's 31st Annual 'Musical Celebration of Broadway' honoring James Earl Jones at the Pierre Hotel on February 2, 2015 in New York City.
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