The Broadway League and The Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG) have announced that  Bebe Neuwirth will host the seventh annual Broadway Salutes event on Tues Sept 29. The event will include special guest performances by Nikki James, Sydney Lucas and Jake Lucas who will each perform a song from three shows that opened the year the Broadway Salutes honorees entered the business. In this industry-wide public celebration, theatre professionals will receive special recognition for having worked 25, 35 and 50+ years on Broadway for their valuable contributions to the business.  Directed by Marc Bruni, Broadway Salutes will take place at Anita’s Way, the public space next to the Stephen Sondheim (West 42nd to West 43rd Streets- between Sixth Ave and B'way).  The event will begin at 3:30 PM with red carpet arrivals, and the public ceremony begins at 4:00 PM. Broadway Salutes honors actors, agents, attorneys, box office treasurers, casting directors, choreographers, composers, designers, directors, dressers, managers, musicians, orchestrators, producers, publicists, stagehands, stage managers, stylists, theater owners, ticket sellers, ushers, writers, and many more theatre professionals who have dedicated their careers to the success of Broadway. For more information, please visit www.broadwaysalutes.com. Press contact: Glenna Freedman PR (212/730-0700)...