Second Stage's Fall Benefit will Honor Harvey Fierstein

10/10/2018 4:49pm


Second Stage Theater, now celebrating its 40th Anniversary, will host their Fall Benefit on Mon Nov 12 at Terminal 5 (610 West 56th St) honoring Harvey Fierstein. The evening will feature performances and appearances by Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter, Rosie O’Donnell, Annaleigh Ashford, Keala Settle, Wayne Brady, Christopher Sieber, Michael Urie and Marissa Jaret Winokur and the original Hairspray Dynamites. The one-night-only benefit event will celebrate "Torch Song" returning to the Hayes Theater 36 years after its original Broadway run and will include the entire cast from Second Stage Theater’s production of Fierstein’s Torch Song: Michael Urie, Mercedes Ruehl, Ward Horton, Jack DiFalco, Roxanna Hope Radja and Michael Hsu Rosen.  The benefit will be directed by Jerry Mitchell and written by Chad Beguelin. The event is Co-Chaired by Robert Greenblatt, Richie Jackson, and Jordan Roth with Honorary Chairs Cyndi Lauper and Joe Mantello.  The benefit begins at 6:30 PM with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, followed by dinner at 7:30 PM and an 8:30 PM performance. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.2ST.com. Press contact: Polk Pr (917/261-3988)...