Michael Cerveris, Beth Leavel, Leslie Uggams Celebrate Actors’ Equity Association at 100th Anniversary Gala

Actors’ Equity Association celebrated its 100th birthday with a black-tie gala at the Midtown Hilton Hotel on Monday, June 17. Founded May 26, 1913, the union represents nearly 17,000 professional actors and stage managers living and working in New York, as well as 49,000 members nationwide. On hand to toast the momentous milestone were Broadway veterans including Leslie Uggams, Michael Cerveris, Beth Leavel, S. Epatha Merkerson, and more. Check out the stars in the photo gallery below.

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Leslie Uggams won a Tony Award for her Broadway debut performance in Hallelujah, Baby!
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Beth Leavel won a Tony Award for her performance as the title role in The Drowsy Chaperone.
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Michael Cerveris recently played George Balanchine in Lincoln Center Theater’s Off-Broadway production of Nikolai and the Others.
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S. Epatha Merkerson last appeared on Broadway in Manhattan Theatre Club’s revival of Come Back, Little Sheba.
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Costume designer William Ivey Long recently won his fifth Tony Award for his work on Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
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Michael Berresse and Jeff Bowen, best known for their collaboration on [title of show], smile for the camera.
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Adrian Bailey made his Broadway debut in 1976 in Your Arms Are Too Short to Box With God.
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Veteran actors Laila Robins and Robert Cuccioli are dressed for a night out on the town.
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Merwin Foard currently appears as President Roosevelt in Broadway’s Annie.
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Leavel snuggles up to her former Baby, It’s You costar, Adam Heller.
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