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Photos Samuel L. Jackson, Cynthia Erivo and More Came Out to Honor Cicely Tyson The American Theatre Wing celebrated Cicely Tyson with a gala evening featuring performances by Tony-winning artists at The Plaza.

By Hannah Vine

September 27, 2016

B. Michael, Cicely Tyson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson and Spike Lee Joseph Marzullo/WENN

The American Theatre Wing celebrated Tony winner Cicely Tyson as part of its annual gala September 26 at The Plaza Hotel.

Samuel L. Jackson, Cynthia Erivo and More Came Out to Honor Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 11 HR — Samuel L. Jackson, Cynthia Erivo and More Came Out to Honor Cicely Tyson

The American Theatre Wing celebrated Cicely Tyson with a gala evening featuring performances by Tony-winning artists at The Plaza.
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Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 11 HR — American Theatre Wing Gala

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 26 HR — Rob Ashford and Amy Fine Collins

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 38 HR — Major Attaway

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Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 17 HR — Danielle Brooks

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 18 HR — Danielle Brooks

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 03 HR — Steel Burkhardt and Brad Weinstock

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 04 HR — Steel Burkhardt

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 16 HR — Liz Claman

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 02 HR — Jamie de Roy

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 13 HR — Cynthia Erivo

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 14 HR — Cynthia Erivo

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 09 HR — David Henry Hwang

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 36 HR — Amber Iman

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 50 HR — Natasha Katz and Emilio Sosa

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 23 HR — LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 44 HR — LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 22 HR — LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 21 HR — Samuel L. Jackson

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 47 HR — Samuel L. Jackson

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 19 HR — Rachel Bay Jones

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 31 HR — LaChanze

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 33 HR — LaChanze and Norm Lewis

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 48 HR — Spike Lee

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 32 HR — Norm Lewis

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 27 HR — Lucy Liu

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Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 28 HR — Lucy Liu

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 01 HR — Jelani Remy, Adrienne Walker, Bonita Hamilton and L. Steven Taylor

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 25 HR — Saycon Sengbloh

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 24 HR — Saycon Sengbloh

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 06 HR — Christian Siriano and Brad Walsh

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 05 HR — Christian Siriano

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 10 HR — Derek Smith

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 15 HR — Lucas Steele

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 37 HR — Liesl Tommy

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 34 HR — Sergio Trujillo and LaChanze

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 35 HR — Sergio Trujillo and Jack Noseworthy

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 29 HR — Lia Vollack and Derek McLane

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 39 HR — Pauletta Washington

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 30 HR — Randi Zuckerberg

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 07 HR — Heather Hitchens and David Henry Hwang

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 08 HR — Felix Cisneros, Heather Hitchens, David Henry Hwang and Kathryn Layng

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 12 HR — Charlotte St. Martin and Robert E. Wankel

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 20 HR — Felix Cisneros, Heather Hitchens, LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 40 HR — Cicely Tyson and B. Michael

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 41 HR — Cicely Tyson

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Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 42 HR — Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 43 HR — Samuel L. Jackson, Heather Hitchens, Cicely Tyson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson and David Henry Hwang

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 45 HR — Spike Lee, LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 46 HR — B. Michael, Cicely Tyson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson and Spike Lee

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Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 49 HR — Samuel L. Jackson, Cicely Tyson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Cicely Tyson ATW Gala 51 HR — Cicely Tyson

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Read more about the night here.