Guests included: Robert Rubin (former
Secretary of the Treasury and husband to Judith
Rubin), Gretchen Rubin, Jamie Rubin, Metromedia's
Stuart Subotnick, writer Karen Pritzker, Judy
Lynn Prince (Mrs. Hal Prince), Broadway producer
Anita Waxman, playwright William Ivey Long, actor
Beau Bridges, Cathy Hardwick, Princess Kovolenko,
playwright Lydia Diamond, New York City Commissioner
of the Department of Cultural Affairs Kate Levin
and Tony Award winning actress Tonya Pinkins.
Emcee Sally Struthers spoke fondly
of TCG saying "Many of the wonderful experiences
that I’ve had onstage are directly related
to the funding and care that TCG has put in to
supporting their 500 member theatre’s."
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| Teresa Eyring
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Kristina Kovolenko and
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The evening had the feel of a college
reunion - the guests knew each other and were
thrilled to reconnect. Sally Struthers introduced
director Kenny Leon's new bride (of two weeks).
She also spoke of how proud she was of her foster
child Judith Rubin - a joke about Sally's role
as a spokesperson for Save
the Children which brought down the room.
(P. S. If you laughed, please send a check to
Save the Children).
As Robert Rubin left the event, he was asked for
his own take on the theater. "I've seen Clybourne
Park four times," naming the Pulitzer
Prize winning play about racial values and real
estate (premiered at Playwrights Horizons) --
"and I'm about to go again. Be sure to see
it."
The Honorary Gala Committee includes:
F. Murray Abraham, Douglas Carter Beane, Beau
Bridges, James Bundy, Kate Burton, Charles Busch,
Michael Cerveris, Rick Elice, Philip Himberg,
Rachel Kraft, Patti LuPone, David Hyde Pierce,
Phylicia Rashad, Roger Rees, Tim Robbins, Olga
Sanchez, Roche Schulfer, Stephen Sondheim, Ben
Vereen and Doug Wright.
ABOUT THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS
GROUP (TCG):
For 50 years, Theatre Communications Group (TCG),
the national organization for the American theatre,
has existed to strengthen, nurture and promote
the professional not-for- profit American theatre.
TCG’s constituency has grown from a handful
of groundbreaking theatres to nearly 700 member
theatres and affiliate organizations and more
than 12,000 individuals nationwide. TCG offers
its members networking and knowledge-building
opportunities through conferences, events, research
and communications; awards grants, approximately
$2 million per year, to theatre companies and
individual artists; advocates on the federal level;
and serves as the U.S. Center of the International
Theatre Institute, connecting its constituents
to the global theatre community. TCG is North
America’s largest independent publisher
of dramatic literature, with 11 Pulitzer Prizes
for Best Play on the TCG booklist. It also publishes
the award-winning AMERICAN THEATRE magazine and
ARTSEARCH®, the essential source for a career
in the arts. In all of its endeavors, TCG seeks
to increase the organizational efficiency of its
member theatres, cultivate and celebrate the artistic
talent and achievements of the field and promote
a larger public understanding of, and appreciation
for, the theatre. www.tcg.org
TCG Board of Directors, includes: Douglas R.
Brown, Ralph Bryan, James Bundy, Dawn Chiang,
Mark Cuddy, Lydia Diamond, Cynthia Fuhrman, Joseph
Haj, Andrew Hamingson, Aimée Hayes, Michelle
Hensley, Ed Herendeen, Philip Himberg, Robert
Hupp, Morgan Jenness, Chris Jennings, Tim Jennings,
Marshall Jones III, Rachel Kraft, Martha Lavey,
Marc Masterson, Kevin Moriarty, Jonathan Moscone,
Lynn Nottage, Ralph Peña, Diane Rodriguez,
Olga Sanchez, Sean San Jose, Roche Schulfer, Mark
Shugoll, Mark Valdez, Clyde Valentin, Megan Wanlass,
Kate Warner, and Angel Ysaguirre. Executive Director:
Teresa Eyring.
