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Bay Street Theatre has announced the creation of a new 99-seat second stage, to be called ANNIE & ELI, in honor of Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach and their lifetime achievements in the theater arts.
Lauren Bacall, Zoe Caldwell, Barbara Cook, Harvey Keitel, Brian Murray, Patricia Neal, Mike Nichols, Joe Pintauro, Peter Reigert, Betsy Von Furstenberg and Kate Winslet are among the stars expected to make in-person appearances or videotaped tributes to the couple at a Saturday, May 1 dedication ceremony for the theater.
In addition, Bay Street has announced programming for its 2010 summer season, which will include the New York premiere of Dissonance by Damian Lanigan, directed by Lonny Price (June 1-27); Lanford Wilson’s Fifth of July (July 6-August 1), directed by Terry Kinney in a co-production with Williamstown Theatre Festival; and David Mamet’s Romance (August 10-September 5).
For more information, visit, www.baystreet.org.
