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Beetlejuice and Tootsie Stars and More Hang Out at the MTC Gala

”The Prom”’s Beth Leavel and ”Burn This”’s Brandon Uranowitz cohosted the event.

Hosts Beth Leavel and Brandon Uranowitz
Hosts Beth Leavel and Brandon Uranowitz
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Manhattan Theatre Club honored Serino Coyne founder and chairman Nancy Coyne at its 2019 fall benefit on Monday, May 13, in an event hosted by 2019 Tony nominees The Prom's Beth Leavel and Burn This's Brandon Uranowitz.

Hadestown's Jewelle Blackman, André De Shields, Kay Trinidad, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer
Hadestown's Jewelle Blackman, André De Shields, Kay Trinidad, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer
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The event also featured performances by the casts of Ain't Too Proud — The Life and Times of the Temptations, Be More Chill, Beetlejuice, The Cher Show, Choir Boy, Hadestown, King Kong, Pretty Woman: The Musical, and Tootsie.

Beetlejuices's Leslie Kritzer and Sophia Anne Caruso
Beetlejuices's Leslie Kritzer and Sophia Anne Caruso
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The show directed by Richard Maltby Jr., with a creative team including Philip S. Rosenberg (lighting design), Leon Rothenberg (sound design), and Justin Hornback (music direction).

Tootsie's Lilli Cooper and Santino Fontana
Tootsie's Lilli Cooper and Santino Fontana
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Guests included Tony Award nominee Richard Thomas, Tony Award nominee Emily Skinner, Shuler Hensley, Tony Award nominee Fionula Flanagan in addition to performances from Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope, Ephraim Sykes (Ain't Too Proud), Jonathan Burke, John Clay III, Caleb Eberhardt, Marcus Gladney, Jeremy Pope (Choir Boy), Will Roland (Be More Chill), Sophia Anne Caruso, Leslie Kritzer (Beetlejuice), Christiani Pitts (King Kong), Orfeh (Pretty Woman), Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad (Hadestown), Teal Wicks (The Cher Show) and more.

Ain't Too Proud's Ephraim Sykes, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope, Derrick Baskin, and James Harnkness with King Kong's Christiani Pitts
Ain't Too Proud's Ephraim Sykes, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope, Derrick Baskin, and James Harnkness with King Kong's Christiani Pitts
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Be More Chill star and creator Will Roland and Joe Iconis
Be More Chill star and creator Will Roland and Joe Iconis
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