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Bette Midler, Eamonn Walker, and Ben Foster go backstage at Passing Strange; while John Gallagher, Jr., Daryl Hall, Jesse L. Martin, Mandy Patinkin, Rosie Perez, and Sam Waterston salute Bill Withers at the annual Our Time gala.

By: Joseph Marzullo; Text by Brian Scott Lipton · Apr 15, 2008  · New York

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

The cast of the Broadway musical Passing Strange has been receiving some celebrated backstage visitors -- and none more so than the divine Bette Midler, back home on a break from her hit Las Vegas show The Showgirl Must Go On.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Eammon Walker, who starred opposite Denzel Washington in Broadway's Julius Caesar, also dropped by to see the show.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Here's Ben Foster, star of last year's hit film 3:10 to Yuma, with co-creator and star Stew and co-star de'Adre Aziza.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

The Our Time Theater held its annual gala on Monday night, and this year's event, entitled Lean on Me, honored Grammy Award-winning singer Bill Withers.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Tony Award winner John Gallagher, Jr. and Spring Awakening star Krysta Rodriguez were among the many performers.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Broadway and television favorite Lauren Ambrose was another celebrated guest.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Here's Ambrose's Awake and Sing! co-star Ned Eisenberg -- a familiar face to viewers of TV's Law & Order.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

The reigning king of Law & Order, Sam Waterston, also came out for the cause.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Here's longtime L&O star Jesse L. Martin with good pal Rosie Perez.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

The multi-talented Daphne Rubin-Vega co-starred with Martin in the original cast of Rent, which is set to close on Broadway in September.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Kathryn Grody and husband Mandy Patinkin -- who will come to Broadway for a one-night concert on May 19 -- are staunch supporters of the company.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

The fabulous Mary Testa showed up on her night off from the hit musical Xanadu.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Mad Men star John Slattery and wife Talia Balsam also attended the gala.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Stage and screen beauty Nadia Dajani was a welcome addition to the event.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Finally, the gala featured a special musical performance by pop great Daryl Hall.







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