From left, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, Westport Country Playhouse managing director, greets guests James Earl Jones and Cecilia Hart, who have performed at the Playhouse, Jones in 'Thurgood' (2006) and Hart in 'Relatively Speaking' (2007) and 'Time of My Life Photo

From: Photo Flash: Westport Country Playhouse Gala Grosses $1,407,610

A sold-out audience of over 550 people attended the annual benefit, 'Footlights and Film: A Celebration of the Great Musicals from Stage and Screen,' hosted by Julia Roberts and featuring a special tribute to Angela Lansbury presented by Bernadette Peters, at Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) on Monday evening, September 15. The fundraiser grossed $1,407,610, including revenue from tickets, donations and silent auctions.