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Rebecca Luker, Danny Burstein, and More to Be Honored at Primary Stages Gala

Kate Baldwin, Charles Busch, Laura Osnes, and more will offer performances and tributes in celebration.

Danny Burstein and Rebecca Luker will be honored at Primary Stages's 2018 gala.
Danny Burstein and Rebecca Luker will be honored at Primary Stages's 2018 gala.
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Primary Stages has announced that its 2018 gala will take place on Monday, October 29, 6:30pm at Tribeca 360º. The company will honor Tony nominees Rebecca Luker (Mary Poppins) and Danny Burstein (Fiddler on the Roof), Primary Stages board member Eleanor Holtzman, and LeFrak Property Management senior director of commercial management Jose M. Toro.

The evening will feature performances and tributes by Kate Baldwin, Charles Busch, Tim Daly, Quentin Earl Darrington, Laura Osnes, and surprise guests, performing musical numbers from Cinderella, Fiddler on the Roof, The Music Man, and South Pacific.

The 2018 honorary committee includes Kate Baldwin, Laura Benanti, Charles Busch, Tim Daly, Tyne Daly, Quentin Earl Darrington, Linda Emond, Alison Fraser, Joel Grey, Justin Guarini, Sheldon Harnick, Jessica Hecht, Adam Kantor, Mark Lamos, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kelli O'Hara, Laura Osnes, Mary Beth Peil, Hal Prince, Bartlett Sher, Alexandra Silber, Susan Stroman, Alex Timbers, and Karen Ziemba.