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© AL HIRSCHFELD. Reproduced by arrangement with Hirschfeld’s exclusive representative, the MARGO FEIDEN GALLERIES LTD., NEW YORK. www.ALHIRSCHFELD.com Theatre Communications Group Gala Co-Chairs 5OTH Anniversary Gala Special Performances From TCG Member Theatre Productions Ralph Bryan Heather Randall An evening of performances honoring HANDS ON A HARDBODY La Jolla Playhouse Kenny Leon Another La Jolla Playhouse world premiere! HANDS ON A HARDBODY with a Honorary Gala Chairs Judith O. Rubin book by Doug Wright, lyrics by Amanda Green and music by Trey Anastasio and Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance Amanda Green. Based on the acclaimed documentary, this La Jolla Playhouse The Shubert Foundation commissioned musical follows ten strangers who enter an endurance contest Louise Kerz Hirschfeld to win a brand new truck—the key to their own individual American dream. Monday, April 23, 2012 Honorary Gala Committee GIANT Cocktails 6:00 Dinner 7:00 Dallas Theater Center, F. Murray Abraham Patti LuPone The Public Theater and Signature Theatre Douglas Carter Beane David Hyde Pierce Espace Giant is a sprawling, epic love story with larger-than-life characters and Texas- Beau Bridges Phylicia Rashad 635 West 42nd Street size musical numbers. Co-produced by Dallas Theater Center and The Public Theater with a 2009 World Premiere at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, James Bundy Roger Rees New York City this classic tale of ambition and romance comes to the stage with song after memorable song by Michael John LaChiusa. Kate Burton Tim Robbins Festive Attire Charles Busch Olga Sanchez An evening of entertainment you won’t want to miss—excerpts from Michael Cerveris Roche Schulfer these two shows plus more to come from TCG Member Theatres! Rick Elice Stephen Sondheim Philip Himberg Ben Vereen Rachel Kraft Doug Wright