Alan Cumming with event co-chairs following his "lounge act" musical performance. (Back row, from left: Kara Ross, Peter Davenport, Donna Slade, and Robert Kravitz. Front row: Maureen A. Hayes, Alan Cumming, and Susan Kravitz.)

Roundabout’s Arts-in-Education Benefit on Monday, December 2 at the chic Tribeca Grand Hotel was a great success for a great cause raising over $100,000 for the theatre’s education programs. Whether you sipped coffee, cola, or Cosmopolitans at the annual cocktail party, you enjoyed the special musical performance by Alan Cumming, the legendary Emcee from Roundabout’s award-winning revival of Cabaret. Guests also went home with exclusive dining, travel and entertainment packages from the silent auction.

Best of all, you joined the event’s chairs—Peter Davenport, Maureen A. Hayes, Susan and Robert Kravitz, Kara and Stephen Ross, and Donna Slade—in making history. For at this year’s benefit the first Roundabout Theatre Scholarship, generously established by the The Richard & Mica Hadar Foundation, was announced. The recipients, Darnell Holguin and Geneva Serrano, who received support to study theatre at college, were selected from the many talented New York City public school students who participate in Roundabout Theatre Company’s Arts-in-Education programs.

REWARD YOURSELF!

Make your next trip to the theatre an experience to remember with the help of our Roundabout Rewards program. With a gift of $100 or more, you can join the Friends of Roundabout where you’ll be invited to take part in a host of exclusive offers and discounts from local merchants designed to make your theatre-going experience an even more rewarding one. This year’s Roundabout Rewards program includes special offers from The Drama Bookshop, Inc., Virgin Megastores, Shakespeare & Co. Booksellers, Footlight Records, the restaurants Above and Novita, and more. Join Friends of Roundabout today, and your membership card that entitles you to these savings will be mailed to you ASAP!

Charles Grodin and Doris Belack in the Friends of Roundabout playreading, The Co-Op Chronicles.

Get ready for Roundabout’s 2002-2003 Playreading Series, where you can hear exciting new scripts and beloved classics read by some of stage and screen’s hottest actors. Past readings have featured memorable performances by Nathan Lane, Tobey Maguire, Hillary Swank, Reese Witherspoon, Charles Grodin and Chita Rivera.

These one-night-only readings are held six times annually and produced exclusively for our supporters. Members of our Chairman’s Circle ($1,750+) are invited to all of these special events,but even an annual donation of $175 gets you invited to two playreadings.

Don’t miss your opportunity to take part in these behind the scenes glimpses into the creation of live theatre! Join Friends of Roundabout today with a gift of $175 or more and receive an invitation to our next playreading!

Click here for more information on becoming a member of the Friends of Roundabout or Chairman’s Circle, or please contact Glenn Alan Stiskal, Individual Giving Associate, at (212) 719-9393.

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