Uzo Aduba Joins Tony Bennett to Perform at Exploring the Arts Gala

Tony Bennett and his wife, Susan Benedetto, hosted the ninth annual Exploring the Arts (ETA) gala on Monday, September 28, at Cipriani 42nd Street. The evening featured a special performance by Emmy winner and Broadway vet Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black), who joined students from the Frank Sinatra School to sing. Guests also included Orange Is the New Black cast members Taylor Schilling, Samira Wiley, Taryn Manning, and Selenis Leyva, among others.

This year alone, with the support of the gala fundraising, ETA has raised over $1.5 million to support arts education in public high schools, and they were able to extend their support to six new partner schools in 2015. Founded in 1999 by Bennett and Benedetto, Exploring the Arts’ mission is to strengthen the role of the arts in public high school education.