Photo Coverage: First Night: The Red (Orange) Carpet Event
By: Jeffrey Ellis Sep. 11, 2011
Hosted by Jennifer Richmond and Trey Palmer, First Night, the Nashville Theater Honors Gala was preceded by the Red Carpet Event just before the tribute concert on a rainy Sunday, September 4, at Belmont University's Troutt Theatre.
"Actually, this year we added a new wrinkle to the fun on the Red Carpet," said Cary Street, fashion commentator for the event. "We hosted 'The Orange Carpet' to pay homage to this year's First Night charity, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Tennessee Chapter."
Joining Street on the Orange Carpet were Lisa Garner Harrison and Jessica Carter, who greeted arrivals at the beautiful Troutt Theatre prior to the start of the evening's entertainment, which featured almost 150 performers taking part in the tributes to the six members of the 2011 First Night Class of Honorees - Pam Atha, Daniel Brewer, Gary C. Hoff, Danny Proctor, Layne Sasser and Helen Shute-Pettaway - and was hosted by two-time First Night Award winner David Compton.
photos by Nancy Hickman McNulty and Ed Amatrudo
Jennifer Richmond, Kalia Brooke, Savannah Bennett and Alyssa Runyeon
Lisa Marie Wright & Anthony Just
Melissa Bedinger Hade & Jeffrey Ellis
Jeffrey Ellis, Lora Westlund & Ed Amatrudo
Cary Street, Trey Palmer, 2011 First Night Honoree Layne Sasser and Jennifer Richmond
Billy Ditty, Dietz Osborne, Lauri Gregoire and Jennifer Richmond
Cary Street, Jennifer Richmond, Jeffrey Ellis & Trey Palmer
Jennifer Richmond & Dietz Osborne
The cast of Circle Players' 13 The Musical
Michael Ruff with castmates from Cumberland County Playhouse's upcoming production of Dreamgirls
Dietz Osborne, Jeffrey Ellis and Nate Eppler
Dylan Reikeman, Jennifer Richmond, Arica Ward & Trey Palmer
Jennifer Richmond, 2011 First Night Honoree Danny Proctor, his daughter Elizabeth Shirley, Trey Palmer and Cary Street
Jennifer Richmond, Cary Street, Rachel Beth Jackson, Stephanie Wright, Genesis Crnolatas & Trey Palmer
2011 Most Promising Actor MaryKathryn Kopp
Rachel Beth Jackson, Stephanie Wright and Genesis Crnolatas
Christian Albright-Redden & Delaney Amatrudo
Trey Palmer, Cary Street, Jennifer Richmond
Billy Ditty, Dietz Osborne, Lauri Gregoire and Jennifer Richmond
Jennifer Richmond & 2011 First Night Honoree Pam Atha
Mark McNulty and his daughter, Maggi, a 2011 Most Promising Actor
Trey Palmer & Jennifer Richmond
Cary Street, Jennifer Richmond, Patricia Taber, 2011 First Night honoree Daniel Brewer & Trey Palmer
Rebekah Durham & Jennifer Richmond
Ed Amatrudo and his daughter, Delaney Amatrudo
Travis Harkins, Jennifer Richmond and Amanda Lamb
Kandace Williams
The Orange Carpet Team: Cary Street, Jennifer Richmond, Lisa Garner Harrison and Trey Palmer
Savannah and Jennifer Bennett
Ed and Delaney Amatrudo
Daron Bruce, Lisa Marie Wright & Jennifer Richmond
Nate Eppler, Jennifer Richmond & Dietz Osborne
Jennifer Richmond with Boiler Room Theatre's Jamey Green, Neely O'Brien Green and her husband Corbin Green
Jenny Norris-Light & Jennifer Richmond
Jenny Norris-Light
Delaney Amatrudo & Ryan Garrett
Lisa Marie Wright & Jennifer Richmond
Jennifer Richmond and Pam Atha
Lisa LaCross
Jennifer Richmond with 2011 Most Promising Actor Tyler Henry and his parents
Chris McKee makes a bid during the silent auction
Trey Palmer, Cary Street, 2011 First Night Honoree Helen Shute-Pettaway and Jennifer Richmond
Kate Adams-Johnson & Tim Larson
Jennifer Richmond & Carol Zamora Ward
Delaney Amatrudo & Lora Westlund
Lisa Garner Harrison & Jessica Carter
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