Woodard, Allen and French Honored by CTH, Feb. 27

By: Feb. 22, 2006
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Alfre Woodard, Billie Allen and Arthur French will be honored at the Classical Theatre of Harlem's annual benefit on Monday, February 27th at St. John the Divine (1047 Amsterdam Avenue).

The benefit, which will begin at 6 PM, will include cocktails, dinner and entertainment in addition to the awards ceremony.

Woodard, who has appeared on Broadway in Drowning Crow and Me and Bessie, will receive the Josephine Premice Award for Sustained Excellence in the Theatre. The actress has also been seen off-Broadway in plays such as The Winter's Tale and A Map of the World, and in many films and TV shows, including Something New, Miss Evers' Boys, Crooklyn and "Desperate Housewives," on which she plays Betty Applewhite.

Allen, who starred in the original production of Adrienne Kennedy's Funnyhouse of a Negro and who directed the recent revival at CTH, will be presented with Rose McClendon Trailblazer Award. Her Broadway credits include Blues for Mr. Charlie, Critic's Choice, A Raisin in the Sun and Four Saints in Three Acts, while her off-Broadway credits include directing Saint Lucy's Eye and performing in plays such as Bohikee Creek and Black Monday.

French, a founding member of the Negro Ensemble Company, will be honored with the Ira F. Aldridge Award for Sustained Excellence in the Theatre. His many Broadway credits include Mule Bone, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Design for Living, The Iceman Cometh and Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death, while he has appeared in over two dozen off-Broadway shows, including A Last Dance for Sybil, Driving Miss Daisy and Playboy of the West Indies.

Tickets are $200 and are available by calling 212-868-4444. For more information, visit www.classicaltheatreofharlem.org.

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