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Peter Dinklage to Emcee Cabaret Gourmet 2012

Peter Dinklage
(© David Gordon)
Peter Dinklage
(© David Gordon)

Emmy Award winner Peter Dinklage will emcee The Play Company’s Cabaret Gourmet 2012, to be held at the American Airlines Theatre Penthouse (227 West 42nd Street), on Monday, April 30 at 7pm.

The event will feature a performance by Lauren Worsham, and offer theatergoers and gourmet-food aficionados alike the opportunity to mingle and taste epicurean dishes prepared by well-known chefs from around the city.

Participating chefs come from such notable restaurants as Alison 18, Gramercy Tavern, Mehtaphor, Four & Twenty Blackbirds, Tacombi and Salumè, and the evening also features delicacies by Valrhona Chocolate and Guss’ Pickles.

Dinklage’s stage credits include Richard III, Uncle Vanya, Things We Want, and Evolution. His film credits include The Station Agent, In Bruges, Death at a Funeral, and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, and he won an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for his role as Tyrion Lannister on HBO’s Game of Thrones.

Tickets are $150 and $275 and can be reserved by calling The Play Company at 212/398-2977 or via email at cabaretgourmet@playco.org. Tables are also available for $5,000-$10,000.