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Ambrose, Gallagher, Martin, Nixon, O’Hara, Perez, et al. Set for Our Time Gala

Cynthia Nixon
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Cynthia Nixon
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Our Time Theatre Company will hold its annual benefit gala, Lean on Me, honoring Grammy Award-winning singer Bill Withers, at 7pm on Monday, April 14 at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

Our Time Theatre Company provides an environment free from ridicule where young people who stutter discover the joy of creating and performing original theatre and music. Its gala honors a celebrity who has overcome stuttering and achieved mainstream success.

Celebrities who will perform at the gala include Lauren Ambrose, Talia Balsam, Howard Bingham, Nadia Dajani, Ned Eisenberg, John Gallagher Jr., Kathryn Grody, Adriane Lenox, Tiffany McElroy, Kelli O’Hara, Jesse L. Martin, Cynthia Nixon, Mandy Patinkin, Rosie Perez, Ramon Rodriguez, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Ed Sherin, John Slattery, Callie Thorne, Mary Testa, and Sam Waterston. In addition, Withers will perform with singer Daryl Hall.

For tickets and information, please call 212-414-9696 or visit www.ourtimetheatre.org