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Theatre Museum Awards |
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The Players Club.
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The Theatre Museum Awards were held on May 17, 2010 at The Players Club in New York. The event was hosted by Gala Chair Bonnie Comley, Theatre Museum President Helen Marie Guditis, and Chairman of The Theatre Museum Board, Stewart F. Lane. The evening was comprised of a cocktail hour which included a silent auction with jeweler Judith Ripka and a theatre tickets raffle followed by an SRO performance with top Broadway talent. In tribute to its Career Achievement Award winners Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, the show featured highlights from the brothers' songbook - with selections from "Mary Poppins," "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," "Over Here" and "Busker Alley."
Disney Theatrical Productions' president and producer Tom Schumacher presented the Career Achievement Award to the Sherman Brothers. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005, the Sherman Brothers won Academy Awards in 1965 for Best Musical Score for "Mary Poppins" and Best Music, Original Song for "Chim Chim Cher-ee." During their tenure with Walt Disney, they composed over 200 tunes. As pop music composers, the team created such top-ten hits as "You're Sixteen," "Let's Get Together," and "Tall Paul".
The one night only performance was directed by Tony, Oscar, Emmy and Drama Desk Award winner Tony Walton. Performing the Sherman Brothers songbook were Tony award-winning actor Jim Dale, Sarah Rice, John Bolton, Jennifer Evans, Kevin Cahoon, Jessica Grove, Noah Racey and Annika Boras. The musical conductor was Aaron Gandy. Richard Sherman took to the stage for a grand finale of two of his most widely recognizable songs, “Winnie The Pooh” and “It’s a Small World”
The Theatre Museum also honored Samuel French, Inc. with its Theatre Arts Education Award, the award was presented to Leon Embry by Tappan Wilder. The Mint Theater Company was presented with the Museum's Theatre History Preservation Award; George Morfogen presenting to Artistic Director Jonathan Banks. The Mint Theatre company specializes in producing worthwhile but neglected stage works from the past, and has just been nominated for four 2010 Drama Desk Awards for its production of "So Help Me God.”
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Gala Chair Bonnie Comley, Theatre Museum President Helen Marie Guditis, Stewart Lane, Chairman of The Theatre Museum Board.
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Jessica Grove, honoree Richard Sherman, Tony Walton, Georgia Warner.
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Honoree Jonathan Bank, George Morfogen.
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Honoree Leon Embry, Tappan Wilder.
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Tom Schumacher, Richard Sherman.
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Jim Dale, Julie Dale.
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Aaron Gandy.
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Leah Lane.
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Stewart Lane, Helen Marie Guditis, Richard Sherman, Noah Racey.
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Cece Black, Stewart Lane, Bonnie Comley.
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Noah Racey, Jennifer Evans, Jessica Grove, Kevin Cahoon.
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Willie Walters, Stewart Lane, Helen Marie Guditis, Jim Heinze, Bonnie Comley.
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Joe Pizza, Lauren Pizza.
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Carla Simonian, Greg Simonian.
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John Bolton.
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Josette Dambrossi, Lynette Jonsson, Genna Griffith.
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The Cast.
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