Charles Busch, Scott Carpenter, Fritz Weaver Inducted into Players Hall of Fame
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Producer Elliot Martin (left) smiles for the camera with honoree Fritz Weaver.
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Playwright/actor Charles Busch is among the 2012 Players Hall of Fame honorees.
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Scott Carpenter, the second American to orbit the Earth and fourth American in space, was also honored at the event.
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Well-known cabaret singer Steve Ross, an honoree at the event, poses with the statue of Edwin Booth.
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Cabaret favorite KT Sullivan was on hand to perform.
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Actor/playwright Jim Brochu was among those who offered speeches during the benefit.
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The Players Foundation inducted 14 honorees into The Players Hall of Fame during its September 30 fundraising dinner at the historic Booth Mansion (16 Gramercy Park South in Manhattan).
The honorees included playwright Edward Albee; actor/playwright Charles Busch; actors Ethan Hawke, Martha Plimpton, Jack Klugman, Brian Murray, and Fritz Weaver; cabaret artist Steve Ross; journalist Jerry Tallmer; and astronaut Scott Carpenter. Posthumous inductees include Clark Gable, Janet Leigh, Sidney Lumet, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens. A fine art portrait of each inductee will be added to The Players’ permanent collection.
The event also featured a performance by K.T. Sullivan and speeches by Jim Brochu and others.
