Tyne Daly Hosts Helen Hayes Star Gala 10/15

The Helen Hayes Star Gala - benefitting the audience development and community service programs of The Helen Hayes Awards - will be hosted by stage and screen star Tyne Daly on Friday, October 15, 6:30pm, at The Four Seasons Hotel Washington (2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW).

This spectacular evening of wining, dining, bidding, raffles and entertainment will:
HONOR four special champions of Washington Area theatres with "Helen's Star," presented to Susan & Dixon Butler and Pete Miller & Sara Cormeny; CELEBRATE the vibrant theatre landscape they helped to create; and SUPPORT the year-efforts of the Helen Hayes organization to build their audiences.

THEATRE NEIGHBORHOOD RAFFLES and the LIVE AUCTION
The Helen Hayes Star Gala will celebrate the vibrant landscape of Washington theatres with a new twist in 2010 with THEATRE NEIGHBORHOOD RAFFLES. Ten one-of-a-kind packages will showcase specific neighborhoods in DC, Maryland and Virginia where theatres have had a resounding economic impact and are vital to the diverse social life of each. Packages will include tickets, subscriptions and other gift items from theatres, as well as gift certificates for dining, shopping and weekend hotel stays allowing the winner of each to discover a new neighborhood and create a dynamic experience of theatre and entertainment for themselves.

The LIVE AUCTION will include exclusive travel packages to Costa Rica, India, Russia, Santa Barbara, Vietnam and other exciting destinations, in addition to a unique sports-lovers package. The LIVE AUCTION will be conducted by Sebastian Clarke of Doyle New York & Antiques Roadshow.

TICKETS & SPONSORSHIPS are available at the following levels:
· Individual CELEBRITY - $290.
· TYNE'S GUEST FOR COCKTAILS - $500 (Includes exclusive pre-dinner cocktails with Tyne Daly)
· TYNE'S DINNER DATE - $1,000 (Seating at Tyne Daly's table for dinner plus other benefits)
· LUMINARY Sponsorship - $2,900 (table for 8 plus other benefits)
· CHAMPION Sponsorship - $10,000 (premium table of 10, Tyne's Guest for Cocktails, plus other benefits)

Full details and benefits for each level at www.helenhayes.org.

HELEN STAR HONOREES
Honoring Susan & Dixon Butler and to Pete Miller & Sara Cormeny with the 2010 Helen Star represents dedication to, and support of, an array of Washington area theatres. In addition to the board leadership roles played by Susan Butler (Studio Theatre) and Pete Miller (Woolly Mammoth), these four "stars" have played important roles in the development of local companies with their support of not only the two previously mentioned theatres, but also Constellation Theatre, Round House Theatre, Signature Theatre and Solas Nua. We honor their generosity.

THE HOST
Stage and screen actress Tyne Daly is no stranger to Washington. Most recently she appeared at The Kennedy Center in Master Class as part of the Terrance McNally festival and in 1990 brought her star turn to the iconic role of Mama Rose in Gypsy for which she was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award. Ms. Daly has also graciously served as host of the Helen Hayes Awards numerous times. She is widely known for her work as Detective Mary Beth Lacey in the television series Cagney & Lacey, as well as the CBS drama Judging Amy. She has won six Emmy Awards for her television work and won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for Gypsy in 1989. Her other stage credits include a revival of the The Seagull, City Center Encores' staged concert of Call Me Madam, the Broadway production of Rabbit Hole, McCarter Theatre's world premiere of Edward Albee's Me, Myself & I and cabaret performances at Feinstein's in New York.

SPONSORS
The Helen Hayes Star Gala 2010 is proudly supported by the generosity of American Airlines, the Official Airline of the Helen Hayes Awards; BNA generously providing HHA publications for 26 years, KPMG and PNC BANK.

Photo Credit: BWW-Staff

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