PhotosGo Inside the Public Theater’s Annual GalaThe gala featured a performance of Elizabeth Swados’ 1978 musical Runaways.
By
Hannah Vine
June 12, 2018
Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy
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The Public Theater’s annual gala featured a performance of Elizabeth Swados’ 1978 musical Runaways, directed by Sam Pinkleton with choreography by Ani Taj and creative advisement by Jeanine Tesori. The gala, which celebrated the groundbreaking musical's 40th anniversary, was held June 11 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
Pinkleton, Taj, and Tesori collaborated on the 2016 Encores! revival of Runaways at New York City Center. That production was staged just a few months after Swados' death.
The Public's annual gala celebrated Leonard Tow, founder and chairman of The Tow Foundation. Marcia Dunn, Susan Edelstein, Kenny Leon, Wendi Rose, Josh Sapan, and Susan and Peter J. Solomon served as Gala Chairs.
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Go Inside the Public Theater’s Annual Gala
Go Inside the Public Theater’s Annual Gala
The gala featured a one-night-only performance of Elizabeth Swados’ 1978 musical Runaways.
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Laurie Eustis and Oskar Eustis
Patrick Willingham and William H. Critzman
Oskar Eustis, Arielle Tepper Madover, and Patrick Willingham
Oskar Eustis, Leonard Tow, Arielle Tepper Madover, and Patrick Willingham
Patrick Willingham, Christina McInerney, Arielle Tepper Madover, and Oskar Eustis
Surrounded by period-accurate, 19th-century holiday decorations lit via candlelight, the 70-minute production is based on Dickens' own script of the classic.
