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On Monday night, the Actors' Fund hosted a special benefit reading for the screenplay of All About Eve at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, with film and stage star Annette Bening taking on the role of Margo Channing.
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The event also starred Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury as Birdie, film star Keri Russell as Eve Harrington, and Tony winner Zoe Caldwell as Chief Prompter.
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Peter Gallagher -- who appeared with Bening in the Oscar-winning film American Beauty -- played her love interest, Bill.
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The curvaceous Jennifer Tilly enlivened the proceedings with her performance as Miss Caswell (played in the film by Marilyn Monroe).
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Tony winner Joel Grey took on the role of Max Fabian.
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Mad Men star John Slattery lent his talents to the evening as Lloyd Richards.
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Also on Monday night, New York Stage & Film honored actress Kyra Sedgwick, star of TNT's hit series The Closer, and her husband, actor Kevin Bacon, who will co-star in the upcoming film version of Frost/Nixon.
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The great Frances Sternhagen, who plays Sedgwick's mother on The Closer, was among the evening's special guests.
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Jennifer Westfeldt, star of the Broadway revival of Wonderful Town and a NYSF alumnae, was another gala atendee.
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Here are Carolyn McCormick, currently starring on Broadway as Dora Strang in Equus and her talented husband, Broadway stalwart Byron Jennings.
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The Acting Company held its Commedia Dell'Arte Gala on Monday night at Cipriani Wall Street. Dakin Matthews, currently starring in the Roundabout Theater's revival of A Man For All Seasons, was one of the event's emcees.
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The divine Harriet Harris, last seen on Broadway in Cry-Baby, shared the emcee duties.
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Tony winner Debra Monk was among the evening's many entertainers.
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Dana Ivey -- who will return to the stage next year in Playwrights' Horizons' production of The Savannah Disputation -- got into the festive spirit.
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Finally, Bernadette Peters made a special appearance at FAO Schwarz on Saturday afternoon to promote the new Kramer dog, based on her book Broadway Barks and named after her beloved real-life pet.
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