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Lauren Ambrose, Kate Burton, Jane Fonda, Swoosie Kurtz, Elaine Stritch Set for NCTF Gala

Jane Fonda
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Jane Fonda
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

33 Variations star Jane Fonda, producer John Breglio, and USA Today will be honored at the National Corporate Theatre Fund’s 2009 Chairman Awards Gala, to be held at 6:30pm on Monday, April 20 at Cipriani’s Pegasus. Proceeds from the evening will be distributed as the NCTF/John Breglio Fund for New American Theatre.

Actress Kate Burton and her husband, Michael Ritchie, artistic director of the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles, will host the event. Elaine Stritch will present the award to Fonda; Swoosie Kurtz will present the award to Breglio; and Lauren Ambrose will present the award to USA Today.

The black-tie event includes cocktail, dinner, a silent auction, and the awards. Tickets begin at $1,000 per person and can be ordered by calling 212-750-6895 or by emailing trosen@nctf.org.

For additional information, visit www.nctf.org.