Cabaret & Concert NewsStephen Sondheim to be Honored at American Songbook GalaLincoln Center honors the eight-time Tony winner at the upcoming concert event featuring Ashley Park and more.
By
Ruthie Fierberg
June 11, 2019
Stephen Sondheim
Lincoln Center will honor Stephen Sondheim in a June 19 concert benefit from American Songbook Gala. Directed by Lonny Price (Sunset Boulevard, Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along), the evening will feature performances by Kate Baldwin, Petula Clark, Donna Murphy, and Ashley Park, with music direction by Paul Gemignani.
Staged at Lincoln Center鈥檚 Alice Tulley Hall, the performance, titled Beautiful Girls: A Musical Tribute, showcases Sondheim songs that examine women鈥檚 stories. Proceeds from the evening will benefit Lincoln Center鈥檚 education and community initiatives and other performance series.
The gala is presented by co-chairs Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller, Bryan Lourd and Bruce Bozzi, and Adrienne Arsht.
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15 Photos Celebrating Stephen Sondheim
15 Photos Celebrating Stephen Sondheim
The late Tony, Oscar, Grammy, and Pulitzer Prize winner was born March 22, 1930.
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Stephen Sondheim
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Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert in a promotional photo for West Side Story.
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Zero Mostel in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
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Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim in rehearsal for Do I Hear a Waltz?
The Broadway alum's golden vocals brought Old Deuteronomy from Cats and the Lion from The Wiz to life, along with Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
