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Christopher Meloni, best known for his performance as Detective Elliot Stabler on the series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, hosted the Only Make Believe Gala on Monday, November 5.
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Among the honorees at the evening’s gala was supermodel and philanthropist Petra Nemcova.
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Broadway veteran Ashley Brown, soon to be appearing in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of Oklahoma was on hand to perform during Only Make Believe’s annual gala.
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Dena Hammerstein celebrates the organization she founded after years as a volunteer in New York City hospitals.
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Stage favorite Kerry Butler braves the chilly November night to show off her sleeveless dress on Only Make Believe’s purple carpet.
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Jay Armstrong Johnson, soon to be seen off-Broadway in Working and on Broadway in Hands on a Hardbody, takes time out of his busy schedule to celebrate Only Make Believe.
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Autumn Hurlbert, formerly of Broadway’s Legally Blonde: The Musical spent her Monday with Only Make Believe.
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Animal rescue advocate Wendy Diamond was on hand to honor the Only Make Believe organization.
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Broadway musical director and radio host Seth Rudetsky strikes a fancy pose on the purple carpet outside the Jacobs Theatre.
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Bring It On: The Musical‘s Adrienne Warren spent her Broadway night off singing for a great cause: Only Make Believe.
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Broadway vets Marla Mindelle, Jason Michael Snow, Courtney Reed, and Bret Shuford were on hand to perform in honor of Only Make Believe.
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Memphis men Derrick Baskin, John Eric Parker, and Antoine L. Smith reunited on the Only Make Believe purple carpet.
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Trevon Davis, Moya Angela, and Nicholas Christopher were also on hand at the Jacobs Theatre to sing for Only Make Believe.
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Stephanie Gibson braves the bone-chilling temperature for the worthy cause!
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The young singers and volunteer workers of the organization Bway Kids Care brave the cold for photos before they perform at the gala.
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The Only Make Believe team of actors celebrate the smile for the camera on the purple carpet.
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More of Only Make Believe’s acting team arrive in their finest duds at the Jacobs Theatre.
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Only Make Believe, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating and performing interactive theater for children in hospitals and care facilities, held its annual gala on Monday, November 5 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Christopher Meloni, best known for his performance as Detective Elliot Stabler on the series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, served as host.
Legendary stage and screen actor Sir Ian McKellen, supermodel Petra Nemcova, and JP Morgan Chase executive Guy Chiarello were the evening’s honorees.
Guests and performers included organization founder Dena Hammerstein, Ashley Brown, Kerry Butler, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Moya Angela, Derrick Baskin, Nicholas Christopher, Trevon Davis, Wendy Diamond, Stephanie Gibson, Autumn Hurlbert, Marla Mindelle, John Eric Parker, Courtney Reed, Seth Rudetsky, Bret Shuford, Antoine L. Smith, Jason Michael Snow, and Adrienne Warren.
