Lisa Banes, Jane Monheit, Burn the Floor Cast Members Set for Shakespearean Masquerade

Jazz singer Jane Monheit and Burn the Floor cast members Damon Sugden, Rebecca Sugden, Patrick Helm, Sharna Burgess, Jeremy Garner, Sarah Hives, Kevin Clifton and Giselle Peacock will perform at The Acting Company’s Shakespearean Masquerade at The Pierre Hotel on Monday, November 16. Lisa Banes will emcee.

This evening of magic, music, and dancing will pay tribute to philanthropist and filmmaker Abigail Disney, who will receive the Joan Warburg Humanitarian Award and former head of the NEA Dana Gioia, who will receive the John Houseman Award. William Zabel and former Governor Thomas Kean will present the awards.

Proceeds will help underwrite The Acting Company’s upcoming co-production with New York Theatre Workshop of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, and its 37th national tour, featuring a co-production with the Guthrie Theater of Romeo and Juliet.