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17th Annual Dancers Over 40 Legacy Awards And Holiday Dinner Set For Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 3, 2025

Dancers Over 40 will celebrate five fabulous performers at its 17th Annual Legacy Awards and Holiday Dinner. This celebration honrors its own members Carole Banninger, Diane Coupè, Andrew Jannetti, Diana Laurenson and Jon Spano.

Photos: DO40's CHICAGO 50th Anniversary Concert At 54 Below
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 20, 2025

Dancers Over 40 began their fourth decade as an organization with a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of CHICAGO; past, present and future, honoring Bob Fosse, Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera, Jerry Orbach and Ann Reinking, with original and revival cast members, hosted by Golden Globe nominee and former revival Roxie Hart, Marilu Henner. Check out photos from the show.

Photos: Dancers 0ver 40 Hosts 16th Annual Legacy Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 11, 2024

Dancers Over 40 celebrated five performers at it's 16th Annual Legacy Awards and Holiday Dinner Monday, December 9th 2024. Check out photos from the celebration.

Photos: DO40's The Sassy Splits Joins Broadway Show Bowling League 2023
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 2, 2023

Dancers Over 40's The Sassy Splits has joined the Broadway Show Bowling League for it's 2023 season.  Every Thursday evening, actors and staff of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows compete in the Broadway Show Bowling League. Games are played from 11:15 PM to 2 AM at Port Authority's Leisure Time Bowling Alley. Check out photos here!

Feature: More About Man About Town, Charles Kirsch, Broadway's BFF - Part Two
by Rob Lester - Aug 23, 2023

The saga of the seemingly ubiquitous Charles Kirsch continues: He's everywhere: hosting shows on stage, all over YouTube, in the air or on the air with over 150 podcasts of 'Backstage Babble' with his interviews of show people, and maybe sitting next to you at a cabaret or Broadway theatre or just dashing around New York City.

Photos: Go Inside EVERYTHING'S COMING UP DAME ANGELA at the Actors' Temple Theatre
by Robert Diamond - May 17, 2023

See photos from Dancers over 40's special and intimate salute to Dame Angela Lansbury, Monday, May 15th at 8pm at the Actors’ Temple Theatre in NYC.

Photos: DO40 Gather To Celebrate The Life Of Broadway's Lawrence Merritt
by A.A. Cristi - May 9, 2023

DO40 celebrated the life of board member Lawrence Merritt (Larry Merritt) on May 7th, 2023, who passed away in January. See photos from inside the event. 

12th Annual DO40 Legacy Awards Streams Live Monday, December 14
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 9, 2020

Dancers Over 40 continues to bring together the artistic community with the 12th Annual Legacy Awards Monday, December 14th, 8pm.

Dancers Over 40 Hosts 9th Annual Legacy Awards and Holiday Dinner
by Stephi Wild - Nov 20, 2017

Dancers Over 40's last event of 2017, the 9th Annual Legacy Awards and Holiday Dinner, is its most joyous. This celebration honoring our very own members will be held on Monday, December 11th, from 6 to 9pm at LIPS Restaurant, 227 East 56th Street and will be hosted by TONY nominee Carol Lawrence (also a DO40 Advisory Board Member AND Legacy Award honoree), with live performances by Legacy Honorees Mary Jane Houdina and Ron Young, as well as consummate entertainer Sutton Lee Seymour!

Photo Flash: Uggams, McKechnie, and More at Dancers Over 40's 2012 LEGACY AWARDS
by Patrick Nugent - Dec 20, 2012

Another event, another packed house! DO40 presented its fourth annual Legacy Awards at their Holiday Dinner, this year again at the over-the-top LIPS restaurant in NYC. Honorees Norma Doggett-Bezwick, Larry Fuller, Carol Lawrence, George Marcy and Lee Roy Reams felt the warmth waft up to the dais. Check out photos from the awards inside!