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The stars were out in full force this week, starting at the annual amFAR Rocks benefit on September 24 at the Puck Building. Among the celebrity attendees were Tony Award winner Natasha Richardson...
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...the fabulous Orfeh, who plays Paulette in the hit Broadway musical Legally Blonde, which will air on MTV on October 13...
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...the fabulously blonde Paris Hilton...
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....and Hairspray co-stars Shannon Durig and Paul Vogt.
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That same evening, Opening Act hosted a benefit performance of A.R. Gurney's Love Letters performed by former Gypsy co-stars John Dossett and Bernadette Peters.
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After the performance at New World Stages, Dossett cuddled up with his equally talented wife, Tony winner Michele Pawk, who's now playing Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray.
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On Wednesday night, September 26, the exciting new burlesque show The Sensuous Woman began previews at the Zipper Theatre. Clowning around backstage were star Margaret Cho (second from right) with co-stars Kurt Hall, Diana Yanez, and Ian Harvie.
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That same night, Mamma Mia! welcomed back co-star Judy McLane to the role of Tanya after a prolonged hiatus. Here's McLane (left) with co-stars Carolee Carmello and Gina Ferrall in the show's "Dancing Queen" sequence.
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The trio's love interests are now played by Ben Livingston, Christopher Shyer, and Pearce Bunting. Lucky ladies, huh?
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On September 27, Primary Stages officially debuted the long-awaited New York premiere of Horton Foote's delightful comedy Dividing the Estate. At the show's after-party at Sarabeth's, the 91-year-old Pulitzer Prize-winner posed with his daughters Hallie -- who gives a brilliant performance as the mercenary Mary Jo Gordon -- and Daisy, a noted playwright herself.
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Director Michael Wilson (far right) embraces his sublime stars: Penny Fuller, Gerald McRaney, and Elizabeth Ashley, who play three members of the troubled Gordon family.
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The opening night guests included Tony winner Victoria Clark, whose first solo album is due out in November from PS Classics...
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...the beloved stage and television star Polly Holliday, best known for her work as Flo in the TV series Alice...
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...and stage favorite Marian Seldes, who co-starred in the Primary Stages production of Terrence McNally's Dedication, or the Stuff of Dreams
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And here's a parting shot of Ashley relaxing at the after-party with two other great dames: Hollywood musical legend Jane Powell and Tony and Emmy Award-winner Tyne Daly.
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