Annaleigh Ashford and Marin Mazzie Join Michael Douglas to Honor Bernadette Peters

The Drama League has announced that Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford, Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie, and Tony-winning director Diane Paulus have joined the roster of special guest performers for the Drama League Centennial Gala. As previously announced, the event, which will be held November 2 at the Plaza Hotel, will honor Tony Award-winning Broadway icon Bernadette Peters.

The lineup for the evening's musical tribute will also include Michael Douglas (Wall Street) and Gloria Estefan (On Your Feet!), Joel Grey (George M!), Norm Lewis (The Phantom of the Opera), Tom Wopat (Annie Get Your Gun), Chip Zien (Into The Woods), John Dossett (Gypsy), Ron Raines (Follies), Debra Monk (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), Tammy Blanchard (Gypsy), Mara Davi (Dames at Sea), Jayne Houdyshell (The Humans), with special guest speaker, Diane Paulus (Finding Neverland).

There will also be a special tribute given by members of the original cast of Dames at Sea, alongside the cast of the current Broadway revival. Drama League Directors Project alumnus Joe Calarco directs. The Centennial Gala Honoring Bernadette Peters is produced by Roger Danforth and Trevor Tamashiro.

Peters has starred on Broadway in Follies, A Little Night Music, Into the Woods, Gypsy, and Sunday in the Park With George. She received Tony Awards for her performances in Annie Get Your Gun and Song and Dance, and Golden Globe Award for her performance in the film Pennies From Heaven. She is also the cofounder of the organization Broadway Barks, which specializes in finding homes for dogs and cats.

The Drama League Centennial Gala will raise funds to support the educational training programs of the Drama League Directors Project.