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Matthew Broderick, Cheyenne Jackson, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Brooke Shields et al. Set for Roundabout Gala

Nathan Lane
(© Tristan Fuge)
Nathan Lane
(© Tristan Fuge)

Updated casting has been announced for Take Me Back to Manhattan, the Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2009 Spring Gala, to be hosted by Tony Award winner Nathan Lane at Roseland Ballroom on Monday, April 6.

The evening will feature an original musical revue created by Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall, starring Brooke Shields, Jane Krakowski, Edie Falco, Martha Plimpton, Kelli O’Hara, Audra McDonald, Mario Cantone, Cheyenne Jackson, Boyd Gaines, Denis O’Hare, Laura Osnes, Katie Finneran, Peter Benson, Steve Kazee, and more.

Additional guest artists for the evening will include Alec Baldwin, Matthew Broderick, Cynthia Nixon, Michael Cerveris, Margaret Colin, Richard Thomas, and Bill Irwin, who will co-star with Lane in the Roundabout’s upcoming revival of Waiting for Godot.

Tickets range from $1,250-$5,000 per person. For tickets and information, call 212-719-9393 or visit www.roundabouttheatre.org/gala_tix09.htm.