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Helen Hunt, Laura Linney, Donna Murphy Set for Juilliard Tribute to Mary Rodgers Guettel

Laura Linney
Laura Linney

Jamie Bernstein, Boyd Gaines, Helen Hunt, Laura Linney, Donna Murphy, Faith Prince, and Mary Louise Wilson will be among the artists paying tribute to Mary Rodgers Guettel at The Juilliard School’s gala, Hail Mary!, to be held in Juilliard’s Peter Jay Sharp Theater on Monday, April 30, at 7pm.

The evening will feature highlight moments from Guettel’s career as a composer, lyricist, author, producer, arts patron, and trustee at Juilliard, who has helped nurture its young performers since 1992. She is best known for her work on Once Upon a Mattress and The Mad Show

The performance portion of the evening will be led by music director Lee Musiker, and directed by Stephen Wadsworth. It will also feature Juilliard’s actors, dancers, musicians, and the Juilliard Orchestra.


The evening will continue with a dinner in the Tent at Lincoln Center in Damrosch Park at 8:30pm, followed by dancing with The Peter Duchin Orchestra.

For tickets and information, call 914-579-1000.