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Aaron Lazar, Vicki Lewis, James Naughton Set for Born for Broadway

Aaron Lazar
(© Tristan Fuge)
Aaron Lazar
(© Tristan Fuge)

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has announced casting for the third annual Born for Broadway benefit, which will take place at the American Airlines Theatre, Monday, May 21, at 8pm. Tony nominee Marcia Milgrom Dodge will direct, with music direction by Lawrence Yurman.

Two-time Tony Award winner James Naughton, Richard Kind, Glee‘s Jenna Ushkowitz, Tony winner Nikki M. James, Tony nominee Malcolm Gets, Vicki Lewis, and Aaron Lazar are among the Broadway and TV stars slated to appear.

The evening will also feature Adrian Bailey, Ali Stroker, Andy Karl, Ben Cook, Carole Lasser, Chris Pinella, Christiane Noll, Colin Hanlon, Colin Donnell, Emma Hunton, Graham Rowat, Jenny Powers, Jesse Ruben, Kate Wetherhead, Lindsay Mendez, Marianne Tatum, Matt Cavenaugh, Orfeh, Richard B. Watson, Robert Petkoff, Ron Bohmer, Steve Rosen and Tony Yazbeck.

The evening benefits the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, which is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy.

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