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Kristin Chenoweth to Headline Second Stage's 40th Anniversary Gala

The event will take place May 5.

Kristin Chenoweth will perform at Second Stage's 40th anniversary gala.
Kristin Chenoweth will perform at Second Stage's 40th anniversary gala.
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Kristin Chenoweth will headline Second Stage Theatre's 40th birthday gala with a special concert performance on Monday, May 6, at Hammerstein Ballroom.

In celebration of this milestone anniversary, Second Stage will honor 40 actors for their continued collaboration with the institution, from its first productions to today.

The honorees, all of whom have appeared in at least two Second Stage productions, include Brooke Adams, Kevin Bacon, David Aaron Baker, David Wilson Barnes, Derrick Baskin, Annette Bening, Emily Bergl, Reed Birney, Stephanie J. Block, Tracee Chimo, Liza Colón-Zayas, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Frankie R. Faison, Halley Feiffer, Daniel Gerroll, John Glover, Daniel Eric Gold, Tony Goldwyn, Robyn Goodman, Ari Graynor, Judith Ivey, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Brian Kerwin, Christine Lahti, Kristolyn Lloyd, Marsha Mason, James McDaniel, Lindsay Mendez, Kathy Najimy, Manu Narayan, Cynthia Nixon, Rory O'Malley, Kellie Overbey, Annie Parisse, Susan Pourfar, Katharine Powell, Maria Elena Ramirez, Armando Riesco, Thomas Sadoski, Sherie Rene Scott, Thom Sesma, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Julie White, Betsy Wolfe, and Charlayne Woodard.

The evening will include a one-night-only show and the event will be cochaired by Second Stage Theater's board of trustees.