The Acting Company Gala Set for November 9

10/21/2015 5:41pm


 

The Acting Company (Margot Harley, Co-Founder and Producer) will honor  Tom Fontana, educator and student mentor Paul Fontana, and Acting Company Co-founder and Producer Margot Harley at a Gala Benefit evening on Monday, November 9th at Capitale (130 Bowery). Both of the gentlemen will each be presented with the Warburg Humanitarian Award for their outstanding philanthropic endeavors on behalf of children, education and the arts, while Ms. Harley will be saluted for her 43 years of leadership and achievement as she steps down as Producer of The Acting Company.  Among the three hundred attendees who will be on hand for the evening include Julianna Margulies, Edie Falco, Clive Davis, Scott Ellis, John Doman, Jack O’Brien, Stephen DeRosa and Acting Company Board Members Patti LuPone, Kevin Kline, Harriet Harris and Dana Ivey. The Acting Company Alumna Angela Pierce and Goldman Sachs Managing Director Tim Saunders serve as Gala Chairs for the evening. Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks will provide entertainment for the evening. The evening will begin at 6:30 PM with a cocktail reception and silent auction, followed by dinner, dancing and the award presentations at 7:30 PM. Proceeds from the evening will support classical theater and arts education for underserved audiences and students in New York and across the country. For more information and to purchase tickets for the evening, pleasecall (917) 885-9472. Press contact: Richard Hillman PR (646/234-5716)...