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Andy Mientus, Krysta Rodriguez, Benjamin Walker, and More Bowl for a Cause

An annual benefit to support Off-Broadway’s Second Stage Theatre also drew Ciaran Hinds, Bill Pullman, Daniel Breaker, Karen Ziemba, and Rebecca Naomi Jones.

Editorial Staff

New York City

February 5, 2013

There’s nothing like bowling on a Monday night in Manhattan. Second Stage Theatre‘s bowling benefit at Lucky Strike (on 42nd Street and 12th Avenue) drew the attention of stage and screen stars alike on February 4, including Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba (Curtains), Bill Pullman (The Other Place), Andy Mientus and Krysta Rodriguez of Smash, Dominic Fumusa of Nurse Jackie, Real Housewives of New York stars Countess LuAnn de Lesseps and Ramona Singer, and cast members from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The event, Second Stage’s All-Star Bowling Classic, is an annual benefit that supports Second Stage Theatre’s award-winning artistic and educational programming.

Other guests included Eve Plumb (The Brady Bunch), Gabourey Sidibe (Precious), Kathy Najimy (Hocus Pocus), Peter Scolari (Lucky Guy), Michael Zegen (Bad Jews), Patricia Richardson (Home Improvement), Rebecca Naomi Jones (Murder Ballad), Daniel Breaker (The Performers), figure skater Sasha Cohen, and Zach Grenier (The Vandal).

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Smash stars Andy Mientus and Krysta Rodriguez take a break to knock down some pins on the night before they hit the small screen. (Season 2 of Smash premieres tonight, February 5.)
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Rebecca Naomi Jones and Daniel Breaker of Passing Strange are thrilled to reunite and support Second Stage, where Breaker appeared in By the Way, Meet Vera Stark.

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Is Olympic gold medalist figure skater Sasha Cohen as good at bowling as she is at pirouetting?

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Real Housewives of New York star Ramona Singer and her husband, Mario Singer, stop for a shot.

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof cast members Benjamin Walker, Emily Bergl, and Ciaran Hinds are ready to bowl for Second Stage on their night off.
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The Vandal and The Good Wife cast member Zach Grenier has his game face on.

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Kathy Najimy (Hocus Pocus) channels her inner bowling pin.
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Michael Zegen, who will return to Bad Jews on Broadway this fall, looks like he’s ready to bowl a strike.
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Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) is ready to bowl.

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Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba (Contact) and Peter Scolari (Lucky Guy) can’t wait to bowl with their friends.
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Eve Plumb, better known as Jan Brady, recently of Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage, stops to smile at the cameras.
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Mamie Gummer and Benjamin Walker, one of our favorite stage couples, are happy to support Second Stage Theatre.
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Real Housewives of New York star Countess LuAnn de Lesseps is excited to hit the lanes.

The Other Place star Bill Pullman is glad to support Second Stage Theatre, where he starred in Edward Albee’s Peter and Jerry
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