From left, guests at Westport Country Playhouse gala Jane Williams, Dr. Jay Meislich and Brian Williams, host of 'NBC Nightly News.' 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.