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Bryan Cranston to Be Honored at Theatre Forward's Chairman's Awards Gala

Dorsey and Whitney LLP and Theatre Forward board members Pamela Farr and Buford Alexander will also be honored at the annual event.

Kenji Fujishima
New York City
Theatre Forward will honor Bryan Cranston with the Theatre Artist Award at the organization's annual Chairman's Awards Gala in April.
Theatre Forward will honor Bryan Cranston with the Theatre Artist Award at the organization's annual Chairman's Awards Gala in April.
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Theatre Forward and chairman John Thomopoulos have announced that this year's Chairman's Awards Gala will take place on Monday, April 8, at the Pierre.

Bryan Cranston (Network) will be honored with the Theatre Artist Award. Dorsey and Whitney LLP will receive the Corporate Leadership Award, to be accepted by partner Robert A. Rosenbaum. And Theatre Forward board members Pamela Farr and Buford Alexander will be honored with the Theatre Forward Leadership Award.

Guthrie Theater artistic director Joseph Haj will present the Corporate Leadership Award to Dorsey and Whitney LLP, while Old Globe Erna Finci Viterbi artistic director Barry Edelstein will present the Theatre Forward Leadership Award to Farr and Alexander.

The event supports the work of Theatre Forward, which recently celebrated its 40th anniversary season, which is dedicated to advancing American theaters and its communities through its Educating Through Theatre and Advancing Strong Theatre initiatives.