Performance at Annenberg Theater Benefits Temple Isaiah
The Annenberg Theater at the Palm Springs Art Museum will be the setting for An Intimate Evening with Linda Lavin & Billy Stritch on December 10, 2016 at 6 p.m. This is the 2016 Temple Isaiah Benefit Concert and it will feature the legendary and Tony® award-winning Linda Lavin, joined by her music director Billy Stritch as they present a delightful evening of jazz standards and show tunes. Tickets for this benefit concert are $250 (which includes show and reception) or $150 (show only) and can be purchased at the Annenberg Theater Box Office at 101 Museum Drive in Palm Springs, at www.annenbergtheater.org or by calling 760-325-4490. All proceeds from this unforgettable concert will benefit Temple Isaiah.
Broadway, Television and Film star Linda Lavin has received a Tony®, a Drama Desk, an Outer Critics,’ and a Helen Hayes award. Billy Stritch, one of the premier singer-pianists on the New York and national jazz and cabaret scenes joins Ms. Lavin as they present jazz standards and show tunes that are sure to delight the audience.
Lavin is widely known for playing the title character in the sitcom “Alice” and for her stage performances, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. After acting as a child, Lavin began acting on Broadway in the 1960s, earning notice in “It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman” in 1966 and receiving her first Tony® Award nomination in “Last of the Red Hot Lovers” in 1970. She moved to Hollywood in 1973 and began to work in television, making recurring appearances on the sitcom “Barney Miller” before getting the title role in hit comedy “Alice,” which ran from 1976 to 1985. She appeared in many other television shows and also had roles in several feature films.
In 1987, she returned to Broadway, starring in “Broadway Bound” (where she won a Tony Award), “Gypsy” (1990), “The Sisters Rosensweig” (1993), “The Diary of Anne Frank” (1997–1998) and “The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife” (2000–2001), among others. In 2010, she appeared as ‘Ruth Steiner’ in “Collected Stories,” garnering her fifth Tony® nomination.
Sponsorships for the event are also available and are priced at $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500. Contact Temple Isaiah’s Doug Morton at (760) 325-2281 to get more information.
