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Celia Keenan-Bolger, Linda Lavin, Tonya Pinkins to Perform at UJA-Federation’s Excellence in Theater Award Dinner

Linda Lavin
(© Tristan Fuge)
Linda Lavin
(© Tristan Fuge)

Broadway stars Celia Keenan-Bolger, Linda Lavin, and Tonya Pinkins will perform at UJA-Federation of New York’s Entertainment, Media, and Communications Division’s 2011 Excellence in Theater Award Dinner, to be held at The St. Regis New York, on Monday, March 28, at 6:30pm.

The event will honor Paul Libin, executive vice president of Jujamcyn Theaters. Libin is currently represented as a producer on Broadway by The Book of Mormon, American Idiot, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Jersey Boys. He produced his first play in New York in 1958 and has since produced more than 250 productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and on tour. He has received seven Tony Awards, among other honors, and is chair of the Broadway League and president of the Circle in the Square Theatre School and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Funds raised will be contributed to UJA-Federation of New York’s annual campaign, which sustains the activity of more than 100 health, human-service, educational, and community-building agencies.

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