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Frank Langella, Linda Lavin, and More to Perform at Abingdon's Annual Benefit Gala

Richard Jay-Alexander will direct the Reflections of Starlight Gala.

Bethany Rickwald
Off-Broadway
Linda Lavin, soon to star on Broadway in Richard Greenberg's Our Mother's Brief Affair, will make a special guest appearance at Abingdon Theatre Company's annual gala.
Linda Lavin, soon to star on Broadway in Richard Greenberg's Our Mother's Brief Affair, will make a special guest appearance at Abingdon Theatre Company's annual gala.
(© David Gordon)

Abingdon Theatre Company is set to celebrate its 2015-2016 Season with Abingdon: Reflections of Starlight, its annual benefit gala and dinner, on October 26 at Espace. Richard Jay-Alexander is set to direct the event.

The benefit will honor Tony Award-winning costume designer Jane Greenwood, who designed Abingdon's acclaimed production of Hellman v. McCarthy; Abingdon Theatre Company's vice chair and former managing director Heather Henderson; and one of New York's most prominent lawyers in entertainment, Mark D. Sendroff.

Special appearances scheduled for the event include Lucie Arnaz, Walter Bobbie, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Frank Langella, Linda Lavin, Roberta Maxwell, Marilyn Maye, Billy Stritch, and Holland Taylor. Proceeds will benefit Abingdon Theatre Company's mission to develop and produce new plays. Abingdon Theatre Company's 23rd Annual Benefit Gala features tributes to the honorees, plus entertainment, silent and live auctions, and more.

Under the guidance of artistic director Jan Buttram, Abingdon provides a safe home where playwrights can collaborate with other theater artists and receive audience feedback through readings and workout labs, culminating in full productions.