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Friday, April 29, 2011

PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE GALA FEATURES DINNER, DANCING, AUCTIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT

CENTER STAGE CELEBRATION GALA

WHEN: Friday, May 13, 2011
WHERE:
Hilton Short Hills, JFK Parkway, Short Hills (across from the Short Hills Mall)
TICKETS: Tables and individual tickets are now on sale.
For more information on Paper Mill Playhouse’s Center Stage Celebration or to purchase tickets please contact Roberta Morton at 973.315.1663, rmorton@papermill.org or visit Paper Mill Playhouse’s website, www.papermill.org.

The reception and silent auction begin at 6:00 PM, followed by dinner and dancing featuring the Eddie Bruce Band. The 2011 Celebration sponsor is Hilton Short Hills. The annual gala celebration will also offer an evening of entertainment with students from Paper Mill Playhouse’s arts education programs and Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-winner Laura Benanti.

Ms. Benanti was the first Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Award winner for a Leading Actress in a Musical. She was honored with the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Drama League nomination for her portrayal of Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in the Patti LuPone revival of Gypsy. She previously starred in the Encores! production. Laura Benanti was raised in Kinnelon, New Jersey.

Senator Thomas H. Kean, Jr., New Jersey Senate Republication Leader will be honored with the Byrne Kean Arts Advocate Award. The first Byrne Kean Arts Advocate Award was presented to Brendan Byrne and Tom Kean, Sr. in 2010 for their passionate work on behalf of New Jersey’s arts community.

For over seven decades Paper Mill Playhouse has been one of the nation’s leading not-for-profit theaters. They continue to bring world-class artists and outstanding musicals and plays to the community while enriching the lives of over 50,000 young people each year through renowned education outreach, artists training and access programs.

Preview of Paper Mill Playhouse Gala

PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE, a not-for-profit arts organization, is one of the country’s leading regional theaters. Paper Mill Playhouse programs are made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, A Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by the generous contributions of numerous corporations, foundations, and individuals. Paper Mill Playhouse is a member of Theatre Communications Group, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, the Council of Stock Theatres, and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance.