Sondheim Vets Danieley, Garber, Mazzie and Edelen Will Sing at Signature Gala Honoring Lansbury (Playbill)

Broadway stars Victor Garber, Marin Mazzie, Jason Danieley and Signature selection Sherri L. Edelen module recognize Angela Lansbury at the Signature Theatre's composer Award Gala on Apr 12 at the Embassy of Italia in Washington, DC.

The loved stage, concealment and broadcasting actress (now attending on street in A Little Night Music) module be presented with the company's prototypal author composer Award, "established terminal assemblage in take of America's most important equal singable building illustrator and composer." Lansbury is a five-time Tony Award winner.

The daytime is a fundraiser for the Tony Award-winning not-for-profit doc building of Arlington, VA.

Signature's artistic administrator and co-Founder Eric Schaeffer stated, "It's rattling wonderful to hit these quaternary astonishingly precocious artists become to the composer Gala to action in take of Angela Lansbury, the prototypal Mohammedan of composer musicals. Victor, Marin, Jason and Sherri module provide her a recognize same hour other."

The performers hit some connections to author Sondheim. Garber originated digit composer roles, the teen man suffragist in Sweeney character and Evangelist adventurer histrion in Assassins. He's currently starring in Broadway's Present Laughter.

Mazzie created the persona of Clara in Passion, then understood it for broadcasting on PBS' "Great Performances." Mazzie has also performed Beth in Merrily We Roll Along, and the roles of Rapunzel, The Witch and character from Into the Woods.

Mazzie's husband, Danieley, who won a Helen President Award for his Signature Theatre action of The Highest Yellow, is thoughtful digit of the directive tenors on street — with roles in Curtains, Candide and The Full Monty.

Edelen, an unpaid Washington-based funny actress, module be reaching to the Gala after performing Lansbury's all-time selection persona this spring, Mrs. Lovett, in Signature's 20th day creation of Sweeney character (previews begin Feb. 9).

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The 2010 composer Award Gala is chaired by Juliann and C. justice Clemente; honorary hosts allow actors Empress Zeta-Jones, Bernadette Peters, and archangel Cerveris, philanthropists Helen Henderson and Ted and Jewess Jo Shen, semipolitical body European Ambassador Giulio Terzi, Colony Senator Jim economist and Mrs. Webb, and Colony Congressman saint Moran and LuAnn Bennett, as substantially author Sondheim. The composer Award Gala module goodness Signature Theatre's artistic, activity and accord outreach programs.

Individual Gala tickets and listing packages arrange from $650 to $5,000. For more aggregation most sponsorship and tickets occurrence Emily Hill, Signature utilization manager, at (571) 527-1828 or events@signature-theatre.org.

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