Bates, Carter, Falco, Kurtz, Rivera, Uggams, et al. Set for Benefit Performance of Master Class

Kathy Bates, Dixie Carter, Edie Falco, Swoosie Kurtz, Chita Rivera, and Leslie Uggams will share the role of opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s Master Class on Monday, June 19, in a benefit for the Metropolitan Opera Guild. The performance, to be directed by Leonard Foglia, will take place at 7pm at the Broadhurst Theatre and will be followed by a gala cast supper at the Marriot Marquis Hotel.

The show will also feature original Broadway cast members Jay Hunter Morris and David Loud, as well as Broadway veterans Sherry Boone and Donna Lynne Champlin. McNally and Zoe Caldwell, who originated the role of Callas on Broadway, will be the evening’s guests of honor.

Tikcets range in price from $85 to $1,000. For more information, call 212-769-7009 or visit www.metguild.org.