Photo Coverage: Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday
By: Linda Lenzi Mar. 12, 2008
Internationally renowned pianist Byron Janis celebrated his 80th birthday in grand style with a concert on Monday, March 10 at 6PM where he played his own music for the first time in front of an audience.
Hosted by Pia Lindstrom at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center, some of Broadway's most acclaimed performers joined Janis for the March 10 concert. His special guests include Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde), Shuler Hensley (Oklahoma!, Young Frankenstein), Karen Mason (Mamma Mia!), Sami Gayle (Gypsy), Maya Days (No Strings at Encores!), and Joanne Lessner (Cyrano).
For more information about Byron Janis please visit www.byronjanis.com and for The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts upcoming events visit www.nypl.org
Photos by Linda Lenzi
Maria Cooper Janis and Byron Janis
Pia Lindstrom and Byron Janis
Pia Lindstrom, Byron Janis and Maria Cooper Janis
Performers Maya Days, Karen Mason, Shuler Hensley, Joanne Lessner, Robert Cuccioli and Byron Janis
Karen Mason and Byron Janis
Robert Cuccioli and Byron Janis
Shuler Hensley and Byron Janis
Joanne Lessner and Byron Janis
Maya Days and Byron Janis
Marian Javits and Byron Janis
Celeste Holm, Byron Janis and Marian Javits
Celeste Holm, Byron Janis and Marian Javits
Laila Robins and Robert Cuccioli
Laila Robins, Robert Cuccioli and Maya Days
Laila Robins, Maria Cooper Janis, Byron Janis and Robert Cuccioli
Paul Rolnick and Karen Mason
Shuler Hensley and Paula Hensley
Fred Applegate and Shuler Hensley
Cherie Sprosty, Fred Applegate, Shuler Hensley and Paula Hensley
Robert Cuccioli and Shuler Hensley
Robert Cuccioli, Karen Mason and Shuler Hensley
Byron Janis, Joanne Lessner and Josh Rosenblum
Director Annette Jolles and Byron Janis
Maria Cooper Janis and Robert Cuccioli
Maria Cooper Janis, Alan Pally (The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts/ Producer: Public Programs, Performances, Lectures) and Byron Janis
Maya Days, Maria Cooper Janis, Alan Pally and Byron Janis
Maria Cooper Janis, Byron Janis and Patricia Neal
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