Photo Flash: John Kander Tribute at Westport Playhouse

Award-winning talents Eartha Kitt, Shuler Hensley, Debra Monk, James Naughton, Bebe Neuwirth, David Hyde Pierce, Ben Vereen and Karen Ziemba honored the late Fred Ebb and John Kander, the Tony Award-winning composer/song-writing team of Chicago, Cabaret and Curtains, on Monday, September 24, at Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut. A schedule of year-round events at the Playhouse is available online at www.westportplayhouse.org.

Photos by Kathleen O'Rourke

l-r: John Kander, Eartha Kitt, Ben Vereen, Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman and Bebe Neuwirth.

Coordinating Westport Country Playhouse's celebration of John Kander last night, were (from left, seated) Barbara Streicker, with guest of honor John Kander, and Kim Harizman. Standing: Jodi Schoenbrun Carter (Playhouse Managing Director), Jeffrey Kindler, Sharon Sullivan, Niv Harizman, and Tazewell Thompson (Playhouse Artistic Director)

Guest of honor John Kander (right) offers curtain call remarks at Westport Country Playhouse on Monday, September 24. l-r: James Naughton, Brittany Marcin, David Hyde Pierce, Mary-Mitchell Campbell (Musical Director) Megan Sikora, Shuler Hensley, Lorin Latarro and Ben Vereen

Bebe Neuwirth and Karen Ziemba perform "Nowadays" from Chicago