MTC's Fall Benefit honors Nathan Lane

11/16/2016 3:32pm


Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Dir; Barry Grove, Executive Prod) will present its 2016 Fall Benefit, honoring Nathan Lane, on Mon Nov 21 at 583 Park Avenue (63rd Street and Park Ave). The evening will feature appearances by Lane friends and colleagues Christine Baranski, Jenni Barber, Mike Birbiglia, Matthew Broderick, Brian Dennehy, Mark Linn-Baker, Andrea Martin, Terrence McNally, Jack O’Brien, Seth Rudetsky, Lewis J. Stadlen, John Slattery, Susan Stroman, and more. Jerry Zaks will direct the evening. The creative team will include Justin Townsend (lighting designer), Dan Gerhard (sound designer), and Jason Michael Webb (musical director). Sue Bovenkerk Slager, Sharon Sullivan, Lisa Towbin, and Susan Winter are co-chairs of the 2016 Fall Benefit. The event begins with cocktails followed by dinner and a tribute to Nathan Lane. All proceeds from this annual event will support MTC’s mission as a leading non-profit theatre company producing contemporary plays on and off-Broadway, nurturing new talent through their Artistic Development Program, and developing the next generation of theatregoers and theatre makers through their esteemed Education Program. Tickets can be purchased at www.ManhattanTheatreclub.com. Press contact: Boneau/Bryan-Brown (212/575-3030...