Photo Coverage: Our Time Awards Performance
By: Walter McBride Apr. 17, 2008
Our Time Theatre Company (Taro Alexander, Artistic Director, Everett Bradley, Musical Director) , a non-profit organization dedicated to providing an artistic home for young people who stutter, held its Sixth Annual Our Time Benefit Gala entitled, "Lean on Me" continuing its tradition of honoring a person who has been an inspiration to those that stutter. This year's Our Time Award was presented to Bill Withers, the Grammy Award winning music legend responsible for such hits as "Ain't No Sunshine," "Lovely Day," and "Lean on Me."
This year's star-studded evening's Honorary Chairs were Ricki Lake and Paul Rudd and the event was hosted by Our Time Kids. This year's benefit took place on April 14, 2008 with an all-star cast at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at 7PM . Celebrities performed original work written by and with the young people of the Our Time Theatre Company.
Performing with the members of Our Time were Lauren Ambrose, Talia Balsam, Howard Bingham, Nadia Dajani, Ned Eisenberg, Kathryn Grody, Adriane Lenox, Tiffany McElroy, Kelli O'Hara, Jesse L. Martin, Cynthia Nixon, Rosie Perez, Ramon Rodriguez, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Ed Sherin, John Slattery, Callie Thorne, Mary Testa, Sam Waterston, 13 members of the cast of Spring Awakening, including Tony Award-winner John Gallagher, Jr. and more.
Photos By Walter McBride/ Retna
Our Time Awards
Juliannna Padilla, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Victoria Perlman
Juliannna Padilla, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Victoria Perlman
Danielle Diesu and Jesse L. Martin
Danielle Diesu and Jesse L. Martin
Kathyrn Grody and Ashlee Walsh
Ned Eisenberg and Lauren Ambrose
Ned Eisenberg and Lauren Ambrose
Talia Balsam and Adriane Lenox
Adriane Lenox and Nina Hersher
Adriane Lenox and Nina Hersher
Kori Withers and Edward Mawere
Edward Mawere and Kori Withers
Edward Mawere and Kori Withers
Ramon Rodriguez and Rosie Perez
Ramon Rodriguez and Rosie Perez
Ramon Rodriguez and Rosie Perez
Mary Testa and The Our Time Company
Mary Testa and The Our Time Company
Taro Alexander and Everett Bradley
Bill Withers and Andre Gillyard
Bill Wither and Andre Gillyard
Bill Withers and Andre Gillyard
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