Memorial Service for Jane Maxwell set for 6/4

5/30/2018 2:15pm


A memorial service for beloved five-time Tony Award-nominated actress Jan Maxwell will be held on Mon June 4 from 3:00-5:00 PM at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman (261 West 47th St). The service will be free and open to the public, and will feature a series of actors, directors, producers, family, and friends remembering Maxwell’s work and legacy, including: Lynne Meadow, Ana Gasteyer, Allan Duncan & Marilynn Scott Murphy, Martin Rabbett, Richard Romagnoli, Marc Kudisch, Jayne Houdyshell & Mary Beth Peil, Tony Shalhoub, Richard Chamberlain, Jackie Sanders, Anthony Giardina, Doug Hughes, Robert Emmet Lunney, William Maxwell-Lunney, and musicians Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf, Cecelia Hobbs Gardner, and Bill Hayes. Anyone wishing to make charitable donations in Maxwell’s honor are encouraged to participate in “Circles of Six,” an online micro-giving community set up by Maxwell to encourage support of six specific charities: the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), Planned Parenthood, The Trevor Project, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (NAACP LDF). More information can be found at https://www.facebook.com/CirclesofSix/. Additional questions can be directed to questions@mtc-nyc.org. Press contact: Boneau/Bryan-Brown (212/575-3030)...