Photo Coverage: The Public Theater Celebrates Their 2015 Summer Gala!
By: Walter McBride Jun. 10, 2015
This past week The Public Theater celerbrated their 2015 Summer Gala, which included a special performance of the free Shakespeare in the Park production of THE TEMPEST, featuring a cast that included Sam Waterston and Jesse Tyler Ferguson and directed by Michael Greif. The summer gala also honored Bernard Spitzer (1924-2014) and Anna Spitzer for their extraordinary support over several years. The 2015 Public Theater summer gala featured appearances by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jnathan Groff, Laura Benanti, Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, Alan Rickman, Jane Lynch and many more.
The Public Theater is the only theater in New York that produces Shakespeare and the classics, musicals, contemporary, and experimental pieces in equal measure, The Public serves as an advocate for the theater as an essential cultural force in leading and framing dialogue on important issues of our day.
BroadwayWorld was on the scene for the event so, click through the photos below to see the 2015 Public Theater Summer Gala.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Laurie Eustis and Oskar Eustis
Laurie Eustis and Oskar Eustis
Oskar Eustis, Laurie Eustis, Jeff Barker and Patrick Willingham
Jeff Barker and Wendy Barker
Jeff Barker and Wendy Barker
Laurie Eustis, Kylie Brown and Oskar Eustis
Laurie Eustis, Oskar Eustis and Arielle Tepper Modover
Laurie Eustis, Kylie Brown and Oskar Eustis
Laurie Eustis, Kylie Brown and Oskar Eustis
Katie Finneran and Darren Goldstein
Katie Finneran and Darren Goldstein
Peter Dinklage and Erica Schmidt
Lin Manuel-Miranda and Thomas Kael
Lin Manuel-Miranda and Thomas Kael
Jonathan Groff and Murray Bartlett
Jonathan Groff and Murray Bartlett
Julianna Margulies and Keith Lieberthal
Julianna Margulies and Keith Lieberthal
Julianna Margulies and Keith Lieberthal
Julianna Margulies and Keith Lieberthal
Trudie Styler and Sting
Trudie Styler and Sting
Trudie Styler and Sting
Jennifer Westfeldt
Jennifer Westfeldt
Jennifer Westfeldt
Jennifer Westfeldt
Dule Hill
Dule Hill
Jon Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea Hurley
Jon Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea Hurley
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