Industry NewsMemorial for Tony Winner Liliane Montevecchi to Be Held at Gotham HallSteven Minichiello will host the July 9 celebration of the late award-winning artist.
Montevecchi's longtime friend Steven Minichiello will host the event. Visitation will begin at 11:30 AM and continue until 1 PM; the service will begin at 1 PM with a champagne reception to follow.
In 1982 Montevecchi won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award for her portrayal of Liliane La Fleur in Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston’s Nine. Seven years later, she returned to Broadway to play Elizaveta Grushinskaya, the ballerina, in Grand Hotel, earning a Tony nomination for that performance.
The memorial is open to the public.
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Look Back at Liliane Montevecchi and the Cast of Nine on Broadway
Ms. Jamison was the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for over 20 years, and continued to serve as artistic director emerita until she passed.