Roundabout proudly presented a one-night-only Reunion Benefit Reading.
Alec Baldwin and Anne Heche reunited with director Walter Bobbie and members of the 2004 Broadway production of Ken Ludwig’s hilarious adaption of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s Twentieth Century.
All proceeds benefited Roundabout Theatre Company’s many programs.
Bankrupt, with his career on a downslide, egomaniacal Broadway director Oscar Jaffee (Baldwin) boards the Twentieth Century Limited and encounters his former discovery and ex-chorus girl Lily Garland (Heche), now a temperamental Hollywood star. He’ll do anything to get her back under contract and back in his bed, but his former protégé will have nothing to do with him.
All of the action takes place on board the legendary Twentieth Century train from Chicago to New York City where Oscar has 20 hours to persuade Lily to return to Broadway in his upcoming show. If he fails, it’s the end of the line.
Photos from the 2019 Reunion Benefit Reading
![Four actors on stage wearing fancy outfits like tuxedos, and one woman wears a silver halter gown with a cream feather boa.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/Development/Twentieth%20Century/1_-_TwentiethCenturyWM9076978006241.jpg)
Henry Winkler, Anne Heche, Alec Baldwin, Julie Halston
Walter McBride![Two older men with white hair wear suits and pose for a photo with their arms around each other at a restaurant.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/Development/Twentieth%20Century/3-_RoundaboutBenefit-122.jpg)
Henry Winkler and Walter Bobbie
Yumi Matsuo Photography![A woman with short curled blonde hair puts her arm around the shoulder sof a man with gray and brown hair. They scrunch their noses and make kissy faces at each other.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/Development/Twentieth%20Century/5-_RoundaboutBenefit-136.jpg)
Anne Heche and Alec Baldwin
Yumi Matsuo Photography![A line of actors on stage, wearing fancy suits and dresses, stand next to each other to take their bow.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/Development/Twentieth%20Century/2-_TwentiethCenturyWM90769780062465.jpg)
The Company of TWENTIETH CENTURY
Walter McBride![A group of people in upscale clothing squish together with arms around each other for a photo in a dark busy restaurant.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/Development/Twentieth%20Century/4-_RoundaboutBenefit-131.jpg)
Richard Kind and guests
Yumi Matsuo Photography![Two men in suits stand on either side of a woman with short curly blonde hair wearing a v-neck, belted black dress.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/Development/Twentieth%20Century/6-_RoundaboutBenefit-144.jpg)
Henry Winkler, Anne Heche and Alec Baldwin
Yumi Matsuo PhotographyPhotos from the 2004 Broadway Production of Twentieth Century
![A woman with short curly blonde hair wears a long coat and huge furry scarf. She wears a black netted face veil attached to a small hat. She holds a clutch purse and wears gloves and heels.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Twentieth-Century/Anne-Heche-variation-2_Twentieth-Century_2004_J-Marcus-2012.jpg)
Anne Heche
Joan Marcus![A man in a velvet dressing gown robe stands behind a woman in a red belted robe. He places his hands on either side of her arms. He has slicked back hair, she has short golden curls and red lipstick.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Twentieth-Century/Baldwin-Heche-cmyk.jpg)
Alec Baldwin and Anne Heche
Joan Marcus![A woman with short curly hair in a cream sparkly gown and decadent necklace sits and speaks to an old man in a suit. A man in a dressing gown robe, a man and woman in suits stands behinds them.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Twentieth-Century/Alec-Baldwin-Dan-Butler-Julie-Halston-Anne-Heche-and-Tom-Aldredge_Twentieth-Century_2004_J-Marcus-2010.jpg)
Alec Baldwin, Dan Butler, Julie Halston, Anne Heche and Tom Alderidge
Joan Marcus![A woman with short curly blonde hair, red lipstick, and a halter dress places her hands on the shoulders of a man with slicked back hair in a suit from behind him and leans forward.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Twentieth-Century/Anne-Heche-and-Alec-Baldwin-variation_Twentieth-Century_2004_J-Marcus-2010.jpg)
Anne Heche and Alec Baldwin
Joan MarcusTwentieth Century Cast
- Oscar Jaffee
- Alec Baldwin
- Lily Garland
- Anne Heche
- Matthew Clark
- Henry Winkler
- Owen O’Malley
- Dan Butler
- Dr. Grover Lockwood
- Nick Choksi
- First Beard
- Stephen DeRosa
- Anita Highland
- Holley Fain
- Ida Webb
- Julie Halston
- Max Jacobs
- Richard Kind
- Conductor
- Michael Mulheren
- George Smith
- Paul Alexander Nolan
- Porter
- Raji Ahsan
- Porter
- Franklin Bongjio
- Porter
- Daniel Frederick
- Porter
- Evan Powell
Twentieth Century Creative
- Playwrights
- Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
- Based on a play by
- Charles Bruce Millholland
- New adaptation by
- Ken Ludwig
- Director
- Walter Bobbie
Benefit Tickets
Call Special Events at 212.719.9393, ext. 369 for more information.
Underwriter Package at $25,000 | $24,340 tax-deductible
- 6 Premium house seats in center orchestra
- Listing as an Underwriter on all posters, programs and press materials below show title
- Invitation to exclusive pre-show cast and crew reception for all 6 guests
- Reserved seating at the post-show cocktail party with the cast
- Complimentary cocktail at intermission
- Limited edition, framed show poster signed by the company
Call Special Events at 212.719.9393, ext. 369 for more information.
Benefactor Ticket(s) at $2,500 | $2,400 tax-deductible
- Premium house seat in center orchestra
- Invitation to attend post-show cast party
- Complimentary cocktail at intermission
- Limited edition, framed show poster signed by the company
VIP Ticket(s) at $1,000 | $930 tax-deductible
- Prime orchestra seat
- Invitation to attend post-show cast party
- Complimentary cocktail at intermission
Standard Tickets
Premium Ticket(s) at $500 | $430 tax-deductible
- Orchestra seat
- Invitation to attend post-show cast party
- Complimentary cocktail at intermission
Prime Ticket(s) at $250 | $250 tax-deductible
- Orchestra/front mezzanine seat
Preferred Ticket(s) at $150 | $150 tax-deductible
- Rear orchestra/mid mezzanine seat
General Ticket(s) at $100 | $100 tax-deductible
- Rear mezzanine seat
- Limited availability
I cannot attend...
...but please accept this donation to benefit Roundabout Theatre Company. Donations are fully tax-deductible as allowed by law.
Photography: Douglas Kirkland • Design: Fraver
![The empty house of Studio 54. The floor of the orchestra section is wooden. Elaborate gold moldings are on the red walls and ceilings, with a bright blue and gold dome at the top.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_center,h_340,q_auto:eco,w_440/e_grayscale/e_tint:100:391f55:0p:ea5297:100p/v1/Venues/Studio-54_Photo_Credit_Andrew_McGibbon_Photography-11-of-25.jpg)
Presented at
Studio 54
254 West 54th Street, New York, NY
between Broadway and 8th Avenue