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Black Tie International:
The Edwin Booth Lifetime
Achievement Award |
Academy Award Winner Kevin Spacey Receives
Edwin Booth Lifetime Achievement Award From
The Players Foundation For Theatre Education
January 10, 2011
Photos by: Joyce Brooks
joyce@blacktiemagazine.com
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Kevin Spacey, CBE, PLAYERS member |
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Edwin Booth |
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THE EDWIN BOOTH LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD |
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John Martello, Executive Director, THE PLAYERS |
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Denis Leary with Matt Rich and Carrie Gordon |
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Tony Bennett and Kevin Spacey |
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Phil Ramone, Music Producer, PLAYERS member |
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Richard Thomas and Johnny Planko |
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Susan Benedetto, Tony Bennett and Kevin Spacey |
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Anita Jaffe, David Staller and Fiddle Viracola |
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Marjorie and Eliot Martin |
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Miss USA, Rima Fakih |
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Debbie Dickinson and Stephen Baldwin |
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Fiddle Viracola and Tony Bennett |
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Susan Benedetto, Tony Bennett and Debbie Dickinson |
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Joyce Brooks |
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New York, NY - January 10, 2011 -
Denis
Leary presented the
EDWIN BOOTH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD to
actor/director/producer/singer Kevin Spacey on behalf of
THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION FOR THEATRE EDUCATION at a gala
fundraiser. The award named after classical actor
Edwin Booth, who founded THE PLAYERS in 1888, honors theatre
luminaries for their enduring body of work.
“THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION FOR THEATRE EDUCATION is an
organization devoted to promoting the arts and its ability
to enrich lives,” John Martello, Executive Director of THE
PLAYERS said. “Kevin’s work thus far as an actor, director,
producer, singer, patron of the arts, and educator is the
embodiment of everything Edwin Booth did and the PLAYERS
FOUNDATION and the Club still do strive to represent.”
Past Award recipients include Edward Albee,
Angela Lansbury, Helen Hayes, Jose Ferrer, Jack
Lemmon, Christopher Plummer, Marian Seldes, and Jason
Robards (to whom Mr. Spacey presented the Booth Award.)
About The Players & The Players Foundation for
Theatre Education
In 1888, Edwin Booth,
America’s pre-eminent Shakespearean
actor, and 15 other incorporators, including Mark Twain and
General Tecumseh Sherman, founded THE PLAYERS. Its
purpose: “The promotion of social intercourse between
members of the dramatic profession and the kindred
professions of literature, painting, architecture, sculpture
and music, law and medicine, and the patrons of the arts.”
Today, THE PLAYERS continues to preserve its heritage by
remaining a repository of both American and British theater
history, memorabilia and theatrical artifacts. THE PLAYERS
FOUNDATION FOR THEATRE EDUCATION was established to foster
an understanding and appreciation of the American Theatre,
particularly utilizing the unique history of THE PLAYERS and
the myriad personalities who have contributed to that
history. THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION FOR THEATER EDUCATION is a
501 (c)(3) organization. For more information:
http://www.theplayersnyc.org.
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