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Industry News Inside Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Gala Honoring Stephen Sondheim Ashley Park, Kate Baldwin, Donna Murphy, Petula Clark, and more celebrated the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and lyricist June 19.

By Marc J. Franklin

June 20, 2019

Ashley Park, Kate Baldwin, Donna Murphy, and Petula Clark Sean Carroll

Lincoln Center honored nine-time Tony Award recipient and Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Sondheim at its American Songbook Gala June 19. The evening, directed by longtime collaborator Lonny Price, featured Ashley Park (Mean Girls), Kate Baldwin (Hello, Dolly!), Donny Murphy (Hello, Dolly!), and Petula Clark (Blood Brothers) saluting the theatre luminary in a musical tribute directed by Paul Gemignani.

Proceeds from the evening supported Lincoln Center’s education and community initiatives as well as the American Songbook series and additional performance series.

Flip through photos of the evening below:

Inside Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Gala Honoring Stephen Sondheim

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Ashley_Park_Kate_Baldwin_Donna_Murphy_Petula_Clark_HR — Inside Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Gala Honoring Stephen Sondheim

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Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Barry_Diller_Katherine_Farley_HR — Barry Diller and Katherine Farley

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Katherine_Farley_HR — Katherine Farley

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Barry_Diller_HR — Barry Diller

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Donna_Murphy_Petula_Clark_HR — Donna Murphy and Petula Clark

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Kate_Baldwin_HR — Kate Baldwin

Sean Carroll

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Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Donna_Murphy_HR — Donna Murphy

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Petula_Clark_HR — Petula Clark

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Ashley_Park_Kate_Baldwin_Donna_Murphy_Petula_Clark_HR — Ashley Park, Kate Baldwin, Donna Murphy, and Petula Clark

Sean Carroll

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Stephen_Sondheim_HR — Stephen Sondheim

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Petula_Clark_Ashley_Park_Kate_Baldwin_Donna_Murphy_HR — Petula Clark, Ashley Park, Kate Baldwin, and Donna Murphy

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Stephen_Sondheim_HR — Stephen Sondheim

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Andy_Cohen_HR — Andy Cohen

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Diane_Sawyer_HR — Diane Sawyer

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Diane_von_Furstenburg_HR — Diane von Furstenburg

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Clive_Davis_HR — Clive Davis

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Michael_Bloomberg_HR — Michael Bloomberg

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Richard_Kind_HR — Richard Kind

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Henry_Timms_Katherine_Farley_Barry_Diller_Michael_Bloomberg_Stephen_Sondheim_Adrienne_Arsht_Bryan_Lourd_HR — Henry Timms, Katherine Farley, Barry Diller, Michael Bloomberg, Stephen Sondheim, Adrienne Arsht, and Bryan Lourd

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Barry_Diller_Bruce_Bozzi_HR — Barry Diller and Bruce Bozzi

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Alexis_Michelle_Adrienne_Arsht_HR — Alexis Michelle and Adrienne Arsht

Lincoln_Center_American_Songbook_Gala_2019_Henry_Timms_Stephen_Sondheim_Diane_von_Furstenberg_Bryan_Lourd_Katherine_Farley_HR — Henry Timms, Stephen Sondheim, Diane von Furstenberg, Bryan Lourd, and Katherine Farley

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As previously announced, Sondheim is set to join Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown for his SubCulture Residency Concert at New York City’s Town Hall June 24. With a 16-piece orchestra, the theatrical giants will play alongside each other in an evening of songs from both of their repertoires, featuring new arrangements by Brown of many of Sondheim’s tunes. The evening will also Sondheim and Brown in conversation about each other’s work.

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