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James Naughton, Kelli O’Hara, Steven Pasquale, Karen Ziemba Set for Westport Country Playhouse Gala

Steven Pasquale
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Steven Pasquale
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

James Naughton, Kelli O’Hara, Steven Pasquale, and Karen Ziemba will be among the performers in An Enchanted Evening –The Music of Richard Rodgers, a benefit gala for Westport Country Playhouse, to be held on Monday, November 2 beginning with a cocktail reception at 5:45 pm.

As part of the evening, Stephen Sondheim and Christopher Plummer will be on hand to honor composer Mary Rodgers Guettel, who is the daughter of Richard Rodgers. The evening will also feature a salute to Elisabeth Morten, Playhouse board of trustees chairman.

Honorary gala co-chairs are Anne Keefe and Joanne Woodward, former Playhouse artistic directors. Proceeds, in part, will support the Woodward Intern and Apprentice program, recently named in recognition of Ms. Woodward’s interest in training the next generation of theater artists.

Benefit tickets start at $500. For more information or ticket purchases, call 203-227-5137, ext. 138.